A Commemoration of January 6, 2021: ‘A Date Which Will Live In Infamy’
January 3, 2022
Never Forget. Never Forgive. And hold everyone involved in the violent MAGA/QAnon seditious insurrection on January 6, 2021 accountable at law. Every one of these traitors must pay the price for their crimes against the American people. Last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced plans for the Capitol to commemorate the horrific failed coup d’etat
The Greatest Threat To American Democracy Is A Republican Party Contemptuous Of Democracy
January 3, 2022
In an editorial opinion ahead of the anniversary of the MAGA/QAnon seditious insurrection against the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, the New York Times writes, Every Day Is Jan. 6 Now: One year after the smoke and broken glass, the mock gallows and the very real bloodshed of that awful day, it is tempting
Republican Legislators Plot To Deny Voters A Referendum To Repeal Their ‘Flat Tax’ Plan To Benefit The Wealthy
January 3, 2022
Last month, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Katherine Cooper allowed a challenge to tax cuts to proceed to November ballot, but more hurdles await: A referendum that would let voters decide whether Arizona’s historic tax cuts should become law will remain on the 2022 ballot, a judge has ruled. Thursday’s ruling by Maricopa County Superior Court
Texas to the Biden/Harris Administration: Please Save Us from Ourselves
January 3, 2022
In another sign of Republican Hypocrisy in the pandemic, Texas Governor Greg Abbott, the state Chief Executive who has boasted that he beat President Joe Biden in court over COVID 19 vaccine mandates (stay tuned for what the Supreme Court says on the matter,) is asking the Biden/Harris Administration for help in sending Coronavirus testing
Happy New Year from the Mayors of Tucson and Phoenix
January 3, 2022
Both Tucson Mayor Regina Romero and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego posted New Year messages to their constituents over this last weekend. Both Mayors, recognizing the challenges of the last two years with the Coronavirus, relayed an optimistic message, calling for unity, community, and togetherness in 2022. Mayor Romero posted in both English and Spanish. I
Lauren Kuby Vows End Corruption on the AZ Corporation Commission
January 2, 2022
Lauren Kuby, an urban sustainability scientist at the University of Arizona and candidate for Arizona Corporation Commissioner, warned about the impact of corruption in the Corporation Commission at the December 6, 2021 meeting of Democrats of Greater Tucson. While transparency in campaign finances is critical in any election, the Corporation Commission doesn’t always get much
To Honor The Late Harry Reid, The Senate Must End The Filibuster For Voting Rights Legislation
January 2, 2022
This past week, the legendary Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) passed away. The soft-spoken Democratic Senate Leader was also tough as nails – when he was a boxer in his youth, his nickname was “the honey badger.” Bill Dauster, former deputy chief of staff to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, eulogizes, Remembering Sen. Harry Reid, Soft-Spoken
Pew Research: 10 Big Trends in America in 2021
January 2, 2022
As 2021 draws to a close, here are some of Pew Research Center’s most striking research findings from the past year, according to research analyst Katherine Schaeffer. The 10 findings cover subjects ranging from extreme weather to the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing demographic shifts in the United States. And they represent just a small slice
