Above: h/t Arizona Mirror (Getty photo). But of course he did. Arizona governor signs so-called ‘parental rights’ bill: Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday signed legislation that greatly expands the rights of parents to know anything their children tell a teacher or school counselor, the latest Republican [culture war] to promote “parental rights” ahead of the … Read more
Update to Our Lawless Arizona GQP Legislature Is Again Defying the Constitution, The Courts, And The Voters On Public Education. Our lawless Arizona GQP legislature is planning on enacting a “skinny” budget based on last year’s baseline budget, pass a few more of their GQP culture war bills, and then get out of town. A … Read more
Let’s return to those halcyon days of yesteryear – 2016 – when corporations around the country were threatening to pull up stakes from states that were passing anti-LGBTQ legislation. Corporate Boycotts Become Key Weapon in Gay Rights Fight: The battle for LGBTQ rights has demonstrated the power of boycotts — or the threat of them … Read more
Update to Governor Ducey Signs A Facially Unconstitutional Voter Suppression Bill. Jake Johnson reports at Salon, Democrat calls out Kyrsten Sinema for “directly enabling” new GOP voter purge law in Arizona: Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema faced fresh backlash from civil rights groups [last week] after the Republican governor of her home state of Arizona signed into … Read more
The Arizona Republic reports, ‘Time is right to move forward’: Ducey ends COVID-19 public health emergency in Arizona: The emergency declaration that allowed Gov. Doug Ducey to take extraordinary measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in Arizona, from mandating hospital data reporting to closing businesses, is over. The governor first declared a state of public health … Read more