State Senator Victoria Steele, a staunch advocate for the environment and children, will hit the ground running January 13 when the Legislature opens next month, introducing four bills to combat climate change in Arizona. Steele, a Democrat representing Tucson’s Legislative District 9, spoke to a supportive audience at a recent Democrats of Greater Tucson meeting. … Read more
For years, Democrats in the Legislature have been calling for a review of the tax credits and the other tax giveaways. The goal of the review process is to recommend continuation, amendment or repeal of tax credits. Decades of “business friendly” bipartisan votes in the Legislature to reduce income taxes and boost the economy have … Read more
Televangelist Reverend Billy Graham came to regret that he had “sometimes crossed a line” into politics. His son Reverend Franklin Graham has had no such qualms about giving his full-throated support to President Donald Trump. An early advocate of Trump’s candidacy, he has remained stalwart even as multiple scandals have piled up. The Reverend Franklin Graham Offers an Evangelist’s … Read more
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senators Amy Klobuchar and Chuck Schumer called it yesterday after Political Prince of Darkness-Enemy of the People-Obstructionist in Chief-Senate Majority Leader Moscow Mitch McConnell remained steadfast in his refusal to call additional witnesses to the upcoming Senate Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump. Speaking yesterday (December 19, 2019) after Mr. McConnell on … Read more
President Trump cites massive tax cuts, his signature legislative achievement (sic), among wins that should dissuade voters from supporting his impeachment, and supporting his reelection. But several conservative economists now say the Trump tax law, which turns two years old Sunday, so far has fallen short of its central promise to spread prosperity broadly — just … Read more