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AG Merrick Garland: It Is Time For Congress To Act To Protect Voting Rights
August 6, 2021
Attorney General Merrick Garland in an op-ed at the Washington Post on the anniversary of the landmark Voting Rights Act writes, Merrick Garland: It is time for Congress to act again to protect the right to vote: Fifty-six years ago [today], the Voting Rights Act became law. At the signing ceremony, President Lyndon B. Johnson … Read more
Voting Rights Summer: Update On The Anniversary of The Landmark Voting Rights Act
August 6, 2021
Apparently there has been some progress on the negotiations for revised voting rights legislation. The New York Times reports, Schumer is said to tell senators to expect votes on voting rights legislation within days. Senate Democrats will make another, likely futile [60 votes for cloture], attempt to take up voting rights legislation in the coming … Read more
Next Seditious Insurrection: Goal Posts Moved, See You In September
August 6, 2021
Update to Mark Your Calendar For The Latest Apocalyptic Prediction, And Prepare To Have A Good Laugh (excerpt): We have a date certain. Mark your calendar to be totally disappointed, you MAGA/QAnon cult freaks. This is next Friday, by the way. Zachary Petrizzo got a little bit ahead of himself at Salon. So, hey, it’s … Read more
GQP Governors Fail: Cutting Off Unemployment Benefits Early Did Not Increase Employment
August 5, 2021
The American Rescue Plan extended the CARES Act pandemic unemployment benefits to September 6. But virtually all “red state” governors ended the unemployment benefits early, in June and July, on the specious argument that you Lucky Duckies are lazy couch potato ne’er-do-wells who don’t want to return to work while living off that extra $300 … Read more
NEW CDC Eviction Moratorium Already Being Challenged in Court
August 5, 2021
Update to CDC Announces New Eviction Moratorium, Likely To Face Challenge Before The Radicalized Republican Supreme Court. Well, that didn’t take long. One of the plaintiffs in the earlier Supreme Court case, the Alabama Association of Realtors, joined by the Georgia Association of Realtors, filed an emergency motion arguing that the Centers for Disease Control … Read more
Pima County Recorder, Gabriella Cázares-Kelly, Will Make Sure Your Vote Counts
August 5, 2021
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Gabriella Cázares-Kelly, the first Native American to win an election for Pima County Recorder at age 39, landed her seat at a time when serving as a progressive Recorder is more urgent than ever. When asked if early voting– which helped Democrats gain votes during the pandemic– might be in danger, Cázares-Kelly breathed a sigh … Read more
Arkansas Anti-Masker Law Is An Object Lesson For Arizona: Go On Offense, Sue The Legislature
August 5, 2021
In April, Arkansas`s Republican governor signed a bill preventing local officials from requiring masks to protect against the coronavirus. Now, Governor Asa Hutchinson is admitting how profoundly stupid that was. Arkansas Governor Regrets Signing Ban On Mask Mandates As COVID Spike Continues: Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on Tuesday expressed regret for signing a ban … Read more
(UPDATED 8/5/21) More Arizona School Districts Adopt Mask Mandates
August 4, 2021
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With cases of the Delta Variant of the Coronavirus still surging, Tucson Unified School District, Phoenix Elementary School District, Roosevelt Elementary School District, and Osborn Elementary Schools have all adopted district-wide mask mandates for students, staff, and visitors. Washington Elementary in Phoenix decided to do this afternoon (August 4, 2021.) So did Creighton Elementary. Brophy … Read more
