Subpoenas to go out for Trump tax returns and financial records (Updated)
April 14, 2019
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal re-upped his demand for President Donald Trump’s tax returns on Saturday, telling IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig he has until April 23 to turn over the documents. Neal gives IRS commissioner new deadline for handing over Trump’s tax returns: “Please know that, if you fail to comply, your … Read more
Up to 200 Kids Per Year Charged with Felonies for Marijuana Possession in Pima County
April 14, 2019
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Click the arrow to hear the broadcast on The Victoria Steele Show on KVOI Radio 1030 AM. Over-prosecution of marijuana possession in Pima County has led to 150 to 200 juveniles being charged with felonies for possessing even the tiniest amount of marijuana, according to Public Defender Joel Feinman. It’s even worse in Yavapai County where … Read more
White nationalist Republicans make light of white nationalist extremism in America
April 14, 2019
In the chaos theory of governance of the Trump administration, so much craziness happens every day that it is easy to overlook important events in the din of noise. Which is really the whole point of chaos theory. Trump wants to overwhelm the senses with the vast volume of his craziness every day so that … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of April 14, 2019
April 14, 2019
The Political Calendar is posted on Sundays. Please send us notice of your political events prior to the Sunday before your event (7 days would be most helpful). See the calendar icon in the right-hand column of the blog page for easy access to the calendar. Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Note: For … Read more
The GOP’s ‘great assault on the judiciary’ to preserve white power
April 13, 2019
Last week, Senate Republicans rammed through a Senate rules change enabling faster approval of President Donald Trump’s unvetted and unqualified judicial nominees. Two advocacy groups released reports showing the far-reaching and long-lasting damage his confirmed federal judges have already inflicted on the nation. New reports detail damage done by Trump’s far-right takeover of the judiciary — … Read more
TODAY: Oral Argument This Afternoon On Case To Force Earlier Special Election For Senate Seat Effort To (Re-re-re)Fill Late-Sen. McCain’s Seat Before November 2020
April 12, 2019
Attorneys will argue in U.S District Court this afternoon about whether the Arizona law permitting Governor Doug Ducey to control the late-Senator John McCain’s seat until November 2020. Arizona’s Poltics previously reported on the constitutional challenge to the vacancy law. At that point, Sen. Jon Kyl was serving at the Governor’s request. Kyl then resigned, permitting Ducey … Read more
NEW: Arizona @SenatorSinema Snubs (All of Her) Democratic Colleagues, Declining To Co-Sponsor Bill Expanding Child Tax Credit and EITC
April 12, 2019
Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema this week became the only Democratic Senator to decline to co-sponsor legislation to expand the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit. The bill was introduced Wednesday by Senators Sherrod Brown (OH), Michael Bennet (CO) and Richard Durbin (IL). With much fanfare, they announced that they “lead 46 Democrats … Read more
