Update on Update On State Lawsuits Over Anti-Mask Orders (excerpt): [Background]: Mask mandates, election changes don’t belong in budget bill, lawsuit claims: Mask mandates, changes to how elections are run and limits on how racial issues can be discussed in Arizona classrooms all were stuffed into the state budget in June. Now, a coalition of education and … Read more
Okay, let me get this right. Governor Ducey is threatening to withhold federal COVID funding from Arizona districts who have mandated masks. Where do I begin with all the things wrong with that? First of all, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge has already determined the school districts are not breaking the law, because it … Read more
Then Senator Kamala Harris, the former Attorney General of California, showed her prosecutorial skills when she questioned Attorney General William Barr during his Senate hearing regarding the Mueller report. Barr hemmed and hawed, and parsed the word “suggest,” to eventually avoid answering her question which called for a yes or no answer. William Barr, the most … Read more
If only the GQP-friendly media in Arizona would do this kind of reporting. The editorial board of The Boston Globe made the case for the criminal prosecution of Donald Trump in a comprehensive interactive graphic that looked at “future-proofing” the presidency from “the next American tyrant.” Check out the full interactive here. From The case for … Read more
President Joe Biden continues his futile search for a bipartisan agreement on infrastructure with Republicans, who have no interest in negotiating in good faith with him. Their only interest is to see him fail – with an assist from Judas, er, Sen. Joe Manchin if possible. Last week Biden offered a tax concession in infrastructure … Read more