America’s Midwest is experiencing the worst flooding since the Great Food of 1993. “Many farmers across wide swaths of the Midwest have rarely seen days dry enough to work, leading to what agricultural experts are calling a historically delayed planting season that could exacerbate the economic and personal anxieties brought on by a multiyear slump … Read more
House Democrats continue to advance the “People’s Agenda.” Today the House will vote on H.R. 6, The Dream and Promise Act of 2019. House Democrats poised to approve bill to give DREAMers pathway to citizenship: The US House of Representatives is poised to pass a bill that would give permanent citizenship to 2.5 million undocumented immigrants. … Read more
It’s June, and you know what that means: SCOTUS watch. According to Scotusblog’s “statistical snapshot”, there are still 31 cases to be decided before the end of the month. Six of these remaining cases have been designated “major cases” by SCOTUSblog – case summaries are by SCOTUSblog: Gamble v. United States, Issue: Whether the Supreme Court … Read more
I covered this from a macroeconomic impact in ‘Trump Taxes’ would be paid by American consumers on Mexican goods, but the Arizona Republic covers the microeconomic impact on Arizona. Arizona leaders predict ‘terribly damaging’ effects from Mexico tariffs “Trump taxes”: Arizona leaders in business and economics reacted to President Trump’s Mexico tariff plan with harsh … Read more
Arizona Senator Martha McSally is hosting a telephone townhall this coming Tuesday with special guest Sen. Lindsey Graham. The main topic will be Graham’s new bill regarding immigration laws; however, the news release indicates that she will “address other issues facing the U.S. Senate”. McSally states that she is the “first co-sponsor” of the measure. … Read more