Drought experts Justin Sheffield and Eric Wood of Princeton, in their 2011 book Drought, identified more than ten civilizations, cultures and nations that probably collapsed, in part, because of drought. Ten Civilizations or Nations That Collapsed From Drought. Will climate change add the modern-day American Southwest to this list? Will Arizonans become climate refugees forced to … Read more
People need to understand that Democrats are not out to take any law-abiding citizen’s Second Amendment Rights away. Democrats, like Republicans, recognize that law-abiding citizens have the right to own a firearm to either use for recreational activities like hunting or for self-protection in their homes. Democrats, and some Republicans, are also for sensible gun … Read more
It was another late night on Wednesday, but I snuck away to my office for a couple of minutes to do a video in the daylight. It’s about this time in the session when the Democrats start to get ornery because one bad bill after another is passed on a party line vote. If something … Read more
The Retirement of Senate Democratic Leader David Bradley has created a chain reaction for Democrats in the Tucson centered Arizona Legislative District (LD) Ten. Democratic State House Incumbent Kirsten Engel has announced her candidacy to succeed Bradley in the State Senate. That leaves the other Democratic Incumbent Domingo DeGrazia, Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, and Paul Stapleton-Smith … Read more
Today’s video starts with a walk down memory lane to HB 2365. This was a very complicated, major telecom bill that passed the Legislature in 2017. I was the only person in the Legislature who voted “no” on the final read.* I believe I was the last person to vote. Rep. Isela Blanc turned to … Read more