Yesterday’s update by AZDHS head honcho, Dr. Cara (no relation to Jesus) Christ was some of the coldest bedside manner I’ve ever seen come from a doctor. All the while Governor Ducey did his best to assure the rest of us to stay calm because if/when we do get the COVID the hospitals in the state still have plenty of room.
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#COVID19 Shines Spotlight on Inadequacies of Profit-Driven Health Care (video)
As of June 8, 2020, there have been 7 million cases of COVID19 worldwide and 402,555 deaths. The US has the worst COVID19 track record with 2 million cases and 110,514 deaths. Although the US has 4.25% of the world’s population, we have had 28% of the cases and 28% of the deaths. Why does … Read more
Arizona’s 54th Legislative Session Ends: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
Usually, sine die is an orderly but sometimes drama-filled end to the Legislative session. Historically, the Arizona House and the Senate vote to sine die (end the session) on the same night and often under the cloak of darkness. The second session of the 54th Legislature was… different… even before the novel Coronavirus hit the … Read more
#AZ House Republicans Continue to Hear Pet Bills & Ignore #COVID19 (video)
Today was another wacky day in the Arizona House. We are back in session and primarily debating and voting on unnecessary Republican bills, as if the COVID-19 virus had never happened. Yesterday, I posted about the unnecessary and non-emergency insurance industry bills that were passed, primarily on a party line vote. Today, May 20, was … Read more
#AZ House Passes Insurance Bills, Ignores Calls for #COVID19 Special Session (video)
OK, I’m back in the saddle again. Back in the Arizona House, that is. To be safe, I am doing Floor sessions on the Floor with my mask and gloves but all other meetings remotely. Today, we had a very interesting Democratic Caucus meeting in the morning. ASU data modeling scientists presented data and answered … Read more