Political Calendar: Week of May 24, 2020
May 24, 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
“Donald Trump Froze like a Deer in the Headlights when the Coronavirus Came”
May 23, 2020
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The latest ad from the Biden campaign paints a damning picture of Donald Trump as a person who “froze like a Deer in the Headlights” when faced with the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency. The one approximately one-minute ad blasts Mr. Trump for ignoring the threats, alarms, and warning signs of the virus for months, saying … Read more
AZ HB 2912: Public Health Chaos Dressed Up as COVID19 Business Relief
May 23, 2020
UPDATE: Please also consider reading my analysis of the changes to legal process contained in HB 2912. HB 2912 is a wide-ranging grab for power over state public health regulations and our court system by the Arizona legislature. It very well may be unconstitutional in some of its goals and specifics, which I will address … Read more
Mesnard’s Pre Existing Bill is lacking but Democrats can build on it when they take over the State Legislature in 2021
May 23, 2020
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On Thursday, May 21, 2020, the Arizona State House of Representatives passed SB 1397, a Senate bill sponsored by State Senator (and former Arizona House Speaker) JD Mesnard on a 59 to 1 vote. On March 3, 2020, it cleared the Senate on a 30 to 0 vote. The bill, which will prevent insurance companies … Read more
Patients treated with hydroxychloroquine had a significantly higher risk of death compared with those who did not
May 22, 2020
Dr. Trump’s traveling medicine show snake oil “miracle cure” is being put to the test in control studies, and so far, the results are showing that the “miracle cure” can kill you. The Washington Post reports, Antimalarial drug touted by President Trump is linked to increased risk of death in coronavirus patients, study says: A … Read more
Proof Ducey’s Lying: Arizona’s NOT Ready to Re-Open
May 22, 2020
PLEASE NOTE UPDATE ON 6/8/20 in the Section discussing Gating Criterion 3: ICU Utilization Rates. Ongoing analysis of Governor Ducey’s COVID-19 pressers: May 29th: Governor Ducey Continues to Lie About Arizona’s COVID-19 Status June 4th: Ducey Stays on Course for Re-Opening, Despite COVID-19 Resurgence June 22nd: Governor Doug Ducey and interim Arizona DHS Director Dr. Cara … Read more
The Republican Party has completely lost its mind (updated)
May 22, 2020
When I was young, I had a job that required me to travel throughout the central and mountain states. I frequently drove at night, because it was easier on the eyes than in the daytime. Unfortunately, this part of the country had a dearth of good radio stations that played music at night. The AM … Read more
The Trump Depression: the road not taken to economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic (Updated)
May 22, 2020
The U.S. economic response to the coronavirus pandemic has been entirely ass-backwards and is doomed to cause greater economic pain in coming months. It relied on antiquated state unemployment insurance systems that Republican states have specifically designed to be hard to use to dissuade the unemployed from filing for benefits to which they are entitled, … Read more
