Bipartisan Legislation For Ratification Of The Equal Rights Amendment
January 24, 2021
Above: First Ladies Rosalynn Carter and Betty Ford campaigning together at a 1984 ERA rally at the Lincoln Memorial. The Huffington Post reports, 2021 Could Be The Year Women Get Full Constitutional Rights: With Donald Trump out of the White House and Sen. Mitch McConnell no longer controlling the Senate, two substantial roadblocks for the … Read more
Arizona Taliban Wants to Criminalize Women and Their Doctors For Abortion
January 24, 2021
The Arizona Republic reported Arizona lawmaker proposes ‘homicide by abortion’ bill; doctors and patients could be charged with murder: An Arizona lawmaker known for his hard-line stance on abortion has introduced legislation requiring prosecutors to charge women who opt to end their pregnancies — and the doctors who help them do it — with homicide. Rep. Walt … Read more
Doctor: Improved Medicare for All will Fix Flaws in US Healthcare
January 24, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed several shortcomings in the U.S. health care system: The illusion of reliable employer-based health insurance is crumbling. Our safety nets have wide geographic variations. High-deductible insurance plans result in delayed care for people with chronic conditions. Underlying racial and geographic disparities in care are worsening. Our current system fails on … Read more
Republicans Need to Decide: Are They With the Republic or Donald Trump and the Domestic Terrorists
January 24, 2021
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There is NO doubt that Donald Trump and his cultist followers in the Trump Zone-Fox Island-Disinfowar Alternative Fact Universe encouraged a fringe mob of gullible and violent domestic terrorists to storm the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. Need a reminder. Some Republicans like House Minority Leader Kevin I want to be Speaker but … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of January 24, 2021
January 24, 2021
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: The Arizona … Read more
Raquel Teran is the New Chairperson of the Arizona Democratic Party
January 23, 2021
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Today was a great day for the Arizona Democratic Party. Raquel Teran, a State Representative from Legislative District 30, became the new head of the Arizona Democratic Party with 75 percent of the vote on the first ballot. Trumpist Coup Plotter Kelli Ward barely won a second ballot victory to retain her position as head … Read more
An Actual Case of Election Fraud By Donald Trump in Georgia (Updated)
January 23, 2021
Donald Trump pressured elected officials in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia to overturn election results in their states. Georgia seems to have been of particular interest to Trump, where he pressured the Republican Secretary of State and Governor. Trump Call to Georgia Official Might Violate State and Federal Law: The call by President Trump on Saturday … Read more
President Biden signs Executive Orders to Combat Hunger and Help Workers
January 22, 2021
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Saying “we need to tackle the growing hunger crisis in America,” President Biden has signed an Executive Order allowing the Department of Agriculture to let families hardest hit by the economic downturn caused by the pandemic to enroll for more “generous benefits” in the SNAP-Food Stamp Program. Biden hopes this order will allow millions of … Read more
