While Kevin McCarthy was giving away the country so he can get the coveted position of Speaker of the House, President Joe Biden showed this week why the majority of the country was wise to vote him into office two years ago. While McCarthy was working to make a deal with the fringiest of the … Read more
On the last days of 2022, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero helped welcome 2023 by hailing 22 accomplishments on social media made by the city government in the last year. These measures included those to help Tucsonians get affordable housing, improvements to public safety, lifting all people up, and new infrastructure and green sustainability projects. Among … Read more
With less than a week until her formal swearing-in, Governor-Elect Katie Hobbs has named several cabinet members to her Health and Human Services Team. These individuals, all dedicated and experienced public servants, and policy technocrats will help the Governor-Elect govern immediately after her term starts next week. According to a press release from the Governor-Elect’s … Read more
Heading into the Christmas weekend when no one was paying any attention, a measure of inflation watched closely by the Federal Reserve showed yet another month of cooling price increases, the Commerce Department said on Friday. The Wall Street Journal also reported, Supply Chains Upended by Covid Are Back to Normal: The Covid-19 pandemic might not be gone, … Read more
In recent months, there were mass protests in response to China’s “zero-Covid” policy being reinstated in response to a new surge of Covid-19 cases in China’s cities. The new Covid lockdowns were opposed by Covid-weary Chinese citizens. In addition to cracking down on these public protests, the Chinese government reversed itself on its “zero-Covid” policy. As … Read more