Most Republicans in the Arizona State Legislature are warring against Democracy on several fronts. Not only are they endeavoring to enact measures designed to suppress the vote, but they are also advancing proposals to circumvent the will of the people at the ballot box. Senate Bill (SB) 1783 is the latest example of this. This … Read more
President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, announced two major developments with regards to the COVID 19 vaccination. First, by invoking the Federal Defense Production Act, the President announced that Johnson and Johnson have partnered with the drug manufacturer Merck to produce massive supplies of its vaccine “24/7.” This development should, according to … Read more
In what could be major tuition savings for Arizona college students, the Arizona State House passed, by a 57 to 3 margin, a bill that would allow Community Colleges to offer four-year degrees for some programs. What is in the Bill? The bill, HB2523, would allow Arizona Community Colleges to offer these degrees with some … Read more
At an early afternoon Press Conference with Ylenia Aguilar, the President of the Osborn School District Governing Board and Dr. Jason Vargas, the President of the Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman discussed the progress of reopening all Schools in the Grand Canyon State for In-Person … Read more
Well this was fun. Good times, good times. The GQP’s Queen of voter suppression, Michelle Ugenti-Rita (R-Scottsdale) saw her bill to remove the “permanent” from the Permanent Early Voting List (PEVL) – created several years ago when Republicans still held a decisive advantage in early voting, since equaled and surpassed by the Democratic Party – … Read more