Republicans Behaving Badly On Christmas
This really happened, even though it sounds like an improbable plot to a bad TV show. Taegan Goddard caught this on Christmas Day, Two Views of Christmas: President Joe Biden on Twitter: “There is a certain stillness at the center of the Christmas story: a silent night when all the world goes quiet. And all … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of December 25, 2022
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, many events are still being held virtually online. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status. Political … Read more
Lake Lost Her Election Contest. What Was The Court’s Evaluation of the Plaintiff’s Evidence?
The Maricopa Judge who heard Lake’s election contest, issued his findings on the two-day trial earlier today (PDF of Ruling). He rejected Lake’s contest of the election and permitted the Defense to file a motion in support of Rule 11 sanctions against the Plaintiff and her attorneys. The Judge’s Ruling was cogently reasoned and gave … Read more
Mayors Gallego and Romero Send Out Their Holiday Messages
Phoenix and Tucson Mayors Kate Gallego and Regina Romero released Happy Holiday messages to their constituents today (December 24, 2022.) Mayor Gallego posted a video on social media relaying holiday wishes from her and her family. She also commented how 2022 had been a good year for Phoenix (moves in electric vehicles and the semiconductor … Read more
Hobbs Continues to Build a Governing Team; Lake Keeps Losing in Court
As former Yankee Great Yogi Berra once said, “it’s Deja Vu all over again.” While Governor-Elect Katie Hobbs continues to build a governing team that will be ready to move the people’s business the first week in January, her vanquished Trump Republican Gubernatorial opponent, Kari Lake keeps taking her rubbish voting fraud claims to court … Read more
House Passes Omnibus Spending Bill, Averts The Chaos Of A Government Shutdown That Republicans Wanted
Update to Senate Passes Omnibus Spending Bill With Electoral Count Reform And Presidential Transition Improvement Act. The Hill reports. House ends Congress by passing $1.7 trillion funding package: The House passed a mammoth $1.7 trillion omnibus package on Friday, capping off weeks of drama to lock down government funding for the next fiscal year. The … Read more
Kris Mayes Will Be Our Next Attorney General! Hamadeh’s Lawsuit Dismissed Following Trial.
The Judge in Hamadeh’s election contest listened to about 3 hours of testimony from the parties and ruled from the bench that there was insufficient evidence to prove Hamadeh’s contest of the election result. This is the end of the line for Hamadeh’s efforts to overturn the will of the Arizona voters. Hamadeh’s attorney indicated … Read more
