E. Jean Carroll Sues Donald Trump Under New York’s Adult Survivors Act
Update to E. Jean Carroll Defamation Lawsuit Remanded To Trial Court, Plans To Sue Under N.Y.’s Adult Survivors Act Later This Year. NBC News reports, E. Jean Carroll, writer who accused Trump of 1990s rape, files new lawsuit: Advertisement A writer who accused former President Donald Trump of rape filed an upgraded lawsuit against him … Read more
The Respect for Marriage Act Is Not All As It Appears
Senate Republicans earlier this month provided enough votes to advance the Respect for Marriage Act, which would ensure federal and state recognition of legal same-sex marriages. But does it really? Aaron Blake of the Washington Post explains, No big shift for GOP on same-sex marriage, despite impact of Roe on 2022: Twelve GOP senators helped … Read more
Rail Unions Threaten Rail Strike On December 5, Congress May Intervene
Update to Pro-Labor President Biden Steps In And Averts A National Rail Strike (Sep. 2022). Eight of the Twelve rail unions have approved the compromise contract,, but four unions have rejected the terms. If even one continues to reject the deal after further negotiations, it could mean a full-scale rail strike will start as soon … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of November 27, 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
They Obviously Failed Civics – MAGA/QAnon Election Deniers Demand A Do-Over Election
Update to MAGA/QAnon Republicans Want To Ruin Your Thanksgiving Weekend. These MAGA/QAnon election deniers obviously failed Civics in school. Even a 3rd Grader knows that there are no do-over elections. And yet, that is what these sore loser yahoos are demanding. The Arizona Republic reports, Calls for a redo election heard at Arizona Capitol (excerpt): … Read more
Kris Mayes Sues to Toss Abe Hamadeh’s Premature Election Contest
Update to Proving That He Is Too Inexperienced And Incompetent To Be Attorney General, Abe Hamadeh Files A Premature Election Contest. Howard Fischer Reports, Election challenges mount (excerpt): Kris Mayes is asking a judge to toss a bid by her Republican foe to void the results of the election which shows her winning the race … Read more
Pima Supervisor Rex Scott Analyzes the 2022 Election
Rex Scott, the Pima County Supervisor from District 1, spoke at the Democrats of Greater Tucson meeting on November 21, 2022. Following is an edited transcript of his remarks. Highlights: Trump-endorsed extremists lost. The Republicans have eviscerated Clean Elections. Younger voters turned out for Democrats. With Katie Hobbs as Governor, Democrats will seek action on … Read more
