Arizona Legislative District Four is one of several battleground LDs that will determine which party runs both chambers of the Arizona State Legislature. In the Senate, educator Christine Marsh is running for re-election. In the House, former representative Kelli Butler, after a stint as a member of the Maricopa County Community College District Board, is … Read more
The U.S. is off to another horrific year in gun violence. According to the GUN VIOLENCE ARCHIVE: Yet Republicans are all off to Indianapolis to the NRA convention this weekend to bend the knee and pledge their undying fealty to the NRA lobbyists and the merchants of death. The GQP is a death cult. Top 2024 … Read more
It’s about time that somebody put this ignoramus (and insurrection Coup Plotter) in his place for his blatant stupidity and overt racism. The Independent reports Parkland survivor David Hogg thrown out of House gun control meeting for impassioned interruption: Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg was thrown out of a House Judiciary Committee meeting about gun … Read more
On Thursday, the Senate passed a bipartisan gun violence bill, marking breakthrough: The Senate on Thursday passed legislation aimed at stanching acts of mass gun violence, with 15 Republicans joining Democrats to advance a bill combining modest new firearms restrictions with $15 billion in mental health and school security funding. The 65-to-33 vote represented an … Read more
The Washington Post reports, Senate votes to advance bipartisan gun deal, breaking 30-year logjam: The Senate advanced a bill [Republicans didn’t filibuster] Tuesday night that would toughen federal gun laws and provide billions of dollars in new money to prevent future mass shootings after negotiators settled key disagreements, putting the legislation on course to be passed … Read more