The LA Times reports, Justice Department says it won’t charge Pence over handling of classified documents: The Department of Justice has informed former Vice President Mike Pence’s legal team that it will not pursue criminal charges related to the discovery of classified documents at his Indiana home. The department sent a letter to Pence’s attorney … Read more
Democracy Docket reports, Arizona Mail-in Voting Challenge II: Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Arizona Republican Party and its chairwoman challenging the state’s no-excuse mail-in voting system, which has been in place since 1991. The plaintiffs argue that the Arizona Constitution requires in-person voting on specific days and, because mail-in voting does not follow these … Read more
More info at www.tucsonjune19.org. The panel discussion mentioned for June 15 is posted in our calendar: “Making Black America Through the Grapevine” – Blog for Arizona Juneteenth Festival at Kin0 Sports Complex on June 17 is also posted in our Events calendar: https://blogforarizona.net/event/tucson-juneeteenth-celebration/ The June 19th celebration is posted here: Beyond Legacy: A Juneteenth Celebration … Read more
Get ready for Alt-Fuel Fiasco 2.0. That reference (already made by legislators like Arizona Democratic Senate Leader Mitzi Epstein and former Democratic House Leader Andres Cano) to the turn-of-the-century alternate fuel state tax credit program that blew up Arizona’s revenue coffers may be repeated again with the predictable funding explosion of Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (E.S.A) … Read more
In a series of moves this week, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and her team took action against the greedy corporate interests that have caused the pollution of the state’s water supply. First, the Attorney General’s office filed a lawsuit against anti environmental corporate interests, including 3M and Dupont that have been responsible for polluting … Read more