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Governor Katie Hobbs Will Begin Her Administration With A Water (And Power) Crisis
December 2, 2022
Above: Glen Canyon Dam, Lake Powell. For eight years, climate denier Gov. Doug Ducey and his climate denier GQP-controlled Arizona legislature did little to nothing to address the impending water crisis long predicted to result from an historic megadrought in the western U.S. Their response was always “mañana.” Last July Gov. Ducey signed landmark $1.2
AZ School Districts Demand a Special Session to Fix the Education Aggregate Spending Limit
December 2, 2022
Update to AZ School Districts Call For A Special Session To Fix The Fiscal Cliff Crisis Of The Education Aggregate Spending Limit (Sept. 2022). Still waiting! Gov. Doug Ducey is the self-proclaimed “education governor” (see above PR stunt). What a crock of shit. No Governor has been more successful in destroying public education in Arizona
Strong November Jobs And Earnings Report Gives Corporate Media Rooting For A Recession A Sad
December 2, 2022
Wall Street and corporate media are rooting for the Federal Reserve to cause a big spike in unemployment and even trigger a recession as the only means to tamping down inflation. Corporate media rarely reports on how more than half the rate of inflation is due to corporate price gouging to increase profits, make stock
Mayor Romero Delivers Her Third State of the City Address, Calling for an Economically Robust Tucson
December 1, 2022
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The Insane Absurdity of AZ Election Denialists
December 1, 2022
There is a truly absurd fact at the center of the election denialism of Lake, Hamadeh, Finchem, and others: if Cochise County had failed to certify their election results, the consequence would be the election of more Democrats. Deniers are accusing Governor-Elect Hobbs of threats and intimidation against the Cochise Board for saying that she
11th Circuit Court of Appeals Tosses Judge Cannon’s Order For Special Master In Mar-a-Lago Classified Documents
December 1, 2022
NBC News reports, In a major setback for Trump, an appeals court ends the special master’s review of seized Mar-a-Lago records: A federal appeals court Thursday ruled that a judge’s order appointing a special master to review documents seized from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort should be dismissed. Read the full ruling here. The
Update: Senate Passes Rail Labor Agreement; Paid Sick Leave Bill Filibustered By Republicans
December 1, 2022
Update to House Passes Rail Labor Agreement And Separate Paid Sick Leave Bill. The Hill reports, Senate votes to avert costly rail strike: The Senate voted Thursday to avert a costly nationwide rail strike next week that lawmakers in both parties worried would shut down much of the economy and further add to inflation. Senators
Court Grants Maricopa County’s Motion For Sanctions Against Attorneys For Kari Lake And Mark Finchem
December 1, 2022
Earlier this year, U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi Threw Out ‘Conjectural’ Arizona Lawsuit That Demanded Ban on Electronic Voting Machines: Kari Lake (R) sued Secretary of State Katie Hobbs (D) in April, alleging that the electronic voting machines used in state elections were at risk of hacking, election tampering, and voter fraud. State lawmaker
