In her second State of the Session address since becoming Democratic Senate Leader, Senator Mitzi Epstein (full disclosure: I am a member of her Legislative District 12) went after hypocrite Republicans for not working on gun safety legislation that could potentially prevent horrific school shootings like the recent one this week in Nashville that cost … Read more
We are pathetic. Yes, all of us. We obviously don’t care enough about the carnage going on in our schools, our churches, our theaters, our grocery stores, our concerts, our workplaces, and myriad other places. If we cared enough, we would do something to curb gun violence. I’ll be the first to admit that I … Read more
It has been an eventful first term for Tucson Mayor Regina Romero. When she was not battling science denying Governor Doug Ducey and right-wing legislators over how to keep people safe during the height of the Coronavirus, Mayor Romero, with members of the City Council, pursued a progressive program, which included a Working Families Agenda, … Read more
Saying “Let’s finish the job” and America is about “possibilities,” President Joe Biden hit another homerun delivering a passionate, magnanimous, optimistic, enthusiastic, and combative State of the Union address to Congress and the Amerian People this evening (February 7, 2023.) If there was any doubt that Joe Biden lacked the energy and competence to continue … Read more
The Hill reports, The Hill’s Morning Report — Democrats aim big before GOP takes over House: Democrats who control both the House and Senate have ambitious to-do lists before Congress adjourns this year. What they lack are bipartisan agreements and commitments inside their party about what can or should get to President Biden’s desk in … Read more