Political Calendar: Week Of February 26, 2023
February 26, 2023
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, many events are still being held virtually online. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status. Political
Praise for Governor Hobbs Vetoing MAGA Tax Cut Relief for Landlords
February 25, 2023
On February 23, 2023, Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed a MAGA Republican-approved bill that would have given tax relief mostly to landlords to the detriment of local governments, with no state budget in place for next year, and without ensuring any relief for renters. In a letter explaining her veto, the Governor relayed: “I appreciate the
8 Bar Complaints Have Been Filed Against Former AG Mark Brnovich aka ‘Nunchucks’ (Updated)
February 25, 2023
Update to WaPo: Attorney General ‘Nunchucks’ Perpetuated Election Denier Claims His Office Had Dismissed (Updated). About effin’ time! 12 News reports, Former Attorney General Brnovich faces State Bar charges after documents show he concealed election report: Former Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich faces potential threats to his law license after the release of documents showing
AZ GOP Bill Seeks To Reverse Constitutional Home Rule Of Charter Cities – Yet Another Assault On The City Of Tucson
February 25, 2023
Howard Fischer reports, Arizona lawmakers looking to strip 19 cities of ‘home rule’ rights: Arizona lawmakers are moving to strip 19 cities of their right to home rule simply to help get Republicans elected to the Tucson city council. A proposal awaiting action by the full Senate would ask voters to repeal a provision in
The AZGOP Advances Bill Requiring the Ritual Medical Torture of Dying Babies in Violation of Parent’s Rights
February 24, 2023
Abortion Everyday (a wonderful resource for keeping up with the anti-woman agenda of the GOP nationally, to which I subscribe, and encourage others to do so…) by Jessica Valenti, noted: The Arizona Senate passed [Ed. on a party line vote with all 16 Republicans voting YES] a ‘born alive’ bill—legislation that is more a political stunt
Arizona Legislature Holds Election Denier Convention After Release Of AG Report Refuting Their Conspiracy Theories
February 24, 2023
ABC 15 reports, GOP lawmakers double down on AZ elections despite AG report saying they’re safe and secure: Any chance that the release of a concealed attorney general report which discredited nearly every claim that Arizona’s 2020 election was stolen quickly evaporated Thursday when Republicans, who sat on the Municipal Oversight & Elections Joint meeting,
AZ Attorney General Mayes on Releasing the Secret Brnovich Report and Investigating the AZ Fake Electors
February 24, 2023
Attorney General Mayes appeared on MSNBC to address her release of the election security report that found no fraud or malfeasance after 10,000 hours of investigation which Brnovich concealed from voters and the media during the 2022 election. AG Mayes also indicated that her office is actively investigating the fake electors who tried to steal
Mark Brnovich Lied Like Fox News About Election Denialism
February 24, 2023
Update to WaPo: Attorney General ‘Nunchucks’ Perpetuated Election Denier Claims His Office Had Dismissed (Updated). Jim Small editorializes at the Arizona Mirror, Pursuing power with propaganda: The ties that bind Brnovich and Fox News: Maybe Mark Brnovich should get a job hosting a show on Fox News. It’s clear that Arizona’s former attorney general and
