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Delina DiSanto thinks it is Possible to Reach and Connect with Paul Gosar Supporters
April 8, 2021
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In a recent column in AZ Central, EJ Montini expressed misgivings that supporters of Paul Gosar can be persuaded to abandon support for him with little things like the truth. To prove this assertion, the columnist cited another video produced by the Republican Accountability Project that showcased three of the Arizona House Congressional District (CD) … Read more
It is Time for Moderates like Sinema and Manchin to Show They can Produce Bipartisan Coalitions and Legislation in the Senate
April 7, 2021
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Over the last couple of days, both Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin have said or written again that they are opposed to eliminating the filibuster. Senator Sinema said in an interview with constituents in Phoenix that: “When you have a place that’s broken and not working, and many would say that’s the Senate today, … Read more
President Biden keeps the Attention on Infrastructure, Again Signaling a Willingness to Make a Deal
April 7, 2021
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Accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden spoke to the American People again about the urgent need to revitalize and modernize the nation’s infrastructure by passing the American Jobs Plan. During his remarks, he took issue with Republicans saying that components of his bill were not infrastructure. Biden countered that reactionary talking point … Read more
A Creative Solution To Democratize The Senate Filibuster Rule
April 7, 2021
Jonathan Gould, assistant professor at the UC Berkeley School of Law; Kenneth Shepsle, the George Markham professor of government at Harvard University; and Matthew Stephenson, the Eli Goldston professor of law at Harvard Law School, propose a creative solution to the anti-democratic Jim Crow relic Senate filibuster rule that even Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten … Read more
The GQP Has Become A Violent White Nationalist Terrorist Organization
April 7, 2021
The media villagers gave us endless reporting on what motivated Trump voters in 2016. It was “economic anxiety” they insisted about being left out of the Obama economic recovery. These media villagers glossed over the fact that this anxiety was “white grievance” about being “replaced” by minorities in the new economy. Losing their “white privilege” … Read more
Arizona Public Schools Need to Know from the State Legislature Now What Money They Will Receive Next Year
April 7, 2021
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The Coronavirus Pandemic has had a horrible effect on the Grand Canyon State’s education system. An as-yet-undetermined learning gap has probably been created due to factors including: A digital divide that hit the most impoverished Arizona families at the early stages of school closures. Families opting to homeschool their children. The less than ideal but … Read more
Public Watchdogs Take Legal Action Against Sham Election Audit By Arizona Senate
April 7, 2021
American Oversight is a non-partisan, nonprofit ethics watchdog that uses public records requests backed by litigation to expose official misconduct, threats to democracy, and abuses of power at all levels of government. On Tuesday, American Oversight launched an investigation into the Arizona Senate’s partisan audit of the 2020 presidential election ballots cast in Maricopa County, … Read more
Phoenix Keeps its Mask Mandate
April 6, 2021
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Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council, after consulting their legal counsel, have decided to retain their local mask mandate. Issuing a statement after the decision, Mayor Gallego said: “I stand with the majority of the Phoenix City Council who agree that the governor’s unilateral decision to order cities to abandon mask requirements is … Read more
