The Arizona Republic Calls On The Do-Nothing Arizona Senate To Investigate And Expel Sen. Wendy Rogers
May 22, 2022
Last week, the Arizona Senate approved the Senate Ethics Committee investigating Sen. Wendy Rogers (R-Flagstaff), a white Christian Natonalist and QAnon cult member who has a disturbing history of outlandish and racist comments on social media, for her most recent posting. The Senate Ethics Committee is where investigations go to die. The whole point of this
Rep. Shawnna Bolick – Running For Secretary Of State – Aided And Abetted The Trump Coup Plot
May 22, 2022
Update to Something Wicked This Way Comes: The GQP Primary For Secretary of State(June 2021) (excerpt): We saw this earlier this year [2021] right here in Arizona. As I posted at the time, Authoritarian Rethuglicans Propose The Most Blatant Voter Disenfranchisement Bill Ever (Updated) (excerpt): Now comes along the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clint
Political Calendar: Week of May 22, 2022
May 22, 2022
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
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero Denounces Louisiana Judges Decision to Keep Title 42
May 21, 2022
On March 20, 2022, Louisiana District Judge Robert Summerhays, a Donald Trump appointee, applied an injunction on the lifting of Title 42, a rule both the Trump/Pence and Biden/Harris Administrations had utilized to turn back asylum seekers during the COVID 19 Pandemic. While the Biden/Harris Administration has filed an appeal to overrule Judge Summerhays decision,
Engel and Hernandez Exchange Views on the Issues in CD6 Debate
May 20, 2022
I am glad I live in Tempe and not any of the areas in the new Arizona Congressional District Six. Why? Because it will be a difficult choice to make between Democratic Congressional Candidates Kirsten Engel and Daniel Hernandez. Appearing in a debate (more like professional discussion) sponsored by Arizona PBS on May 19, 2022,
Ira Shapiro: ‘The Betrayal: How Mitch McConnell And The Senate Republicans Abandoned America’
May 20, 2022
Update to 70 former senators rebuke ‘the Grim Reaper,’ Mitch McConnell, for killing the Senate (February 2020) (excerpt): I have oft repeated in several postings over the years, including this one, The ‘Enemy of The People,’ Mitch McConnell, is the real radical (snippet): As Dana Milbank wrote, Mitch McConnell, the man who broke America: By rights,
Arizona Reaction to the Biden/Harris Efforts to Make Sure Families have Access to Baby Formula
May 20, 2022
The Biden/Harris Administration, Congress, and the federal government have taken several steps to ensure that families with babies do not have to worry for an extended period whether or not they can purchase formula for their children. First, the Food and Drug Administration announced a streamlining of the bureaucratic process to allow international manufacturers to
About Time: The 65 Project Seeks Disbarment of Ted Cruz For Leading Insurrection Before January 6
May 20, 2022
The New York Times reports, Group Seeks Disbarment of Ted Cruz Over Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election: A group formed in the hopes of disbarring lawyers who worked on cases in which former President Donald J. Trump tried to subvert the results of the 2020 election filed a complaint with the Texas bar association on
