Pat Ryan Wins NY-19 Running On Abortion Rights For Women
Special elections to fill vacancies in Congress are often harbingers of what to expect in the November General Election, and Democrats have been over-performing in special elections this year. Yes, Special Elections Really Are Signaling A Better-Than-Expected Midterm For Democrats. On Tuesday, a Democrat won the special election in the “swing district” NY-19 that in … Read more
Arizona Supreme Court Rejects Challenges From The Enemies Of Democracy To Three Citizens Initiaitives (Updated)
Color me surprised, shocked in fact. In a series of per curiam decisions the Arizona Supreme Court rejected challenges from the enemies of democracy to two citizens initiatives, and sent the third back to the trial court for a final determination of the number of qualified signatures. It may be that all three citizens intiatives … Read more
Celebrate Women’s Equality Day
Friday August 26 is Women’s Equality Day. “Women’s Equality Day, celebrated every August 26, commemorates the passage of women’s suffrage in the U.S. and reminds us of the hurdles overcome by the heroic women who faced violence and discrimination to propel the women’s movement forward.” It was first celebrated in 1971, then in 1972, the … Read more
Decline to Sign Spokesperson Christine Accurso appears on Convicted Extremist Steve Bannon’s Show and Spreads Several Lies about Arizona Vouchers
For the second time in five years, public school advocates led by Save Our Schools Arizona are working non-stop to prevent an expansive school voucher measure from becoming law. In 2018, Arizona voters, by a close to two to one margin, defeated the extreme Republican attempt to expand access to Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA: school … Read more
Engel Leads in CD6 by Almost 20 Points Among Voters Who Recognize Her Name
Today the Kirsten Engel for Congress campaign released some polling to the media. Not too surprising on the surface: she leads within a 4% MOE – at 49% to 47%. That’s not news, that’s just expected. They are tied at the beginning of the general election. Big whoop. The real news in the poll is … Read more
Trump’s Team Of Election Deniers Compromised Critical Election Infrastructure; It Is A Crime
Election infrastructure was designated as part of the nation’s critical infrastructure as a subsector under the Government Facilities sector in January 2017. Election Security – Homeland Security. The Trump 2020 campaign intentionally breached our national security by maliciously gaining access to critical election infrastructure. It was an attack on the United States even more serious … Read more
A Good Day for American College Students with Loan Debt
Today, the Biden/Harris Administration announced that it was instituting a loan forgiveness program for college students that have up to $10,000 in student loan debt with no Pell Grants and $20,000 with them. Citing the tripling of college costs over the last 30 years has tripled (in Arizona, it has risen more drastically)and the fact … Read more
