Senator Bernie Sanders drops out of the race, clearing path for Joe Biden (updated)
April 8, 2020
I’m not sure what took him so long, but today Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders dropped out of the Democratic Presidential Primary, clearing the path for former Vice President Joe Biden to be the Democratic Party nominee. CNN reports, Bernie Sanders drops out of the 2020 race, clearing Joe Biden’s path to the Democratic nomination: … Read more
Pima County Elected Offices in 2020
April 8, 2020
Tuesday was the filing deadline for candidates to submit their petitions to run for office. For some years now, Pima County races have largely been sleepy nonevents because incumbents have been elected and reelected for many years. There have been some years in which incumbents did not even have an opponent. It is going to … Read more
“Slay the Dragon” film about gerrymandering to stream at Loft Cinema
April 8, 2020
Streaming Release! Slay the Dragon Starts STREAMING Friday, April 10 at Loft Cinema, www.loftcinema.org “The acclaimed new documentary Slay the Dragon shines a light on the behind-the-closed-doors practice of gerrymandering and the inspiring grassroots movement fighting to change it. Every ten years, new county lines are drawn across the USA that determine the fate of … Read more
Tempe Mayor-Elect Corey Woods Prepares for his Inauguration on July 2, 2020
April 8, 2020
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On March 10, 2020, former City Council Member Corey Woods (a Democrat) defeated two-term Democratic incumbent Mayor Mark Mitchell to become the next leader of Tempe. With his inauguration on July 2, 2020, Mayor-Elect Woods graciously took time from his schedule to discuss his transition to take over from Mayor Mitchell this summer and his … Read more
The People will Remember the Actions of the President of Betrayal
April 7, 2020
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Entrepreneur and MSNBC Commentator Donny Deutsch’s branding of Donald Trump as the President of Betrayal last November is increasingly on point this week. Reporting by the New York Times has revealed that Trade Representative Peter Navarro (the social scientist who clashed with Dr. Anthony Fauci over the feasibility of using hydroxychloroquine to treat Coronavirus) told … Read more
Unaccountable: Trump declares war on the inspector generals
April 7, 2020
Like a mob boss, Donald Trump believes that he should never be held accountable for his actions by anyone, especially by those gumshoe government inspectors whose job it is to protect the public interest in the inspector generals office. In recent days, Trump has declared war on the governments’ inspector generals, mostly because they are … Read more
What Should be in the Next Stimulus Package
April 7, 2020
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Even before the Nation’s representatives flights had taken off from Washington D.C. after passing the massive $2.2 trillion stimulus package, most political and economic observers realized that more would be needed to prop up the economy during the later stages of the public health crisis and in the interval afterward. What should be in the … Read more
Pima County Bd. of Supervisors appoints Betty Villegas to District 5 vacant seat
April 7, 2020
On March 28, 2020 Pima County Supervisor and Chair Richard Elias (D) of District 5 died suddenly in his sleep at age 61, so the chairmanship was taken over by Vice Chair Ramon Valadez (D), of District 2. Supervisor Elias had been appointed to his seat in Feb. 2002, and was elected in 2004, 2008, … Read more
