Political Calendar: Week Of December 18, 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. NOTE: … Read more
Gov. Ron ‘DeathSantis’ Wants To Be The Anti-Vaxxer-In-Chief
Just in time for the holidays, if you haven’t already noticed, “A ‘tripledemic’ of the coronavirus, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, known as R.S.V., currently sweeping through the United States has prompted several cities and counties … to encourage people to wear a mask in indoor public spaces once again.” It’s Time to Wear a … Read more
Congress Gives Itself One More Week To Pass The Omnibus Spending Bill
Update to Not Yet In Power, Republicans Threaten A Government Shutdown Ahead Of Christmas. I’ve lost count of how many times since 1994 that the Congress has failed to pass the appropriations bills until they want to leave for Christmas Eve. (The fiscal year ended on September 30). This is ridiculous. There’s a new wrinkle … Read more
Mark Finchem Should Be Sanctioned By The Court, His Lawyer Disciplined By The State Bar
Update to The Courts Should Make Short Shrift Of These Vexatious Lawsuits (Updated). The Arizona Mirror reports, Finchem response to motion to dismiss rife with errors, evidence-free theories: In a filing riddled with errors and new evidence-free claims of forgery and election malfeasance, the attorney for failed GOP secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem says … Read more
Post-Pandemic Rate Of Inflation Declines For The Fifth Straight Month After Peaking In June
Update to The Inflation Rate Is Gradually Coming Down From ‘Peak Inflation’ In June (excerpt): The U.S. hit post-pandemic “peak inflation” in June 2022, and the rate of inflation has been steadily coming down on the backend of the inflation peak. If this steady decline continues at the present rate, by this time next year … Read more
Department Of Justice Sues Gov. Ducey Over His ‘Containerland’ Amusement Park on the U.S.-Mexico Border (Updated)
Gov. Doug Ducey, who has delusional dreams of running for president in 2024, has to engage in increasingly bizarre behavior to compete with the likes of buffoonish Gov. Gregg Abbott of Texas and Gov. Ron DeSantis of the Fascist state of Florida. Ducey’s last political stunt as governor of Arizona has been to build a … Read more
In One of Her Last Acts as Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, Kathy Hoffman Helps Families Get Free School Meals
In one of her final acts as Superintendent of Public Instruction, Kathy Hoffman showed why her supporters were wise to vote for her to lead Arizona’s schools in 2018 and 2022. Using federal pandemic relief funds, the Superintendent has ordered the allocation of $6.75 million to waive reduced school meal fees for families that make … Read more
