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Political Calendar: Week of June 13, 2021
June 12, 2021
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, events are being cancelled or postponed to later dates. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status. … Read more
With Regards to Accused Insurrectionist Mark Finchem, Why Can’t the Members of the Arizona Legislature Behave Like the Oregon One
June 12, 2021
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The Oregon State Legislature, in a bipartisan 59 to 1 vote, just voted to expel one of its members for helping to plan an armed attack on that state’s capitol. The only person voting against the measure was Mike Nearman, the state legislator accused of helping to orchestrate the attack. Travel to Arizona and the … Read more
Water Shortages And Wildfires, And A Lot Of Hot Air From Governor Ducey (Updated)
June 11, 2021
Update to Western Mega Drought Threatens Arizona Water Supplies. The Associated Press reports Key reservoir on Colorado River hits record low amid drought: The surface elevation of Lake Mead along the Nevada-Arizona border dipped to 1,071.56 feet (326.6 meters) at 11 p.m. on Wednesday evening. The level was last hit in July 2016 and is … Read more
Republican Lawyers Behaving Badly Facing Bar Discipline (Disbarment)
June 11, 2021
Yet another Republican lawyer who should be disbarred for filing frivolous lawsuits: Howard Kleinhendler was part of the “Kraken” team of lawyers that included Sidney Powell and Lin Wood (Oh look, they are representing one another against Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit, Ex-Trump Lawyer Sidney Powell Hires Lin Wood for Defamation Case) – that’s cute, … Read more
Watch the Stand for Children Ad attacking the Extreme Republican Budget called “Flat Wrong”
June 11, 2021
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The pro-public school and children organization Stand for Children have released a new ad attacking the flat tax and extreme budget provisions of Governor Doug Ducey and the vast majority of Republicans in the State Legislature. Citing former Republican Governor Jan Brewer and local faith leader Reverend Hunter Ruffin, the ad emphasizes that the flat … Read more
Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council Approve a Peoples First Strategy with Funds from the American Rescue Plan
June 11, 2021
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More evidence the Biden/Harris American Rescue Plan is helping Arizonans. Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council approved a spending plan on June 9, 2021, that would allocate the first installment of American Rescue Plan funds ($198 million) the city received in May. Another allotment will be funded next year. In a press release … Read more
Donald Trump and William Barr Used The DOJ To Attack His ‘Political Enemies’ And To Cover-up His Own Crimes
June 11, 2021
Then Senator Kamala Harris, the former Attorney General of California, showed her prosecutorial skills when she questioned Attorney General William Barr during his Senate hearing regarding the Mueller report. Barr hemmed and hawed, and parsed the word “suggest,” to eventually avoid answering her question which called for a yes or no answer. William Barr, the most … Read more
Attorney General Merrick Garland Will Give A Policy Address On Voting Rights Today (Updated)
June 11, 2021
The Biden Justice Department has been virtually silent on voting rights since Merrick Garland took over a Justice Department thoroughly corrupted by the most corrupt Attorney General in American history, William Barr. Arizonan’s have been asking where in the hell is the Justice Department action to stop the Arizona Senate’s GQP sham “fraudit” after the … Read more
