According to a new Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll: Initially, 83% of the public say they favor allowing the federal government to negotiate with drug companies to lower drug prices on behalf of people enrolled in Medicare beneficiaries and private plans. This includes 91% of Democrats, 85% of independents, and 76% of Republicans, as … Read more
Update to Child Tax Credit Payments Begin Today – Thank A Democrat: Today (July 15), families across the country will see the first payments from the Child Tax Credit expansion enacted in the American Rescue Plan – $3,600/year for kids under 6 and $3,000/year for kids over 6. Unlike the 2017 Trump tax cuts for … Read more
A week after announcing an initiative to transition Tucson public busing to all-electric vehicles, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, along with Pima District Five County Supervisor Adelita Grijalva, American Lung Association Advocacy Senior Director JoAnnna Strother, and Tucson Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Gabriel Trujillo, announced support for a similar effort to transition all diesel school … Read more
The East Valley Partnership recently held a forum for the candidates from both parties for Arizona’s Governorship in 2022. Of those aspiring to the Republican nomination, Matt Salmon, Steve Gaynor, Kimberly Yee, and Karrin Taylor Robson were in attendance. Kari Lake claimed a scheduling conflict and did not appear. Unfortunate, as I was keen to … Read more
Truer words were never spoken: Biden Accuses Republicans of Being ‘Reckless’ Over Debt Limit Increase: President Biden excoriated Republicans on Monday for blocking his party’s efforts to raise the debt ceiling weeks before a projected government default, calling their tactics “reckless” and “disgraceful” and warning they risked causing “a self-inflicted wound that takes our economy … Read more