Arizona Leaders and Educators Show Appreciation for the American Rescue Plan
May 20, 2021
State Leaders and Educators held an Education Townhall sponsored by the Arizona Democratic Party on Monday, May 17, 2021, to show appreciation for the education provisions of the Biden/Harris American Rescue Plan. The attendees were: Arizona Democratic Party Head and Legislative District 30 Representative Raquel Teran. Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman. Phoenix Union
Democrats Can Win the Senate in 2022
May 20, 2021
Democrats have the advantage in next year’s Senate race as Trumpians are eating their own, resulting in the retirement of old-guard Republicans: Pennsylvania’s Patrick Toomey, Missouri’s Roy Blunt, and North Carolina’s Richard Burr. Pennsylvania’s seat is rated by CNN as the state most likely to flip. With long-time Senator Richard Burr retiring, there’s a good
Watchdog Organization Sues Arizona Senate Under Public Records Law
May 20, 2021
A nonpartisan watchdog organization, American Oversight, is suing for immediate access to all documents and materials related to the Arizona Senate’s sham “fraudit” of the 2020 election results. From the American Oversight press release: On Wednesday, American Oversight sued the Arizona Senate under Arizona’s public records law for failing to release documents related to the
Arizona Republicans Vote Down ERA (video)
May 19, 2021
Arizona House Democrats made a substitute motion to suspend the rules and bring HCR2010 Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to an immediate vote today (May 19, 2021). Republicans have been bringing us to the floor for one or two votes for several days in a row while they work their backroom budget deals, far
Only 35 House Republicans Vote For The Truth Over Continuing Trump’s Big Lie
May 19, 2021
The House on Wednesday passed a bill to establish a commission to investigate the MAGA/QAnon seditious insurrection on the Capitol on January 6. More House Republicans voted to whitewash this horrific assault on American democracy, in an attempt to disappear it down the memory hole, than the 138 House Republicans who gave aid and comfort
Guest Opinion: Ellie Sims “It’s Time for Our Senators to Realize the Legacy of John Lewis”
May 19, 2021
By Ellie Sims This past November’s election was, um, consuming for a lot of us, myself included. I recognized how high the stakes were for our democracy. But I’m 17, so I couldn’t cast a ballot. In next year’s election I’ll be able to vote for the first time and you can be sure I
New York Is Closing In On The Trump Crime Family
May 19, 2021
CNN reports, New York attorney general adds ‘criminal capacity’ to probe of Trump Organization: New York Attorney General Letitia James is joining the Manhattan district attorney’s office in a criminal investigation of the Trump Organization, James’ office said Tuesday. This tells me that the team of forensic auditors hired by Manhattan D.A. Cyrus Vance, Jr.
Democrats Cannot Negotiate With A Radicalized Anti-Democratic Insurrectionist GQP
May 19, 2021
By now I think I have made myself abundantly clear that I think Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) is a naive fool who is putting the very survival of our American democracy at risk by appeasing a radicalized anti-democratic insurrectionist GQP with his version of Neville Chamberlain’s “peace in our time,” insisting that he can negotiate
