Democrats are breaking up the Build Back Better initiative into the individual parts for which they can get the support of serial obstructionists like Sens. “Manchinema” under the Senate’s internal rules for the “budget reconciliation” process. The initial hope had been to include a prescription drug pricing initiative in the larger Build Back Better initiative that … Read more
Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council took steps today (July 1, 2022) to make the fifth largest city in the country a more attractive location and “livable city.” 220701 Mayor Gallego and Council Add Millions in Community Support They also passed a measure, in unison with Tucson and the Gila River Indian Community … Read more
When historians write about Enemy of the People-Political Prince of Darkness-Obstructionist in Chief-Moscow Mitch McConnell, there will probably be less than a positive sentence to say about his time in office. The Kentucky Senator who once reportedly told Vice President Biden “you must be under the mistaken impression that I care,” has rightfully earned a place in … Read more
Mark Cardenas served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019. Late last month, Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly joined 10 Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). The letter urged the agency to develop a regulatory framework to foster and support autonomous vehicles. In their letter, … Read more
From a Democrats and social justice perspective, there are several good items in the bipartisan budget passed in the Arizona State Legislature last week. There were also some bad and ugly provisions in and outside the budget as well. To be fair, there are probably Republican legislators who feel the same way about the budget…for … Read more