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Proposed Reid Park Zoo expansion survey results
April 28, 2021
Almost 14,000 City of Tucson residents and others responded to the City of Tucson’s survey about the proposed Reid Park Zoo expansion. Here’s the results: https://www.opentownhall.com/portals/310/Issue_10562/survey_responses?scope=all On May 4 the Tucson Mayor & City Council will be discussing these survey results and hopefully will make a decision as to how to proceed. The Reid Park
With the Stroke of a Pen, Doug Ducey has taken A Step towards Making Arizona the Next Gilead
April 27, 2021
Republicans always talk about how government should stay out of people’s lives except in cases when it comes to a woman’s right to choose. SB1457, the bill that could make it a crime for women to have abortions if their child has a genetic abnormality has been signed into law by Doug Ducey today (April
Update: Judge Concerned The Rights Of Voters Are Not Being Protected In AZ Senate Sham ‘Fraudit’ (Updated)
April 27, 2021
The Arizona Senate “fraudit” case was reassigned on Monday to Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Daniel Martin, who scheduled a hearing for 11 a.m. Tuesday. UPDATE: From the Arizona Republic, Judge concerned about protections for voters as Maricopa County audit continues: A judge on Tuesday raised concerns that the Arizona Senate and its contractor, the
So Now ‘Q’ Is A Consultant On the AZ Senate’s Sham ‘Fraudit’ of Maricopa County Ballots
April 27, 2021
Kelly Weill reports at The Daily Beast, a so-called audit of the 2020 election in Arizona was always going to be crazy. This is something else. An ongoing “fraudit” of the 2020 presidential election in Maricopa County, Arizona, is taking its cues straight from a man intimately tied to the QAnon conspiracy theory. The counting
IF You are Fully Vaccinated, You No Longer Need to Wear a Mask Outside at Most Events
April 27, 2021
The Director of the Center for Disease Control, Dr. Rochelle Walensky articulated new CDC guidelines on mask-wearing today (April 27, 2021) for people who are fully vaccinated from the Coronavirus. Fully Vaccinated People (as shown in the below CDC chart) can now participate in most outdoor activities without wearing a mask. The one exception is
Collective Insanity: The GQP Is A Grave Threat To American Democracy
April 27, 2021
Peter Wehner writes at The Atlantic, The GOP Is a Grave Threat to American Democracy: The hope of many conservative critics of Donald Trump was that soon after his defeat, and especially in the aftermath of the January 6 insurrection, the Republican Party would snap back into its former shape. The Trump presidency would end up
26 Hate Groups tracked in Arizona in 2020 by Southern Poverty Law Center
April 27, 2021
The Southern Poverty Law Center has released their 2020 report on 838 hate groups in the United States: https://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/yih_2020-21_final.pdf “Does hate have a home in your community? Check out the SPLC’s Year in Hate report to learn about hate groups operating in your area — and what you can do to stop them.” In Arizona,
What Did #AZLeg Do in the First 100 Days? (video)
April 26, 2021
For many years, the Arizona Legislature has had a 100 day target for the length of each session. April 20, 2021 was day 100 for this session. When more than 1000 bills are proposed every year and more than 300 are usually signed into law in non-pandemic years, the Legislature doesn’t generally finish in 100
