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Sens. Manchinema And GQP Hostage Takers Got Manchin’s Pipeline Permitting Bill Included In the Budget Agreement
June 1, 2023
So I saw this “uh-oh this can’t be good” post on Axios the other day, Scoop: Sinema enters debt ceiling negotiations (excerpts): Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) has inserted herself into the debt ceiling negotiations, working with both sides to try to bridge differences on permitting reform, according to people familiar with the matter. Permitting reform
Tucson Juneteenth 2023 events, June 10 to 19
June 1, 2023
More info at www.tucsonjune19.org. The panel discussion mentioned for June 15 is posted in our calendar: “Making Black America Through the Grapevine” – Blog for Arizona Juneteenth Festival at Kin0 Sports Complex on June 17 is also posted in our Events calendar: https://blogforarizona.net/event/tucson-juneeteenth-celebration/ The June 19th celebration is posted here: Beyond Legacy: A Juneteenth Celebration
Mayor Kate Gallego and the City Council Take More Steps to Promote Water Security in Phoenix
June 1, 2023
Since becoming Mayor of the Fifth Largest City in the Nation, Kate Gallego and the members of the Phoenix City Council have taken many steps to address the drought conditions affecting the shrinking water levels flowing from the Colorado River and Lake Mead. Among these efforts have been: Passing water conservation plans in partnership with
House Democrats Save the Country from Default by Providing the Pivotal Votes on the Debt Ceiling Measure
May 31, 2023
The Bipartisan Legislation to raise the National Debt Ceiling passed in the House of Representatives this evening by a vote of 314 to 117. Democrats were the ones that provided the pivotal votes (165 of them) for victory as 71 MAGA Republicans felt it was better to default on the full faith and credit of
The Alt Fuel Fiasco 2.0: School Voucher Scholarship Funding Set to Blow Up the Budget Next Year
May 31, 2023
Get ready for Alt-Fuel Fiasco 2.0. That reference (already made by legislators like Arizona Democratic Senate Leader Mitzi Epstein and former Democratic House Leader Andres Cano) to the turn-of-the-century alternate fuel state tax credit program that blew up Arizona’s revenue coffers may be repeated again with the predictable funding explosion of Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (E.S.A)
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes Fights Corporate Interests that Have Contaminated The State’s Water System Supply
May 31, 2023
In a series of moves this week, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and her team took action against the greedy corporate interests that have caused the pollution of the state’s water supply. First, the Attorney General’s office filed a lawsuit against anti environmental corporate interests, including 3M and Dupont that have been responsible for polluting
‘Oh Lordy, There’s Recordings’ Of Trump Discussing Retaining Still Classified Documents (Updated)
May 31, 2023
Update to Trump ‘Dress Rehearsal’ For Hiding Classified Documents From His Lawyers And The FBI. CNN reports, EXCLUSIVE: Trump captured on tape talking about classified document he kept after leaving the White House: Federal prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of a summer 2021 meeting in which former President Donald Trump acknowledges he held onto
Sponsor of TPUSA ‘Pastor Summit’ Is A Registered Sex Offender
May 31, 2023
Update to Turning Point USA Goes Full White Christian Nationalism (Christo-Fascism). Ja’han Jones reports, Right-wing Turning Point USA partners with registered sex offender for pastors event: Turning Point USA’s recent Pastors Summit was brought to you, in part, by a registered sex offender. Members and affiliates of the right-wing, extremist-friendly group are some of the
