Phoenix is One of 15 Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Mayor’s Challenge Winners for 2021
What does Phoenix have in common with cities like: Amman, Jordan. Bogata, Colombia Butuan, Philiippines. Istanbul, Turkey. Hermosillo, Mexico. Freetown, Sierra Leone Kigali, Rwanda. Kumasi, Ghana. Paterson, USA Rochestor, Minnesotta. Rourkela, India. Vilnius, Lithuania. Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Wellington, New Zealand. All 15 Cities are the 2021 winners of the 2021 Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Mayor’s Challenge. … Read more
Murphy Bannerman Would Like to Bring a Solutions Focused Approach to District Six of the Phoenix City Council
Murphy Bannerman has spent a large portion of her adult life dedicated to serving the public. She has been a photo journalist, a community organizer, a leading member of the Arizona Legislative Campaign Committee, a major organizer for the Women’s March in Phoenix, a Co-Director of the We the People Summit, and Deputy Director of … Read more
Joe Biden Holds Close to Two Hour Press Conference a Day Ahead of One Year Anniversary of the Start of his Presidency
President Joe Biden made a lot of news in the close to two hour press conference a day ahead of the first anniversary of his Administration. Some of it was good. Some of it was well…not so much. Pointing out the progress his Administration has made since coming into office in COVID vaccines, the American … Read more
January 6 Committee Subpoenas Four Of Trump’s ‘Elite Strike Force Team’ Of Lawyers
Now we’re getting somewhere, going after the corrupt Republican lawyers who were among the Coup Plotters behind the January 6 , 2021 insurrection. They should all be prosecuted and disbarred. The New York Times reports, Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas Giuliani, Digging Into False Vote Fraud Claims: The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on … Read more
Sen. Joe Manchin Will Not Support The Senate Tradition Of A ‘Talking Filibuster,’ Wants To Retain The Filibuster-Without-Really-Filibustering Rule
Politico reports, Manchin: Primary me if you want, I won’t go ‘nuclear’ (for any filibuster reform): Joe Manchin made clear that his party’s push to isolate him and fellow centrist Kyrsten Sinema won’t force his hand on rules changes, once again rejecting Democrats’ proposed reforms to the Senate’s filibuster rules. The West Virginia Democrat actually … Read more
Emily’s List Drops Support For Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, Others Appear Ready To Follow
The other day I pointed out in a comment that “In the wake of Sinema’s floor remarks Thursday, more than 70 women involved with Arizona’s Democratic Party signed an open letter urging the reproductive rights political action committee EMILY’s List—a leading contributor to Sinema—to “immediately make a public demand to Senator Sinema to support ending … Read more
David Lujan Discusses The Arizona Center for Economic Progress and Children’s Action Alliance Priorities for 2022
Increases in Child Care Assistance. Supporting a ballot initiative to remove the expenditure cap on public education funding. Expand access to affordable higher education. Fully fund public schools. Giving comprehensive dental care to all adults through Medicaid. Expand KidsCare and eliminate the three-month waiting period to enroll. Increasing funding for KinCare. Expanding access to SNAP … Read more
Mayor Kate Gallego Slams Governor Doug Ducey for Wanting to Spend American Rescue Plan Monies on Schools with No COVID Mask Requirements
The Biden/Harris Administration has had enough of Doug Ducey wanting to use American Rescue Plan dollars to award millions of dollars in grants to schools that do not encourage the wearing of masks to protect students and staff from the Coronavirus. After informing Mr. Ducey and his team in October, 2021 that this $163 million … Read more
