Speaking “from the scene of the crime,” Arizona Secretary of State Democratic Candidate Adrian Fontes released a video remembering the horrible events at the Nation’s Capitol on 1/6/21 and pledging to protect Democracy by not letting any attempts to undo legitimate election results occur “on his watch.” Fontes, repeating the famous Franklin Delano Roosevelt phrase, said … Read more
With the surge in the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus, Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council unanimously approved $4.9 million in new funding to expand COVID 19 mobile vaccination/test sites and the increased ability to obtain take home tests. In a press release from Mayor Gallego’s office: “Today’s action builds on the Mayor’s … Read more
Redistricting is done for another decade. Maybe. There will be litigation, and changes could come, but the primary design of Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) is complete. But before this AIRC’s work fades from our memory, we should consider what could be improved for the future. Here, I’ll comment on one aspect of the process: … Read more
Above: Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation in 2015 to allow people to order their own blood tests. Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos, who lobbied for the change, is at left. We need to use Mr. Peabody’s WABAC (wayback) time machine to journey back to 2015, when this fraudster and grifter came to Arizona, and the … Read more
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