Paul Stapleton-Smith wants to bring Labor’s Perspective to the Arizona State Legislature
February 26, 2020
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The Retirement of Senate Democratic Leader David Bradley has created a chain reaction for Democrats in the Tucson centered Arizona Legislative District (LD) Ten. Democratic State House Incumbent Kirsten Engel has announced her candidacy to succeed Bradley in the State Senate. That leaves the other Democratic Incumbent Domingo DeGrazia, Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, and Paul Stapleton-Smith … Read more
Is 5G ‘Risky Business’? (video)
February 26, 2020
Today’s video starts with a walk down memory lane to HB 2365. This was a very complicated, major telecom bill that passed the Legislature in 2017. I was the only person in the Legislature who voted “no” on the final read.* I believe I was the last person to vote. Rep. Isela Blanc turned to … Read more
70 former senators rebuke ‘the Grim Reaper,’ Mitch McConnell, for killing the Senate
February 25, 2020
I have oft repeated in several postings over the years, including this one, The ‘Enemy of The People,’ Mitch McConnell, is the real radical (snippet): As Dana Milbank wrote, Mitch McConnell, the man who broke America: By rights, McConnell’s tombstone should say that he presided over the end of the Senate. And I’d add a second … Read more
Senator Coverup McSally: Just say no to Uranium Mining in the Grand Canyon
February 25, 2020
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Apparently, it is easier for Senator Martha Coverup McSally to justify Mr. Trump’s high crimes and misdemeanors than it is to say no to corporate interests who want to launch uranium mining ventures in the Grand Canyon. Last year, the House of Representatives, led by Arizonans Raul Grijalva and Tom O’Halleran, passed a measure banning … Read more
Sharon Girard wants to put Legislative District Eight back in the Blue Column
February 25, 2020
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Arizona Legislative District (LD) Eight is an area that stretches from the edge of the East Valley in Maricopa County to the Catalina Foothills just north of Tucson. It includes all or parts of Globe, Miami, Casa Grande, Florence, Coolidge, Kearny, San Manuel, Eloy, and San Tan Valley Democrats served in Arizona LD Eight as … Read more
Bernie Sanders’s ‘non-voter revolution’ is not materializing so far
February 25, 2020
Last week I posted about the Knight Foundation release of the results of “The 100 Million Project,” the largest survey of chronic nonvoters in history. Fascinating new research into chronic non-voters. Senator Bernie Sanders’s campaign is grounded on the theory that his progressive movement will bring millions of these nonvoters into the November election, driving record turnout … Read more
Trump’s ‘Deep State’ purge list compiled by the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas
February 24, 2020
Jonathan Swan at Axios has an Exclusive: Trump’s “Deep State” hit list (excerpts): The Trump White House and its allies, over the past 18 months, assembled detailed lists of disloyal government officials to oust — and trusted pro-Trump people to replace them — according to more than a dozen sources familiar with the effort who … Read more
Does Bernie Sanders help Mark Kelly Win and turn Arizona Blue
February 24, 2020
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One of the considerations voters must evaluate when selecting the candidate best able to be the Democratic Presidential Nominee is the ability to build a governing coalition. In other words, does the candidate have coattails that can solidify and expand Democratic control in the House of Representatives and enable them to take control of the … Read more
