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Arizona Deserves Better, Stop Dirty Money, and Invest in Arizona Push to Get 170,000 Petition Signatures by September 27

August 14, 2021 by David Gordon

The race among Arizonan pro-Democracy and Public Education activists over the last couple of weeks to gather 170,000 petition signatures by September 27 to block enactment of reactionary Republican laws designed to suppress the vote and defund Proposition 208 has gained momentum. Volunteers, largely through the umbrella organizations of Arizona Deserves Better, Stop Dirty Money, … Read more

Senate Democrats Approve $3.5 Trillion Budget Resolution – Now Comes The Hard Part

August 11, 2021 by AZ BlueMeanie

The Biden agenda remains on track in the Senate. Senate Democrats approved a budget resolution early Wednesday morning that will allow them to pass a $3.5 trillion spending plan without GOP support later this year. Senate Democrats approve budget resolution, teeing up $3.5T spending plan: The Senate voted 50-49 to adopt the resolution, capping off … Read more

Senate Overwhelmingly Passes $1 Trillion ‘Bipartisan’ Infrastructure Bill; Now Comes The Hard Part

August 10, 2021 by AZ BlueMeanie

The Hill reports, Senate passes $1T bipartisan infrastructure bill in major victory for Biden: The Senate on Tuesday passed a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal, a significant win for President Biden and the first step on his top legislative priority. Senators voted 69-30 on the bill, which was spearheaded by a bipartisan group of … Read more

It’s Still Infrastructure Week In The Senate Before Recess – Where’s Voting Rights?

August 9, 2021 by AZ BlueMeanie

The Hill reports, This week: Senate races toward summer break: The Senate is moving to finish up its two-part infrastructure strategy this week and let members leave for a weeks-long summer break. The House is out of session this week. But the Senate was in town for rare back-to-back weekend work, after they missed their … Read more

GDP Growth Under Donald Trump Was the Worst Since Herbert Hoover

August 4, 2021 by AZ BlueMeanie

Donald Trump liked to claim that “Before the coronavirus pandemic, the United States had ‘the greatest economy in the history of our country.’” Yeah, that was total bullshit, and Politifact rated it as “false” at the time. Donald Trump’s dubious statement about presiding over ‘the greatest economy’ in history (excerpt): Growth in the nation’s gross … Read more