Child Poverty Report Reveals Failure of #Republican Leadership in #AZLeg to Care for Children (video)
October 22, 2020
Nationwide and statewide, far too many women and their children are living in poverty. Those of you who follow my Legislative Updates and videos know that I have been beating the drum for improved maternal and child health and for tackling Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) like food, housing, and financial insecurity. During the pre-COVID19 pandemic,
Legislating Our Way To A New Progressive Era
October 22, 2020
Do not despair in the darkness of the moment, keep the faith and go vote! Democrats are on the cusp of an historic victory that can usher in a new progressive era in American history. Morning in America is coming (heh, heh). A couple of good op-eds on this point for your perusal. First, Jennifer
Child Poverty and Food Insecurity are Major Concerns as the CAA releases the 2020 Arizona Kids Count Book
October 22, 2020
The Children’s Action Alliance (CAA) has released its 2020 Kids Count Book which traces socioeconomic trends for Arizona’s children over a ten-year period from 2009 to 2019. While the report does not reflect the current situation due to the Coronavirus Pandemic in areas like preschool attendance, the effect of school closures, and current health insurance
Comic Legend Mel Brooks comes out for Joe Biden
October 22, 2020
Mel Brooks, the comic writer and director who brought audiences Get Smart, the Producers, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety, Space Balls, and The Elephant Man (really, no joke here) has come out and endorsed Joe Biden for President. Please view the below Twitter Post put forth by Brooks son Max. My father, @MelBrooks, is
Senate Judiciary Committee Disregards The Rules To Advance Amy Coney Barrett
October 22, 2020
The U.S. Senate operates on a crazy-quilt of arcane procedural rules. He who masters the rules, rules the Senate. Or so it used to be. Under “The Enemy of The People,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his radical authoritarian Republicans, the rules are whatever they say the rules are at any given moment. To
Barack Obama is Back and Calling on People to Vote for the Biden/Harris Ticket and “Make Things Better”
October 21, 2020
One would think after watching former President Barack Obama’s appearances today (October 21, 2020) promoting the Biden/Harris Ticket, that he could not wait for the opportunity to sing the praises of his Executive Branch Partner on the campaign trail while also blasting his incompetent and bombastic successor. At stops with activists and local leaders followed
The Lincoln Project Presents “Trump is English for Castro”
October 21, 2020
In another ad possibly targeted to Latinos, especially in Florida, the Lincoln Project has released the foreboding “Trump is English for Castro.” The narrator starts (with video clips of Castro in the background) by saying: “Socialist authoritarians all start the same way. Boastfully strutting like a rooster, posing for cameras, prancing for adoring crowds, promises
Donald Trump Is The Actual China-Conflicted Candidate
October 21, 2020
Donald Trump and Republican Senate candidates have been running a campaign of China bashing since early this year. They have been trying to extend this China bashing to their Democratic opponents, even though many of these Republicans have financial ties to China themselves. See, While GOP hits Mark Kelly over China ties, Martha McSally had
