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Unprecedented: coronavirus pandemic to have a major impact on American sports (updated)
March 11, 2020
On Sunday I posed the question, Will coronavirus lead to sporting events being played without fans in the stands? I reviewed what sports leagues had done to date in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Today the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus crisis a pandemic: By reversing course and using the charged word “pandemic” … Read more
U.S. Supreme Court allows ‘remain in Mexico’ policy to continue pending appeal
March 11, 2020
Earlier this month, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirms two nationwide injunctions against Trump asylum policies (updated): On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issues two rulings affirming nationwide injunctions against two Trump administration immigration policy. One ruling (Innovation Law Lab et al v. Chad Wolf et al) affirmed the … Read more
Democratic Primary: ‘It’s Over’
March 11, 2020
The Democratic primary election is no longer about the nuanced policy details and differences between the candidates positions on a broad range of issues, if it ever really was (who is best able to beat Donald Trump was always the defining issue). We are now in a global coronavirus pandemic and the impact it is … Read more
Jeanne Casteen wants to be a Maricopa County School Superintendent for Everyone
March 11, 2020
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When Blog subscribers first read about Jeanne Casteen in May 2019, she was starting her Primary Campaign to be the Democratic nominee for the Maricopa County School Superintendent post. Since then, her primary opponent, Jennifer Samuels, has withdrawn her candidacy allowing Democrats to flock to Ms. Casteen as she starts her 2020 general election campaign. … Read more
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego moves to help the Homeless and Promote Affordable Housing
March 11, 2020
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According to a January 2019 count; Phoenix has a homeless population of approximately 6600 people. A significant portion (about a third according to Phoenix Rescue Mission data about Maricopa County) of the homeless are families with children. Many of these people are sleeping in shelters, in tent encampments, or on the cold or … Read more
More Transparency in #AZ Commerce Authority Tax Giveaway Deals Is Needed (video)
March 10, 2020
Today’s video is about HB2409, small business investment tax credit extension. This is also known as the Angel Investor Tax Credit. In the big scheme of tax giveaways in the state of Arizona, this one is sort of small potatoes dollar wise, but I still have issues. It is an extension if $2.5 million per … Read more
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rules for House on grand jury materials and unredacted Mueller Report
March 10, 2020
Last week Judge Reggie B. Walton sharply criticized Attorney General William P. Barr’s handling of the report by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, saying that Mr. Barr put forward a “distorted” and “misleading” account of its findings and lacked credibility before the court. The judge ordered the Department of Justice to privately show … Read more
The Saudi Arabia-Russia oil war against U.S. oil producers
March 10, 2020
Two of Donald Trump’s favorite autocrat buddies, Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud of Saudi Arabia and Vladimir Putin of Russia, have decided to engage in a price war over oil in an effort to capture market share in Asia, and to force American shale oil producers out of business to reduce American market share. Nice … Read more
