Political Calendar: Week Of April 10, 2022
April 10, 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
A $5.3 Billion Surplus, And The Arizona Legislature Is Stiffing Public Education For Yet Another Unwarranted Tax Cut
April 9, 2022
Thanks to all the federal pandemic relief aid provided to Arizona by Congress, which Gov. Ducey and the GQP-controlled legislature want to redirect to corporations and their wealthy campaign contributors in yet another unwarranted tax cut – in direct defiance of the express prohibition in the federal legislation that it be used to backfill budget
Three AZ Voter Initiatives Boosted by Telethon Host Paul Weich
April 9, 2022
Listen to the podcast at: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1179134/10398937 Paul Weich, candidate for the AZ House of Representatives in LD12, deserves special recognition for taking time away from his own campaign to raise awareness for three voter initiatives critical to Democratic success in the November election. Recently, Paul and others put on the Democracy Never Sleeps 24-hour telethon
Mayor Kate Gallego Delivers her Annual State of the City Address and Declares: “Phoenix is Rising Again”
April 8, 2022
“Phoenix is Rising Again!” That was the predominant theme in Mayor Kate Gallego’s annual State of the City Address before the members and guests of the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. Readers can watch and read the Mayor’s address by clicking below. Mayor Kate Gallego’s 2022 State of the City Describing the fifth largest city
Rep. PPH Podcast: As Day 100 Approaches, #AZLeg Shifts to Culture War Issues
April 8, 2022
As the Arizona Legislature approaches the 100-day target for the end of session, the Republican Legislators have shifted their focus to passage of their party’s most extreme bills. Rep. Pam Powers Hannley’s latest podcast talks about the Culture War raging in the Legislature. The most recent episode features the 15 week abortion ban, school voucher expansion, homeless encampments and inequitable ambulance services.
The Face of The White Christian Nationalist Arizona Republican Party (Better Luck Next Time, Wendy)
April 8, 2022
At the start of this week Politico did a half-ass job of reporting on our white supremacist insurrectionist Rep. Paul Gosar. Paul Gosar is finally speaking out about that video he sent to a white nationalist-organized event. He’s blaming it on a staff error. Gosar finally speaks: Rep. Paul Gosar is blaming his video appearance
14th Amendment Disqualification From Office Lawsuits Filed Against Arizona GQP Insurrectionists (Updated)
April 8, 2022
I have been banging this drum for weeks now. Thank you very much. The New York Times reports, Legal Effort Expands to Disqualify Republicans as ‘Insurrectionists’ (excerpt): A legal effort to disqualify from re-election lawmakers who participated in events surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol expanded on Thursday, when a cluster of
‘Big Oil’s Slippery Six’ Testify To Congress About High Gas Prices And Lie
April 7, 2022
Update to Senate To Call ‘Big Oil’s Slippery Six’ Back To Testify About Their Price Gouging On Gas Prices. The Washington Post reports, House panel grills oil company executives on high gasoline prices: The top executives of “the slippery six” of the nation’s largest oil and gas companies testified before Congress on Wednesday, at a time
