Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren is the New Democratic State Representative from LD 7
February 10, 2021
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The Apache County Board of Supervisors has appointed a Democratic successor to replace Legislative District (LD) Seven State Representative Arlando Teller who has taken a position with the Biden/Harris Administration. Apac She is Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren, a resident of the Navajo Nation and alumni of both Stanford and Arizona State University Law. JUST IN: Jasmine … Read more
Reaction to the Judicial Ruling Smacking Down the Opponents of Invest in ED-Prop 208
February 10, 2021
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Yesterday (February 9, 2021), Arizona Superior Court Judge John Hannah issued a blistering ruling against the opponents of Invest in Ed-Proposition 208 who had sought to prevent its taking effect. This is a great victory for children and public education in the Grand Canyon State. Please click here to read fellow blogger Larry Bodine’s account … Read more
Day 1: Moral Depravity of GQP Senators Revealed With ‘Jury Nullification’ Vote
February 10, 2021
Molly Jong-Fast at The Daily Beast succinctly sums up what is at stake in this impeachment trial: [I]mpeachment no longer feels like a punishment for Trump so much as a necessity for democracy. Either things matter or they don’t. Either Congress says armed insurrections are not OK and protects the principle and practice of a … Read more
Valentine’s Art Festival on Feb. 13
February 10, 2021
Event by Red Heart Woman Art, Sparkle Sparrow and 4 others 137 W 17th St, Tucson, AZ 85701-2639, United States Saturday, February 13, 2021 at 8 AM MST – 4 PM MST Price: Free · Duration: 8 hr Public · Anyone on or off Facebook “Participating Artists: Alejandra Hancock Angela Burton (Art Mixer) Angela Flanagan (Red Heart Woman Art) Armando … Read more
Judge Upholds Prop. 208 — Kicking Anti-School Reactionaries in the Teeth
February 10, 2021
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In a withering ruling, a state judge blasted anti-school reactionaries and allowed Prop. 208 to take effect to provide up to $940 million to school districts, teachers, and support personnel. Republican legislators and corporate interests have been fighting to override the voters who approved Prop. 208, known as Invest in Ed, in November 2020. Their … Read more
Churches Win over Pandemic Protections, says a Fractured Supreme Court
February 10, 2021
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A fractured US Supreme Court voted at near midnight on February 9, in an emergency, unsigned decision to permit California to resume indoor religious services despite a widespread pandemic. However, the Justices: Continued to ban singing and chanting Allowed capping attendance at 25 percent of capacity The decision is South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. … Read more
President Biden meets with CEOs to Advance his COVID 19 American Rescue Plan
February 9, 2021
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While his seditious-insurrectionist Predecessor was undergoing a record second impeachment trial, President Joe Biden met with some of the nations leading CEOs to gain greater support for the COVID 19 American Rescue Plan. Saying “the American People are hurting and a lot of people are in real trouble,” President Biden, along with Vice President Harris and … Read more
House Democrats Reject ‘Austerity’ B.S. on COVID Relief Payments
February 9, 2021
Last week Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, who defend the filibuster, voted in favor of a budget resolution by the reconciliation process. That budget resolution includes President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief package that includes $1,400 relief payments to Americans (combined with the $600 enacted in December, rounds up to $2,000). Sens. Joe Manchin … Read more
