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Two Arizonans to Speak at Democratic Convention
August 15, 2020
Starting now, I will be blogging on the LD9 Facebook page – www.facebook.com/LD9Democrats – about news that I get as a delegate to the Democratic National convention — along with my awesome fellow delegates from LD9 Gabriella Cazares-Kelly, Candidate for Pima Recorder and JP Martin. I just learned that 2 people from Arizona will speak
Colonel Felicia French: Notes from a Volunteer Nurse on Navajo Nation
August 15, 2020
This article originally appeared on the blog of Colonel Felicia French, Arizona Legislative District Six Senate Democratic Nominee. Written by her, this has been cross-posted with permission. Updated: Aug 2 Now that I’m safely back in my cabin in Pine, after completing my strict two-week quarantine, I have had some time to reflect on the people
Two ballot measures come up short of signatures
August 15, 2020
A proposed initiative to raise pay for some health care workers and rein in the practice known as surprise billing by medical companies cannot appear on the ballot in November. Health care initiative thrown off ballot because of misleading language, judge rules: A proposed initiative to raise pay for some health care workers and rein
About that $400 unemployment benefit Trump promised you
August 15, 2020
To those blog trolls who took exception to my stating that you would never receive the $400 supplemental unemployment benefit President Trump promised you, repeat after me: “You were right, I was wrong.” Governor Doug Ducey announced Friday what you may actually get, eventually, if you’re lucky. Arizonans will get $300 a week unemployment supplement:
Mike O’Neil: A Great Arizona Post-Primary Rundown Podcast Forecast
August 14, 2020
I like pollster Mike O’Neil’s Arizona weekly public-policy radio show out of Phoenix, “The Think Tank“. I listen via podcast often and I especially enjoyed his most recent episode in which he spoke with three Republican-leaning political consultants who all predicted Democratic victories in Arizona this general election. It’s a fairly brief show, so I
The Lincoln Project releases a new ad where Trump’s “most loyal people” Mock him
August 14, 2020
A new ad from the Lincoln Project called “Unprecedented”, highlights all the people who have left the Trump Administration with less than glowing appraisals of the Stable Genius. It quotes, with clips of Trump in action,: Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson who calls Trump a “f….ing moron.“ Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis who
Trump’s ‘chaos theory’ of voter suppression to steal an election
August 14, 2020
On Wednesday, the U.S. reports highest number of covid-19 deaths in one day since mid-May: “On Wednesday, the country reported its highest number of deaths in a single day since mid-May, at nearly 1,500. The country has now seen its seven-day average of newly reported deaths remain above 1,000 for 17 consecutive days.” Remember when Trump
(UPDATED) JoAnna Mendoza wants to be a Servant Leader for the people of Arizona Legislative District 11
August 14, 2020
Gunnery Sergeant JoAnna Mendoza, the 2020 Democratic Nominee for the State Senate seat in Arizona’s Legislative District (LD) 11 is ready to serve the people and work in the legislature to advance policies that will address their needs. The incumbent State Senator, Vince Leach, is not and has not shown any inclination to serve the
