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State Rep. Shawnna Bolick Facing Election Challenge That She Filed “False” Papers; Seat Targeted By National Dems
April 20, 2020
One nomination challenge filed in Maricopa County Superior Court today might draw national attention. Incumbent State Rep. Shawnna Bolick (R-LD20) finds herself as the defendant today, primarily for using a UPS Store mailbox instead of her actual residential address on her nomination papers and petitions. The challenge was filed by Judith Lohr, who is represented … Read more
The Mayors of Flagstaff, Phoenix, and Tucson urge using Good Judgment before Reopening Arizona’s Economy
April 20, 2020
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While everyone would like the economy to reopen where people can return to work and anyone can go out and have fun at the movies or dinner or a ball game, it would be wise to use sound judgment, based on solid quantifiable and qualitative data before deciding to do so. That is what the … Read more
Donald Trump needs to Provide More Help for the State’s Budget
April 20, 2020
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Republicans and Democrats in Washington are currently negotiating a fourth stimulus measure that will appropriate about $470 billion. These funds would be apportioned in the following way: $310 billion to the small business paycheck protection program that ran out of money last week. $75 billion for hospitals. $60 billion for loans targeted for minority and … Read more
Trump’s defense of his Coronavirus deniers is an echo of his defense of Charlottesville
April 20, 2020
Sanjana Karanth at Huffington Post gets it exactly right. Trump Defends Right-Wing Protesters Fighting Coronavirus Restrictions: ‘These Are Great People’: President Donald Trump on Sunday defended right-wing protesters he has encouraged to rally against state coronavirus restrictions. At Sunday’s White House coronavirus briefing ― events the president has often used to campaign and push misinformation … Read more
When Tomorrow Comes
April 19, 2020
I watched the “One World: Together At Home” concert last night out of curiosity. Some of the world’s top stars performed from home on video helping to raise nearly $128 million for the World Health Organization during the coronavirus pandemic by performing in a virtual concert broadcast globally. Global concert raises more than $127M for … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of April 20, 2020
April 19, 2020
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 calendar icon in the right-hand column of the blog page for easy access to the calendar. Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Note: For … Read more
