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Ducey Momentarily Escapes the Reactionary Dark Side to Veto SB1456; Will he also Veto SB1485
April 21, 2021
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In an attempt to improve his odds at winning higher political office, Governor Doug Ducey has been spending the last few weeks returning to the reactionary dark side of the former Party of Lincoln and signing executive orders that will appease the Know-Nothing wing of that party. That includes measures to: Take away mask mandates … Read more
Watch “The Story of Plastic” film for Earth Day 2021
April 21, 2021
Here is it almost Earth Day (April 22, 2021), and there is sooo much plastic waste, it is beginning to overwhelm us. Watch this gripping documentary about the immense amount of plastic still being produced and consumed all over the world, and what communities are doing to fight back: “THE STORY OF PLASTIC is a … Read more
Tell The Governor To Kill This EVL (Evil) Voter Suppression Bill
April 21, 2021
UPDATE: The GQP Queen of Voter Suppression, Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita is pushing Senate Bill 1485. As originally proposed, it spelled out that if someone does not return an early ballot in at least one of four prior elections — meaning a primary and a general election in two successive years — the person is dropped from … Read more
Jury Finds Derek Chauvin Guilty On All Three Counts
April 20, 2021
Many years ago, I interned in the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office when I was in law school. I have witnessed or participated in many trials since then. I watched portions of the Derek Chauvin trial. The assistant Minnesota Attorneys General who prosecuted this police brutality (murder) case conducted what I believe to be the finest example … Read more
GQP Voter Suppression Senators Whine About Business Community Opposition
April 20, 2021
Above: Republican senators Michelle Ugenti-Rita and J.D. Mesnard. – Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services. This is rich. Two of Arizona’s worst Republican senators lashed out Monday at businesses and the media, accusing them of “mischaracterizing” changes they are proposing to state election laws. More like speaking truth to power, and “you can’t handle the truth!” Remember, every Republican … Read more
Partisan Hack AG Mark Brnovich To Run For U.S. Senate Instead Of Governor
April 20, 2021
Above: This Richard Nixon pose is not going to impress voters. Governor Doug Ducey has consistently said that he is not interested in running for U.S. Senate when he terms out of office in 2022. He has fantasies about running for president in 2024. We have been over this ground. It had been widely assumed … Read more
GQP Legislatures Protect Drivers Who Hit BLM Protestors
April 20, 2021
There has been a nationwide effort by Republicans to criminalize Black Lives Matter protestors, but not the white supremacist MAGA/QAnon domestic terrorists who engaged in a seditious insurrection against the Capitol on January 6, and stormed at least one state capitol building in Michigan last year as a rehearsal. Back in February I told you … Read more
Flush With Covid Dollars, Republican Legislators Contemplate a Flat Tax
April 20, 2021
It seems State Senator Vince Leach (R-LD11) got it wrong when he confirmed that Arizona might face a $1.1 billion deficit. But Governor “one scoop or two Ducey” decided that after receiving COVID money ($1.86 billion in federal coronavirus relief funding), Arizona cities, towns, and counties would get only $441 million of that $1.86 COVID … Read more
