Secret GQP Budget Negotiations Are No Closer To Agreement, 3 Weeks To A Government Shutdown (Updated)

As the budget stalemate at the state Capitol drags on, lame-duck Governor Doug Ducey and Republican legislative leaders have agreed to a budget “framework,” one which includes more than a half billion dollars for fencing and other border security measures, but one which shortchanges public education. This is in keeping with the GQP’s 2022 midterm … Read more

A B.S. Deal Reached To Raise The Federal Debt Ceiling – We’ll See Whether The Sedition Party Honors The Deal (Updated)

The Hill reports, Senate reaches deal on short-term debt hike into December: Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Thursday that he had reached an agreement with Republicans to extend the debt ceiling into December. “We have reached an agreement to extend the debt ceiling through early December,” Schumer said. The agreement, according to … Read more

Do Not Look Now but the Party of America’s Enemies is Threatening to Shut Down the Government Again

If you are a member of any of the governments of America’s enemies and strategic rivals like Russia, China, or Iran, you are probably buying stock in the former Party of Lincoln aka the Republican Party. Arguably since the Reagan Era, Republican economic, foreign, and cultural policies have made the United States less united, safe, … Read more

CDC eviction moratorium only ‘kicks the can down the road’ to January

Federal, state and local governments approved eviction moratoriums during the course of the coronavirus pandemic for many renters, but those protections have been expiring rapidly. The Washington Post reports that “As of Tuesday, only 17 states and the District of Columbia still have any such eviction protections for renters in place,” including Arizona. A recent … Read more