Today, appointed Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel announced that she has determined there will be no charges filed against DPS Trooper George Cervantes, who shot Dion Johnson to death during a traffic encounter on May 25, 2020, in which Johnson was found asleep at the wheel and an unrecorded struggle ensued, ending with Johnson shot, handcuffed, and … Read more
Arizona has been blessed to have two important and very progressive pillars of representative democracy: the Permanent Early Voters List and the non-partisan Redistricting Commission. This week, I want to discuss early voting – by mail or otherwise. The creation of Permanent Early Voter List (PEVL) by county recorders, the officials with the greatest role … Read more
Sept. 16 was the date for the Legislative District 10 candidate debate hosted by the Citizens Clean Elections Commission (CCEC) and moderated by Hank Stephensen, editor of the Captiol Times Yellow Sheet. Due to the pandemic, the 2020 CCEC debates are being held online and not in person, as is the tradition. While the LD9 … Read more
[fusion_youtube id=”F__awV2vmOI” alignment=”center” width=”650″ height=”” autoplay=”false” api_params=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” css_id=””][/fusion_youtube][fusion_text columns=”” column_min_width=”” column_spacing=”” rule_style=”default” rule_size=”” rule_color=”” content_alignment_medium=”” content_alignment_small=”” content_alignment=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” sticky_display=”normal,sticky” class=”” id=”” font_size=”” fusion_font_family_text_font=”” fusion_font_variant_text_font=”” line_height=”” letter_spacing=”” text_color=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_offset=””]In the latest episode of Larry Bodine Live, a project of LD9 Democrats, Precinct Committee Woman Maria Hidalgo talks about the joys of … Read more
In the previous post, I assured you that Republicans were already dancing on the grave of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. One of them is our appointed, not elected Senator Martha McSally. McSally calls on U.S. Senate to vote on a Trump Supreme Court nominee: Arizona Republican Sen. Martha McSally said Friday the U.S. Senate should vote on … Read more