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
Arizona Center for Economic Progress Head David Lujan Assumes the Leadership of the Children’s Action Alliance
April 20, 2021
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The Children’s Action Alliance (CAA,) an organization that specializes in advancing policy issues that would benefit Arizona children and families like education, health care, child safety, and childcare has a new leader. It is former Arizona Democratic Legislative Leader and current Center for Economic Progress head David Lujan. Mr. Lujan brings a vast amount of … Read more
What the Hell is Doug Ducey Thinking Taking Away the Mask Requirement for Public Schools
April 19, 2021
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It is ironic that it was only about four hours ago (April 19, 2021) that Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman said in response to a reporter’s question, that the mask requirement would stay in place for Arizona’s schools at least until summer. It is almost as if Governor Doug Ducey was watching because, … Read more
