Recall Finchem Campaign Picking Up Steam
Only 53 days ago, a bipartisan group filed a petition to recall insurrectionist Rep. Mark Finchem (R-LD11), and Rural Arizonans for Accountability has already collected 10,000 signatures to oust him. Hundreds of volunteers are collecting petition signatures to hold a recall election on November 2 to eject Finchem, a member of the Oath Keepers militia, … Read more
‘Dark Money’ Is Paying For The AZ Senate Sham ‘Fraudit’ With No Transparency
What the Senate election audit lacks in transparency, it makes up for in QAnon conspiracy theories. The Arizona Capitol Times reports the Auditors hide donors: From the Arizona Senate to the cybersecurity company overseeing the audit of nearly 2.1 million ballots from the November election, everyone involved has said one way or another that they want … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of May 2, 2021
The Political Calendar is posted on Sundays. Please send us notice of your political events prior to the Sunday before your event (7 days would be most helpful). See the events icon at the top of the blog page for easy access to the calendar. Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due … Read more
What Biden Speech was Andy Biggs Watching
Polls broadcast after President Joe Biden’s first speech to a joint session of Congress showed tremendous support for what the new Chief Executive had to say. According to reporting from Axios: CBS reported 85 percent of viewers approved the speech and 78 percent felt more optimistic about the future of the country afterward. CNN found … Read more
Arizona Democratic Reaction to President Biden’s Speech to Congress and the Biden/Harris Administration’s First Hundred Days
Reaction among leading Arizona Democrats to President Joe Biden’s first address to Congress and the first hundred days of the Biden/Harris Administration has been near unanimity in praising the new team’s performance and legislative proposals. Gallego, Romero, and Hoffman speak at a Press Event Reacting to the Speech and First Hundred Days. The Arizona Democratic … Read more
SAFE Banking Act Would Give Cannabis Companies Access to Financial Services
Shut out of the federal banking system, legitimate cannabis companies are seeking passage of the SAFE Banking Act to free them from getting credit from loan sharks and “vulture capitalists.” David Belsky, Founder and CEO of Flowerhire, and Sloane Barbour, Chief Revenue Officer described the difficulties cannabis operators face without the services of US banks. … Read more
The Certifiably Nuts AZ Senate Sham ‘Fraudit’ Needs To Stop (Updated)
The Washington Post reports, As Trump seizes on Arizona ballot audit, election officials fear partisan vote counts could be the norm in future elections (excerpt): More than five months after the 2020 presidential election, and after numerous failed attempts to overturn the results, former president Donald Trump has seized on a new avenue to try … Read more
Update: Cyber Ninjas Complies With Court Order To Provide Transparency
Jeremy Duda at Arizona Mirror updates today’s court action on the GQP Insurrection Caucus of the Arizona Senate’s sham “fraudit.” Cyber Ninjas releases its election audit policies after court order: Following a judge’s ruling that the Arizona Senate’s election audit team can’t keep its policies and procedures secret, lead audit contractor Cyber Ninjas submitted nearly … Read more
