Greg Sargent and Paul Waldman of the Washington Post make the point that I have been making for months, Memo to centrists: Progressives aren’t your problem. Manchin and Sinema are.: In case you doubted that House progressives would stick to their strategy in the intraparty battle over President Biden’s agenda, they just reiterated their intention … Read more
On Saturday, the House Budget Committee advanced the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion American Families Plan as party leaders set their sights on teeing up the package for a vote in the lower chamber this coming week. House panel advances $3.5T spending bill. The Democratic-led committee passed the package in a 20-17 party-line vote on Saturday afternoon, … Read more
Close to a million new jobs in Arizona over the next ten years. 115 billion dollars in added economic state activity over that same time span. Personal income growing by close to $100 billion with disposable earnings just under $85 billion. That is what the L. William Seidman Research Institute at the W.P. Carey School … Read more
Arizona voters have a little over five days (until September 28, 2021) to take action against fringe Republican legislative attempts to: Take away Invest in Ed-Proposition 208 funding from traditional and charter public schools. Institute a flat tax to favor the wealthy and hurt everyone else. Suppress Democracy and the right to vote. Shift power … Read more
Politico’s playbook reports, Scoop: Sinema issues ultimatum to Biden: MODS TO BIDEN: BIF NOW OR BUST — Sen. KYRSTEN SINEMA (D-Ariz.) delivered a tough message to President Joe Biden at a private meeting Wednesday, we’re told: If the House delays its scheduled Sept. 27 vote on the bipartisan infrastructure plan — or if the vote … Read more