Recall Finchem Campaign Falls Short
June 15, 2021
With only 18,000 signatures out of 24,775 needed by July 8, the Arizonans for Rural Accountability announced it will not collect enough signatures to force a recall election of Rep. Mark Finchem in Arizona’s 11th Legislative District. “For too long, Finchem’s extremism went unanswered and in many cases even unnoticed. That is not the case
Referenda Petitions Being Prepared To Keep The “P” In PEVL, Maintain Ballot Curing
June 15, 2021
An Arizona progressive group announced today that they are preparing petitions to refer two Ducey-signed laws that would make it more difficult for Arizonans to vote and make sure their ballots are counted. “Arizona Deserves Better” has been a registered PAC since 2019, with Janie Hydrick and Eric Kramer as its officers. Kramer indicates that
Something Wicked This Way Comes: The GQP Primary For Secretary of State
June 15, 2021
Heather Digby Parton explains, It’s not voter suppression, stupid. The GOP’s new — and old — weapon is vote nullification (excerpt): [T]he civil rights groups and Democratic Party officials who have been fighting for the right to vote for years don’t have a lot of experience dealing with this specific type of assault on the
Op-Ed By AZ Secretary of State Katie Hobbs
June 15, 2021
Arizona Secretary of State (and 2022 gubernatorial candidate) Katie Hobbs has an op-ed in the Washington Post today. I’m leading the fight for voting rights in Arizona. We need the Senate to step up, now. – Are you listening now, Senator Kyrsten Sinema? Democracy is under siege in Arizona. As part of the “big lie”
Mayor Regina Romero Writes about the Benefits of the American Jobs Plan for Tucson
June 15, 2021
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero again signaled her support for the American Jobs Plan and other infrastructure measures moving through Congress by penning an op-ed in the Arizona Daily Star on June 13, 2021. In the article, the Mayor thanked Arizona Representatives Ann Kirkpatrick, Raul Grijalva, and Greg Stanton for working to include measures in the
Arizona Senate’s GQP Sham ‘Audit’ Report To Spark A Second Seditious Insurrection?
June 15, 2021
The Washington Post reports, Republican-commissioned hand recount of ballots in Arizona close to concluding; no results expected until later this summer: A widely criticized hand recount of 2020 presidential ballots in Maricopa County, Arizona’s largest jurisdiction, is nearing completion, an official associated with the effort said Monday, but results from the process are not expected
Let Freedom Sing on July 3 and 4 with four live performances
June 15, 2021
July 3-4 Arts Express Theatre Park Place 5870 E Broadway Blvd #214 “Don’t miss this beloved annual celebration in our new Arts Express Theatre. With 4 performance options to choose from, you won’t want to miss out on this family friendly experience. Make it a part of your 4th of July weekend traditions.” Tickets: https://www.simpletix.com/e/let-freedom-sing-tickets-68801
The ‘Grim Reaper of Democracy,’ Mitch McConnell Promises A Judicial Blockade of Biden Nominees
June 14, 2021
The Senate on Monday approved the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the federal appeals court in the District of Columbia, confirming President Biden’s first nominee to the U.S. appellate courts. Senate Democrats really need to pick up the pace: With Jackson’s confirmation, there are eight vacancies on the federal courts of appeals, which
