Wow, The Hill is out in front of our local media here in Arizona. Arizona Democrats have learned this tactic well from their Texas Democratic counterparts. What’s next? Will they have to resort to this: The last time Texas Democrats broke quorum in the House, they fled to Oklahoma. Pro Tip: Flee to Nogales, Mexico. … Read more
In their zeal to get a Republican-only budget through the state legislature (did any of these members of the former Party of Lincoln reach out to any Democrat on the budget,) Governor, Doug Ducey and Arizona Republican state legislative leaders have made several Faustian bargains with their members in order to secure their votes for … Read more
The Republican budget — with the financially irresponsible Flat Tax, several other tax giveaways and miscellaneous failed bills stuffed into it to buy votes — is on the agenda today, June 22, 2021. Here we go again. This will be the third time that the House has debated versions of the largest tax overhaul in … Read more
Most political operatives and historians (including Democrats) recognize that President Jimmy Carter made a horrible gaffe in his 1980 Presidential Debate with then-former California Governor Ronald Reagan when he appeared to trivialize the threat of nuclear weaponry and proliferation when he said he discussed the vital national security matter with his young daughter Amy. While … Read more
Fringe lawmakers and business interests looking to derail most of the provisions of Proposition 208-Invest in Ed were dealt a blow when Judge John Hannah Jr. of Maricopa County Superior Court dismissed most of their latest attempt to undo the public school funding ballot initiative. The Court found that the assertion from the anti fully … Read more