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Political Calendar: Week of April 3, 2022
April 3, 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, events are being cancelled or postponed to later dates. 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.
Mayor Kate Gallego Discusses Heat Mitigation and Climate Justice at a League of Conservation Voter Mayoral Panel with Secretary Buttigieg
April 2, 2022
“In our decades of advocacy, we have seen time and time again that cities are on the front lines of environmental issues and often the birthplaces of innovation and progress. As Americans across the country grapple with the impacts of climate change, mayors across the country are rising to meet the challenge…” Those were the
House Democrats Deliver Again By Voting to Cap Insulin Costs at $35 a Month; Why Are Republicans Against That
April 2, 2022
The political ads for Democrats this election season really are writing themselves. The latest case in point: The Democrats in the House of Representatives, with only 12 Republicans, passed the Affordable Insulin Now Act, which if it passed the Senate, would cap monthly insulin costs at $35.00. Passage in the Senate, at this point, appears
The January 6 Committee And Federal Judges Beg AG Merrick Garland To Act Against The January 6 Coup Plotters
April 1, 2022
Earlier this week, the January 6 Committee expressed its utter frustration with AG Merrick Garland. As Bess Levin writes at Vanity Fair, January 6 Panel Politely Requests That Merrick Garland Do His F–king Job: More than 14 months after the events of January 6, 2021, many Americans are pretty frustrated with the fact that, so
Americans Are Suffering Cognitive Dissonance On The Economy
April 1, 2022
Is this 2022, or 1859? (when Charles Dickens wrote A Tale of Two Cities): “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of
A Radicalized Authoritarian GQP, Extremism From A White Christian Nationalist Minority
March 31, 2022
Paul Waldman recently wrote, The right is done retreating in the culture war. It’s time to roll back rights. Republicans revealed a great deal about themselves during the confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court, little of it flattering. If you were paying close attention, you might have caught the signs
Criminally Negligent Governor Ducey, Responsible For Thousands of Unnecessary Deaths In Arizona, Ends Covid-19 Emergency (Updated)
March 31, 2022
The Arizona Republic reports, ‘Time is right to move forward’: Ducey ends COVID-19 public health emergency in Arizona: The emergency declaration that allowed Gov. Doug Ducey to take extraordinary measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in Arizona, from mandating hospital data reporting to closing businesses, is over. The governor first declared a state of public health
Governor Ducey Signs A Facially Unconstitutional Voter Suppression Bill
March 31, 2022
The Associated Press reports, Arizona will require voters to prove citizenship, residency: Arizona’s Republican governor on Wednesday signed a bill requiring voters to prove their citizenship to vote in a presidential election, drawing fierce opposition from voting rights advocates who say it risks affecting some 200,000 people. The Legislature’s own lawyers say much of the
