Demand That The Arizona Senate Begin Expulsion Proceedings For Sen. Wendy Rogers
February 27, 2022
Update to White Nationalist Extremists In The Arizona GQP Are Trying To Normalize Fascism (Updated). In 2018, the Republican-controlled Arizona House of Representatives approved a resolution stating that “the House of Representatives finds that [Republican] Representative Don Shooter’s pattern of conduct was dishonorable and unbecoming of a member.” Arizona House expels Rep. Don Shooter, citing
As Attorney General, Diego Rodriguez will End Private Prisons and the Death Penalty
February 27, 2022
Contact information:Drod@diegoforAG.com(602) 380-3849Website: www.diegoforag.com Diego Rodriguez, a Democrat running for Attorney General, spoke at the January 10, 2022, meeting of Democrats of Greater Tucson. He grew up in Wyoming and lived there till he was 18. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame and then moved to Tucson from 1992 to 2004. He
Political Calendar: Week of February 27, 2022
February 27, 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, events are being cancelled or postponed to later dates. 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.
Update on the AZLeg Session So Far From Reps. DeGrazia & Abraham, & Sen. Stahl Hamilton
February 26, 2022
Our excellent Dem delegation from Legislative District 10 in Tucson sat down with AZDem Environmental Council Co-Chair Nick Arnold for an hour of discussion about many of the pending issues and events in this 55th session of the AZLeg in this Cross-Over week. Since the drop-dead date for bills (other than appropriations and strikers) has
Maricopa County Young Democrats — Engaging The Youth Vote
February 26, 2022
Turns out, interviewing a younger version of yourself can be enlightening and deflating at the same time. Enlightening because Ricardo Serna, President of the Maricopa County Young Democrats (MCYD) offers his analysis of youth voting in previous AZ elections, its impact and influence on MCYD strategies for 2022. Deflating, because, at 26, Serna has been
View CDC Covid-19 Tracking by state or county
February 26, 2022
Recently I found a website from the Center for Disease Control which is tracking COVID-19 stats online, state by state, even by county. Arizona isn’t doing so well compared to other states with only a 63.8% fully vaxed rate, compared to Hawaii (my home state) at 82.1%, or Washington (where our son lives) at 75.9%
Brave Ukrainian Woman Offers Sunflower Seeds To Russian Soldier – So They Will Grow After He Dies
February 26, 2022
Background: Why is the Sunflower the National Flower of Ukraine? Sunflowers (sunyashniki) are especially loved in Ukraine, where golden fields of them face the sunrise in the east. They are Ukraine’s national flower, and in folk imagery represent the warmth and power of the sun, which was worshipped by pre-Christian Slavs. In a strange twist, the fact
Fossil Fuel Giants Fight Sustainable Energy in Two Cases
February 26, 2022
Oil, coal and gas giants are duking it out with the EPA in two environmental cases this year. One challenge, West Virginia v. EPA, brought by the coal companies, will be heard in SCOTUS on Monday, February 28. The case will decide if the Clean Air Act authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to issue significant
