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President Biden And Congressional Leadership To Meet Today To Discuss Revised Voting Rights Legislation, As Public Pressure Intensifies
July 30, 2021
Above: Rep Joyce Beatty, the chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, was arrested on July 15 at the Hart Senate Office Building while protesting in favor of voting rights legislation. Update to Senate Democrats Drafting A Revised Voting Rights Bill Under Intensifying Public Pressure. The Huffington Post reports, Texas Lawmakers Sound The Alarm: Senate Dems Lack Urgency … Read more
Senate Democrats Drafting A Revised Voting Rights Bill Under Intensifying Public Pressure
July 29, 2021
Senate Democrats are preparing to release a revised voting rights bill as soon as this week, hoping to keep the legislation alive a month after Republicans blocked the consideration of a previous, more sweeping proposal. The Washington Post reports, Democrats craft revised voting rights bill, seeking to keep hopes alive in the Senate: Several key … Read more
Senate Majority Leader Schumer Says He Has The 50 Votes For The Democrats’ Budget Reconciliation Bill
July 29, 2021
Politico reports, Schumer says he has votes for moving $3.5 trillion package: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday that all 50 Democrats will vote to move forward on the party’s $3.5 trillion social spending proposal. The devil will be in the details. Schumer’s remarks come after the Senate took the first step to advance … Read more
As the Grand Canyon State’s Next Governor, Katie Hobbs would Strive to be a Champion for Every Arizonan
July 29, 2021
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As Arizona’s Next Governor, Secretary of State Katie Hobbs “wants to be a champion for every Arizonan by working to make Grand Canyon State the best place in the country to live, work, and raise a family.” Before Arizona’s Secretary of State, Ms. Hobbs once held the position of Senate Democratic Leader in the Arizona … Read more
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero Institutes Mask Mandate for City Government Facilities
July 28, 2021
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With both the release of the new Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommended masking guidelines and a still significant number of unvaccinated Pima County residents, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero has directed city management to institute a mask mandate for all city government buildings. In a press release from the Mayor’s office, Ms. Romero stated: “Since … Read more
DOJ Issues Second Warning About Partisan ‘Audits’ of 2020 Election
July 28, 2021
Buzzfeed News reports, The Justice Department Is Sending States A Second Warning About Partisan “Audits” Of The 2020 Election: The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday issued a second warning to states considering their own so-called audits of the 2020 election, highlighting federal laws that those efforts may violate. According to the new guidance, DOJ is … Read more
(UPDATED) Kyrsten Sinema Might have Just Made the Democrats Dreams to Pass Infrastructure and Budget Reconciliation Much Harder
July 28, 2021
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No sooner after Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema conveyed that a deal had been struck on a Senate bipartisan infrastructure deal, she might have thrown the whole process of passing that bill and the Democratic Budget Reconciliation legislation into doubt by stating that she would not support the agreed-upon amount of $3.5 trillion on the likely … Read more
The Next Human Catastrophe: The Federal Eviction Moratorium Expires This Weekend
July 28, 2021
Just as a “third wave” of COVID-19 (Delta variant) is now gripping the nation, the pandemic relief measures that Congress passed earlier are set to expire. The New Republic reports: Millions of renters who have been unable to pay their rent during the Covid-19 pandemic received a temporary, last-minute reprieve last month when the Centers … Read more
