Legislature to pass a bare bones budget and adjourn sine die?

Legislature to pass a bare bones budget and adjourn sine die?

March 17, 2020

Republican leaders announced Monday the Arizona legislature plans to pass a basic spending plan and a series of “noncontroversial”  bills before they may recess or adjourn sine die as a way to mitigate the effects of the growing COVID-19 pandemic. Does this mean they will jettison the controversial package of election bills and tax cut bills? … Read more

Governor defies the courts, creates chaos in Ohio primary

Governor defies the courts, creates chaos in Ohio primary

March 17, 2020

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, a Republican, late Monday afternoon sought to delay the presidential primary election on Tuesday after assuring voters all weekend that the election would be held on Tuesday as scheduled. That’s when the chaos began. Cleveland.com reports Citing health emergency, Ohio officials to order polls closed on Election Day, despite judge’s ruling: … Read more

Ohio seeks to delay Tuesday’s primary because of coronavirus pandemic (updated)

March 16, 2020

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports, Gov. Mike DeWine wants to postpone Ohio’s Tuesday primary election till June 2 due to coronavirus: Less than 24 hours before it was to have taken place, Ohio officials are seeking to delay the state’s presidential primary election until June 2, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday. DeWine, a Republican, said … Read more

For the Good of the Country, Biden and Sanders Democrats will need to Learn from History and Unite

For the Good of the Country, Biden and Sanders Democrats will need to Learn from History and Unite

March 16, 2020

Russian Bolshevism under Lenin was not a majority movement in 1917 and 1918. Italian Fascism headed by Mussolini was not a majority movement from 1919 to 1922. German Nazism personified by Hitler was not a majority movement from 1919 to 1933. Richard Nixon’s 1968 election was not the will of the majority. The same with … Read more

Martha McSally’s Grifty Shifty Medicare Drug Prescription Cost Containment Dance for the 2020 Election

Martha McSally’s Grifty Shifty Medicare Drug Prescription Cost Containment Dance for the 2020 Election

March 16, 2020

Martha McSally is dodging and spinning for her political life. She is polling consistently behind her Democratic challenger Captain Mark Kelly, most recently by 7 points, one poll recently showing Kelly with an astounding 12 point lead! McSally, the unelected, autocratically-appointed, quasi-incumbent, realizes that citizens’ concern about the cost of medical care, and especially prescription drugs, … Read more

If Coronavirus Doesn’t Defeat Trump, His Recession Will

If Coronavirus Doesn’t Defeat Trump, His Recession Will

March 16, 2020

The ruinous impact of the Coronavirus was clear to see when I checked my IRA. It had been at an all-time high for me until February 19, when the Trump Stock Market Crash began. This is money I’m planning to live on for the rest of my life. I’m certain that my 74 million fellow … Read more

Arizona Legislators Unanimously Pass a $55 Million Anti Coronavirus Measure.

March 16, 2020

In a united front not seen in recent legislative sessions, Arizona legislators passed a $55 million Anti Coronavirus measure. Governor Ducey has signed the measure into law. The first five million dollars is for immediate utilization by the Arizona Department of Health Services to combat the Coronavirus. The other $55 million is for future needs … Read more

(UPDATED) Arizona Democratic Congressional Candidates React to The House Passage of a Bill to help People withstand the Coronavirus

(UPDATED) Arizona Democratic Congressional Candidates React to The House Passage of a Bill to help People withstand the Coronavirus

March 16, 2020

On Friday evening, the House of Representatives, on a 363 to 40 vote passed H.R. 6201: the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to help American Families financially withstand the Coronavirus. This measure includes funding for: Free Coronavirus testing. Emergency Paid Sick Days. Emergency Paid Leave Days. Expanded Unemployment Insurance. Expanded Food Stamp Assistance News organizations … Read more

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