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Jared Kushner: 60,000+ dead in 60 days is a ‘great success story’ (in the Trump death cult)
April 30, 2020
The first “confirmed” death from COVID-19 in the U.S. was on February 29. Some 60 days later, the U.S. passed the grim milestone of 60,000 “confirmed” deaths on April 29. The Trump body count surpassed the 61,000 deaths by August 4 forecast by the model touted by the White House on April 9, with 61,717 … Read more
History Rhymes: Donald Trump wants to rush a vaccine like Gerald Ford did
April 30, 2020
Donald Trump wants a coronavirus vaccine widely available by the end of the year, even though his public health experts say it will take at least a year to 18 months, an ambitious schedule given that the mumps vaccine — considered the fastest ever approved — took four years to develop and adequately test for safety … Read more
Simulating COVID19 Restrictions is Eye-Opening
April 30, 2020
Harvard Medical School, Mass. General Hospital, Georgia Tech, and Boston Medical Center have collaborated to create on online, free-to-use COVID19 simulator, in which you can select policies at both national and state level to determine their impact on infections, mortality, hosptial utilization, and more. I encourage you to try the model for yourself, but I … Read more
Why is the Ducey Administration Hiding COVID Infections in Nursing Homes and Prisons Behind Privacy Claims?
April 30, 2020
Governor Ducey and his Health Department Director, Dr. Cara Christ continue to refuse to publicly release any data on nursing homes and prisons that have had diagnoses of COVID19 and consequent deaths. Maricopa County’s health director Sunenshine has also refused to release the information. News agencies have submitted final demands and are preparing for litigation. … Read more
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[UPDATED] Arizona Needs a New Public Health Infrastructure to Re-Open the Economy
April 29, 2020
UPDATE: Governor Ducey has announced plans to extend shelter at home orders until May 15, with modifications (PDF link). This allows certain retail business to reopen, but provides to resources for those business to meet recommendations for safety and infection control. Here is the video of the announcement of the new policy: There are plans … Read more
#COVID19 Shows #AZ that Over Reliance on Sales Tax Is Bad Policy (video)
April 29, 2020
Since it’s Wednesday, I am wearing red, and today’s video about public education funding. Yesterday, I was filling out an endorsement questionnaire, and one of the questions was: do you support raising sales taxes to pay for public education? This question is so January 2020. When we were in session, there was much discussion about … Read more
(UPDATED) The Mayors of Flagstaff, Phoenix, and Tucson Renew their Call for Governor Ducey to exercise Prudence before Reopening Arizona
April 29, 2020
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With one day until Doug Ducey has to decide whether to end the Stay at Home order for Arizona or extend it or modify it due to the Coronavirus, the Mayors of Arizona’s three largest regional cities (Coral Evans of Flagstaff, Kate Gallego of Phoenix, and Regina Romero of Tucson) wrote a joint letter to … Read more
GOP voter suppression specialist Kris Kobach loses again (updated)
April 29, 2020
“The wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine” – variation on an old proverb. Slowly, indeed. It’s been almost four years since I have had to update this post. (Update) 10th Circuit rules against Kansas on proof of citizenship requirement for voter registration – what about Arizona? Election law expert Richard Hasen posts … Read more
