The Scorecard on the Biden/Harris Cabinet and White House Staff Picks So Far
December 6, 2020
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There has been recent concern among some Democratic/Progressive Leaning Groups on how diverse the Biden/Harris Administration will be. The President-Elect has pledged to have the most diverse Administration in History. How is the Biden/Harris Transition Team doing so far? White Women: 12 Black Women: 7 Latino Women: 3 Asian Women: 4 White Men: 8 Black … Read more
The Devil Went Down to Georgia, He Was Lookin’ For A Vote To Steal
December 6, 2020
Donald Trump held another coronavirus super-spreader rally in Georgia last night, one day after Georgia set a single-day coronavirus record, ostensibly in support of Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) and interim Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) in the January runoff elections that will decide control of the U.S. Senate. Not so much: the two senators spoke for … Read more
GOP Clown Car of Lawsuits Finally Crashes
December 6, 2020
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Soooo much losing. The GOP nationwide and in Arizona have been driving a clown car, with bogus lawsuits jumping out wildly. But they’ve crashed into a wall of judges, legislators, and officials who reject their claims to overturn the election — and many of them are Republicans! Republicans have become defeated whiners and snowflakes who … Read more
Get Out the Popcorn: The Arizona Republican Civil War is Intensifying
December 6, 2020
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This has been festering since the November 3, 2020 elections and is starting to boil. On one side you have law and order Republicans that were willing to humor Trumpist attempts to use the legal process to prove there was widespread fraud in the elections. When those assertions proved baseless after a series of court … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of December 6, 2020
December 6, 2020
The Political Calendar is posted on Sundays. Please send us notice of your political events prior to the Sunday before your event 7 days would be most helpful). See the calendar icon in the right-hand column of the blog page for easy access to the calendar. Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Note: For … Read more
House Votes to Legalize Marijuana as Racial Justice Mandate
December 5, 2020
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The House of Representatives voted by a bipartisan majority of 228-164 to pass the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act, ending the Federal ban on cannabis. The MORE Act would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act and expunge nonviolent pot-related offenses. The New York Times reports the law, “would require Federal courts to … Read more
Day 2 of AZ GOP Case To Disenfranchise Voters Ends In Defeat (Updated)
December 5, 2020
After a two day trial, Maricopa County Superior Court Randall Warner ruled there is no evidence of fraud, misconduct, an erroneous vote count nor illegal votes in the 2020 election results in Maricopa County, just as expected. See Minute Entry Order. The Arizona Mirror reports, Judge: No fraud, misconduct, illegal votes in Maricopa County’s 2020 election: Judge … Read more
Arizona Public Schools Need More Stabilization Funds than what Ducey Has Provided
December 4, 2020
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Lower than projected student enrollment figures have caused some of Arizona’s traditional and charter public schools to lose greater revenues than anticipated during the summer. During the summer, Arizona and other states received CARES act funding designed to go to aid public schools. Governor Doug Ducey and his team said that schools and districts could … Read more
