A Last-Minute Add to The Stimulus Bill Was Meant to Restrict State Tax Cuts so that states could not steal COVID Relief funds from the recipients Congress deemed deserving of aid and use the federal funds to subsidize tax cuts for the usual suspects, i.e., corporations and the wealthy. A last-minute change in the $1.9 … Read more
AZ Central reporter Maria Polleta has provided an excellent summary of what Arizona will receive from the American Rescue Plan. The Grand Canyon State is slated to receive just over $16 billion in aid. $15 billion is targeted toward state and local government assistance. Specifically, funds are earmarked for: Paying essential workers. Infrastructure projects like … Read more
COVID deniers, the anti-lockdown protestors who are now anti-maskers and QAnon anti-vaxxers are a public health menace. So are the Republican governors who cater to these people, largely their base voters. NBC News reports, States with Republican governors had highest Covid incidence and death rates, study finds: States with Democratic governors had the highest incidence … Read more
This photo was not taken during the Invest in Ed rallies last year. Neither was this one. Or this one. These photos and the featured one were all taken today (March 10, 2021) as Arizona citizens chanted “Red for Ed” and circled around the State Capitol numerous times from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. protesting … Read more
Funny how it is okay for Republicans to plan budgets on their own in Arizona and other states where they control all levers of government but not Democratically run states or Washington D.C. Republicans in the Arizona State Legislature are working on a 2021-2022 fiscal budget that, wait for it, may provide one billion dollars … Read more