Katie Hobbs Condemns Kari Lake’s Proposals to ‘Solve’ Homelessness
August 16, 2022
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Everyone in the political spectrum agrees there is a homelessness problem in Arizona and across the country. Dedicated public servants have devoted untold hours and spent billions of dollars to help mitigate and reduce this dire situation for the nation’s most unfortunate. Leaders like Arizona Mayors Kate Gallego, Regina Romero, and Corey Woods who have … Read more
A Disgusting Display of Unite The Right In Arizona
August 16, 2022
Kathryn Joyce at Salon does a better job of covering this than local Arizona news outlets. Arizona’s Kari Lake celebrates BDE (um, “Big DeSantis Energy”) at right-wing lovefest: During a Sunday night political rally that began with a prayer, Arizona’s far-right Republican gubernatorial nominee, Kari Lake, quickly dived into insult comedy. The former Fox affiliate … Read more
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero Celebrates the Receipt of $12.1 Million in Low or No Emission Grant for Electric Buses
August 16, 2022
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After receiving $25 million from the Infrastructure R.A.I.S.E. program to help modernize the bridge on Twenty-Second Street, the City of Tucson received another $12.1 million, courtesy of the Biden/Harris Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, from the Federal Transit Administration in the Low or No Emission Grants, to help fund the acquisition of additional electric vehicle buses, “clean … Read more
Insurrectionist Coup Plotter And QAnon Election Denier Mark Finchem Kept A ‘Treason Watch List’
August 16, 2022
CNN’s K Files reports, Arizona Republican secretary of state nominee kept ‘Treason Watch List’ and posted about stockpiling ammunition on Pinterest: The Republican nominee for secretary of state in Arizona is a self-proclaimed member of the far-right extremist group the Oath Keepers who repeatedly shared anti-government conspiracies and posts about stockpiling ammunition on social media. … Read more
Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg Expected To Plead Guilty
August 16, 2022
The New York Times reports, Trump Executive Nears Plea Deal With Manhattan Prosecutors: Allen Weisselberg. Chief Financial Officer for the Trump Organization, Donald Trump’s family business who was charged with participating in a yearslong tax scheme is nearing a deal with Manhattan prosecutors but will not cooperate with a broader investigation into Mr. Trump, according … Read more
Election Denier Summit In Arizona Is A Bust: Grifters, Con Men, And Frauds
August 16, 2022
“This is how cons work: The stakes keep getting increased until the whole thing collapses.” Philip Bump at the Washington Post reports, Another year, another high-profile voter-fraud summit goes bust: It was just over a year ago that MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell convened supporters and data experts in South Dakota for a multiday summit at … Read more
Yet Another Multi-State Criminal Conspiracy By The Trump Campaign To Overturn the 2020 Election
August 16, 2022
How is it possible that Sidney Powell has not yet been indicted for her central role in Trump’s Coup Plot? The MAGA/QAnon Colorado county election clerk, Tina Peters, conspiring with the My Pillow Guy Coup Plotter and Big Lie election denier has received the most media attention for security breaches of voting machines. Last month, … Read more
AZ Citizens Clean Elections Commission’s debate schedule for General Election 2022 – updated
August 16, 2022
The Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission has set their candidate debate schedule for the General Election on Nov. 8, 2022. View schedule here: Candidate Debates | Citizens Clean Elections Commission (azcleanelections.gov) Legislative debates all at 6 p.m. For Southern Arizona (will add later to the Events calendar once the candidates respond with RSVPs): LD … Read more
