Elections for the Anti-Solar Salt River Project Board on April 7
January 16, 2020
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By Karen Contos. Seven members of the Salt River Project (SRP) are up for election on April 7. The SRP, which has been anti-solar power, sets electric rates for 15 cities near Phoenix. Because the Arizona Corporation Commission does not regulate the SRP, the makeup of the District Board is crucial to hold management accountable. … Read more
Women’s March can celebrate ratification of the ERA (now comes the court fights)
January 16, 2020
We all could use a little good news today. Both chambers of Virginia’s General Assembly passed the Equal Rights Amendment Wednesday, fulfilling a promise that helped Democrats seize control of the legislature and marking a watershed moment in the nearly century-long effort to add protections for women to the U.S. Constitution. ‘A long time to … Read more
“Vivian’s Music, 1969” fantasia at the Berger Performing Arts Center
January 16, 2020
Southwest Premiere Made Possible in Part through the Generous Support of Kristi Keller and Bernie Bauer VIVIAN’S MUSIC, 1969 January 18-19, 2020 Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 7:30PM Sunday, January 19, 2020 at 3:00 PM The Berger Performing Arts Center 1200 West Speedway Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85745 At The Berger Performing Arts Center “The award-winning Off-Broadway smash … Read more
Virginia Dumped the #GOP & Passed the #ERA (video)
January 16, 2020
January 15, 2020 is a red letter day for the women of the United States because the Virginia Legislature ratified the Equal Rights Amendment. While the Arizona Legislature has been tied up in pomp and circumstance, speeches, and meetings with lobbyists during this first week, Virginia got busy and passed the ERA. How did this … Read more
Moscow Mitch, Let the Press do its Job
January 16, 2020
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The Political Prince of Darkness-Grim Reaper-Obstructionist in Chief-Enemy of the People-Moscow Mitch McConnell wants to put limits on the Press during the Senate Impeachment Trial. These restrictions, reported by the Associated Press, include the corraling of journalists to a “designated area” which would hinder reporters asking Senators questions in the hallway and a security check … Read more
Republican appointed federal judges are slow-walking Trump cases on purpose
January 15, 2020
U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden (appointed by President Donald Trump) in Washington on Tuesday ordered the House Democrats’ suit for Donald Trump’s tax returns put on hold until a separate legal fight over the subpoena to former White House counsel Don McGahn gets worked out. Huh? Judge puts Democrats’ suit for Trump’s tax returns on hold: McFadden’s … Read more
Republicans who are ‘just another Trump servant: weak, frightened, impotent’
January 15, 2020
The Lincoln Project, a group of prominent anti-Trump conservatives which includes attorney George Conway ― husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway ― as well as GOP strategists Rick Wilson, Jennifer Horn, Steve Schmidt and John Weaver, is doing some of the best ads of the 2020 campaign. The Huffington Post reports, Anti-Trump Republican Group … Read more
AZ GOP: no sanctuary for refugees fleeing violence, but sanctuary for guns (Updated)
January 15, 2020
The Arizona Republican Party, like clockwork, every two years drags out its anti-immigrant hysteria to fire up its nativist and racist base to turn out the Republican vote. Drug seizures and arrests made by the Border Strike Force were key talking points in Gov. Doug Ducey’s re-election campaign. The Governor’s Office did not provide supporting documents … Read more
