The ADLCC Condemns Republicans Back to the Dark Ages Approach on Major Legislative Proposals
February 17, 2021
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Doctors who perform abortions can get charged with murder. Voter suppression measures designed to reduce turnout in Democratic-leaning communities. Cutting taxes for people that do not need them in order to thwart monies going to public schools. Restricting or prohibiting sex education. Promoting conversion therapy. Trying to restrict the Corporation Commission and Clean Energy rules. … Read more
Rogue Elephant Tramples Voter Suppression Bill, And Voucher Vulture Bill For A Two-Fer
February 17, 2021
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
Biden/Harris CDC Guidelines on Reopening Schools are a Step in the Right Direction but Concerns Remain Moving Forward
February 17, 2021
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Last Friday (February 12, 2021,) the Biden/Harris Center for Disease Control (CDC) released updated, improved, and science-based guidelines on the criteria to reopen the nation’s schools. The essential mitigation safety measures the CDC recommends for reopening and maintaining in-person instruction in schools are: “Universal and correct use of masks. Physical distancing. Handwashing and respiratory etiquette. … Read more
Environmental Activist Kevin Dahl Runs for Tucson City Council
February 17, 2021
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The Anti-Democratic Senate is Too Dysfunctional To Do The People’s Work
February 17, 2021
Republicans, led by the “Grim Reaper” of the Senate legislative graveyard, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, seem to think that the best way for them to heal their divided party is to unite in opposition to Joe Biden’s plan to tackle the public health and economic crisis that he inherited from Republicans last month, i.e., … Read more
(UPDATED) Relatable, Empathetic, Wonky, and Grandfatherly Joe Biden Participates in his First Presidential Town Hall
February 16, 2021
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It was a good night for President Joe Biden and the American People. For the first time in four years, the residents of this nation were treated to a President of the United States who was relatable, empathetic, warm. knowledgable of the facts, and grandfatherly towards a town hall audience in Wisconsin. In his first … Read more
Teachers in the Grand Canyon State are at the Bottom of the National Wage Totem Pole
February 16, 2021
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School Teachers in Arizona are 50th in salary earnings compared to their colleagues across the country. Jim Small of the Arizona Mirror published an article citing the findings of HireAHelper, a California firm that conducted the study analyzing instructor salaries across the United States. Of the 50 largest cities, Phoenix and the surrounding suburbs of … Read more
Speaker Pelosi Calls For A 1/6 Commission, Modeled After The 9/11 Commission
February 16, 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), is doubling down on her calls for a 9/11-style commission on the January 6 insurrectionist attack on the Capitol, following the impeachment and acquittal GQP jury nullification of former President Donald Trump in the Senate over the weekend. Pelosi had first suggested the creation of such a commission two weeks ago. … Read more
