Michael Flynn is no victim, he betrayed his country
May 31, 2020
This week, U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan will have a hearing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to answer accusations of bias made by Michael Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser. Judge Sullivan declined to accept the Department of Justice’s motion to dismiss the guilty plea entered by Michael Flynn … Read more
Tucson Candlelight Vigil for George Floyd – updated
May 31, 2020
Carolyn’s note: Black American George Floyd was allegedly killed by a Minneapolis, MN police officer, while in police custody and handcuffed on the ground on Monday, May 25. Protests/rallies/marches have been held all over the nation (and world) in outrage over this action, and in memory of George Floyd, age 46. The officer in … Read more
Arizona Department of Education task force to release its guidelines for reopening schools on Monday
May 31, 2020
Federal and state officials across the country have altered or hidden public health data crucial to tracking the coronavirus’ spread, hindering the ability to detect a surge of infections as President Trump demands the nation to reopen rapidly. Bad state data hides coronavirus threat as Trump pushes reopening: In at least a dozen states, health … Read more
After a week of Tragedy, the Launch of Space X shows the Good Humanity is capable of
May 31, 2020
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After a decade having to hitchhike on Russian Soyuz Rockets (at $86 million per astronaut) to the International Space Station, The United States launched the Elon Musk company created Space X Crew Dragon Spacecraft with Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley on the Musk Company constructed Falcon Nine Rocket. Please see the video of the … Read more
Errors in New MVD Website Hinder Voter Registration Changes
May 31, 2020
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A new three-step process in ServiceArizona.com that directs voters to notify the state of their current address in chase of a change or update through the Arizona Motor Vehicle Department has been beset by software problems. This problem, discovered by an Executive Director at the Yavapai County Democratic Party (please click on the letter below,) … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of May 31, 2020
May 31, 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
Arizona’s 54th Legislative Session Ends: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
May 30, 2020
Usually, sine die is an orderly but sometimes drama-filled end to the Legislative session. Historically, the Arizona House and the Senate vote to sine die (end the session) on the same night and often under the cloak of darkness. The second session of the 54th Legislature was… different… even before the novel Coronavirus hit the … Read more
Trump incites violence against protestors: ‘MAGA Night at the White House’
May 30, 2020
The Washington Post today offered this brief analysis, Violent Minneapolis protests give Trump a chance to be the law-and-order candidate he ran as in 2016 (excerpt): Trump described himself as the “law and order” candidate four times as he accepted the Republican presidential nomination at his adopted party’s convention in Cleveland in 2016. The speech … Read more
