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Asian American organizations send letters to Governor Ducey against anti-Asian violence
April 10, 2021
The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) of Arizona, along with several Asian Pacific Islander organizations sent a letter on April 9 to Arizona’s Governor Doug Ducey, against the anti-Asian violence across the nation. In Arizona a Filipino American man Juanito Falcon was attacked and killed in Phoenix in February. There have been a number of … Read more
The Biden/Harris Administration Unveils a Putting People’s First $1.5 Trillion Discretionary Federal Budget Proposal
April 9, 2021
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Putting people first may be the theme of the Biden/Harris Proposed $1.5 trillion discretionary federal budget. Discretionary because the figures do not take into account Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and interest on the National Debt. It also does not include numbers for the American Jobs Plan. Advocates for public education, clean energy, environmental protection, combatting … Read more
Reginald Bolding Joins Eric Holder in a Discussion Against UnAmerican Republican Voter Suppression Measures
April 9, 2021
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According to former Obama/Biden Attorney General Eric Holder who cited data from the Brennan Center, 350 pieces of voter suppression legislation have been proposed across the country this year. In a mid-day presser on April 9, 2021, the former Attorney General and head of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, joined by Arizona House Democratic Leader … Read more
America Needs National Election Reform and Voting Rights Protection
April 9, 2021
The most consequential legislation that the national Democratic leadership must pass this year is the two voting rights and election policy bills: HR.1/S.1 and HR.4. These two measures will stop state legislation in Arizona and 41 other states from blocking access to the ballot box and restrict how elections are run. Georgia’s Republican legislative and … Read more
Arizona Senate Sends Conspiracy Theory-Laden Jim Crow 2.0 Bill To The Governor – Veto This Bill
April 8, 2021
Republicans in the Arizona Senate voted Wednesday to block counties from applying for private grants to make up for state funding shortfalls that the counties say they need to properly run elections. So much for their feigned concern about election integrity and security. Howard Fischer reports, Arizona Senate OKs prohibiting counties from applying for private … Read more
Conservatives Argue For ‘Fewer Voters,’ And Question The ‘Quality of Voters’
April 8, 2021
The right-wing rag National Review, founded by snooty patrician William F. Buckley, Jr., the founder of modern movement conservatism, defended white supremacy and American Apartheid (sate sanctioned racial segregation and Jim Crow black codes). The Intercept reflects that In 1957, Buckley wrote an editorial entitled “Why The South Must Prevail.” The South does not want to … Read more
“Truth or Consequences” NM documentary at The Screening Room in downtown Tucson
April 8, 2021
Truth or Consequences Online Tickets Now Available at The Screening Room, 127 E. Congress St., Tucson, AZ “Truth or Consequences is a speculative documentary about time and how we weave the past into the present and our possible future. Set in the small desert town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, the film takes place … Read more
Biden Infrastructure/Jobs Bill Proving As Popular With The Public As Covid-19 Relief Bill
April 8, 2021
New polling from POLITICO/Morning Consult shows Republicans, Independents, and Democrats are lining up behind President Biden’s bipartisan plan to create good jobs and rebuild our country’s infrastructure. Highlights from the poll: 71 percent of Republicans support the American Jobs Plan’s proposal to modernize highways, roads, and streets 64 percent of Republicans support the American Jobs … Read more
