The AZ Daily Star editorial board held an online candidate forum for the 3 Democrats running to replace long time Pima County Attorney Democrat Barbara LaWall, who is retiring. The forum was held on July 1, with the public invited to zoom in (which I did, along with about 130 other voters). Candidates are Laura … Read more
Activists for four Citizen Ballot Initiatives submitted more than enough voter signatures to get their measures on the November Ballot. The Second Chance Initiative, a ballot measure that would enable nonviolent prisoners to earn release credits towards leaving prison after serving 50 percent of their sentences, provide for sentencing reform for nonviolent offenders, and “establish … Read more
The question is not if law enforcement reform will come to Arizona and the country. With the recent events that have occurred in Phoenix, Minneapolis, Atlanta, and the protests across the county, It undoubtedly will. The real questions are when it will become law and to what extent this legislation (either in Arizona or in … Read more
Better late than never for Governor Doug Ducey Before the Grand Canyon State Governor issued his Curfew proclamation without consulting with the Mayors of Arizona’s two largest cities (Phoenix and Tucson) or the Democrats in the State Legislature (please click here for Michael Bryan’s article on the subject,) he did see fit, six days after … Read more
Two out of every three Coronavirus fatalities in Maricopa County, according to a citation made by House Representatives Ann Kirkpatrick, Ruben Gallego, Raul Grijalva, and Greg Stanton in a May 27, 2020 letter to the Director of the Acacia Health Center, was elderly residents receiving care in nursing home facilities. In the letter, (reported by … Read more