The End of Build Back Better is a Gut Punch to Kids and Poor Families
January 22, 2022
The failure to pass President Biden’s social spending and climate bill is a massive blow to the middle class and the environment. But the consequences, and in particular the continued lack of federally mandated paid family leave, as well as the lack of an extension of the enhanced child tax credit, are especially dire for
Are We Better Off Than We Were Last Year? You Bet!
January 21, 2022
By most measures the Biden/Harris Administration has had a successful first year. That does not mean that they accomplished all their goals. They did not. However, after their first year in office, many objective observers can point out that the Biden/Harris Administration has outperformed the mediocrity and embarrassment that was the Trump/Pence team. After the
Kate Gallego Touts Phoenix Infrastructure and Economic Achievements at US Conference of Mayors
January 21, 2022
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego had a lot to talk about at the United States Conference of Mayors this week in Washington D.C. First, she touted how the recruiting of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC) has led to other foreign companies setting up operations in Phoenix, including the the breaking ground this week of Sunlit Chemical.
Boycott Businesses that Don’t Ask for Proof of Vaccination
January 21, 2022
If all vaccinated folks stopped going to businesses that do not require proof of vaccination, we would turn Covid from a political issue into an economic condition. In Arizona, 5 million people or 68% of state residents have received at least one dose. Vaccinated folks are a majority and therefore have the economic power. The unvaccinated should not be
AG Merrick Garland Needs To Act On The Mueller Report Now, And Enforce The Law
January 21, 2022
Business Insider has this helpful reminder to our overly cautious, frustratingly slow as molasses in winter Attorney General Merrick Garland: Time is running out for Biden’s Justice Department to prosecute Trump for 10 possible crimes detailed in the Mueller report: [A] full year out of office — and five years removed from his own swearing-in —
Arizona Democratic Party Winter State Committee Meeting Saturday: Sen. Sinema To Face No Confidence Vote And Letter Of Censure
January 21, 2022
The Arizona Democratic Party Winter State Committee Meeting is this Saturday, January 22, virtual meeting on Zoom. See Sate Committee Info. This should be interesting: For those of you who are state committee members, this is a must attend meeting. Make your voices heard and cast your vote to censure Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. Please post
New York AG Closing In On Trump Crime Family
January 20, 2022
The New York Times reports, N.Y. Attorney General Outlines Pattern of Possible Fraud at Trump Business: New York State attorney general Letitia James accused Donald J. Trump’s family business late Tuesday of repeatedly misrepresenting the value of its assets to bolster its bottom line, saying in court papers that the company had engaged in “fraudulent
Special Grand Jury To Probe Trump’s Solicitation To Commit Election Fraud In Georgia
January 20, 2022
The Washington Post reports, Georgia prosecutor requests special grand jury in probe of Trump’s efforts to overturn state’s election results: In a letter Thursday, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) told the chief judge of Fulton County’s Superior Court that she has requested a special purpose grand jury to aid in her investigation because
