Gallego and Romero Urge the United States Senate to Pass Voting Rights Legislation
January 3, 2022
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Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, along with 144 of their civic counterparts across the country cosigned a letter from the United States Conference of Mayors asking the United States Senate to pass the two pieces of Voting Rights Legislation (The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote … Read more
How The Doomsayers of Right-Wing Media Lied About The ‘Biden Boom’ Economy
January 3, 2022
Dana Milbank of the Washington Post recently wrote, This is the worst economy we never had (a touch of sarcasm): For months, the GOP-Fox News axis [of evil] forecast the bluest of Christmases. House Republican leader “Traitor” Kevin McCarthy joined 159 House Republicans in a letter to President Biden saying his policies “will certainly ensure … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Texas to the Biden/Harris Administration: Please Save Us from Ourselves
January 3, 2022
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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 … Read more
Happy New Year from the Mayors of Tucson and Phoenix
January 3, 2022
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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 … Read more
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 … Read more
