Political Calendar: Week of April 20, 2020
April 19, 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
Trump is inciting insurrection and rebellion … and a ‘Covid Civil War’?
April 18, 2020
David Gordon did a brief post about this on Friday, but I want to expand upon his post further. President Donald Trump tweeted his approval of his personality cult followers staging anti-lockdown protests against social distancing rules to stop the spread of the coronavirus, in dog whistle coded language familiar to his cult followers: As … Read more
Support 4th Avenue businesses with gift card promotion
April 18, 2020
“Historic Fourth Avenue is the heartbeat of Tucson. Its character is defined by the many unique, locally owned businesses within the district. Preserving and supporting those businesses is fundamental to preserving the character of Fourth Avenue itself. The Historic Fourth Avenue Coalition (HFAC) and the Fourth Avenue Merchants Association (FAMA) have teamed up to offer … Read more
Dr. Hiral Tipirneni Trounces David Schweikert in the last Fundraising Quarter
April 18, 2020
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Dr. Hiral Tipirneni, the 2018 Democratic Congressional District (CD) Eight Nominee now running for the party’s nomination in CD Six raised more than twice as much in campaign donations than ethically embroiled Republican incumbent David Schweikert. According to the April 16, 2020, Yellow Sheet Report (see link below,), Dr. Tipirneni raised $507,000. That is more … Read more
Federal Court DISMISSES Request To Force State To Allow Online Petition-Gathering For Initiatives During Pandemic
April 17, 2020
Late this afternoon, U.S. District Court Judge Dominic Lanza dismissed an effort by two groups circulating petitions to force the state of Arizona to open up its online signature platform to allow the initiatives to gather signatures in light of the coronavirus pandemic. A similar effort in state court is still outstanding. Finding that the … Read more
The Sick Political Calculus of Pushing to Re-Open the Economy Now
April 17, 2020
The right wing of the GOP, which, I suppose, is really ALL of it, at this point, is pressing hard for a quick re-opening of the U.S. economy all over the media. The reason is NOT because they want it to happen, or even believe it can happen. They know as well as anyone, that … Read more
