“This expected ruling marks a historic setback in the fight for our fundamental rights across the country. – Katie Hobbs Ladies and Gentlemen in the United States: Be afraid. Be very afraid. To quote the title of Sinclair Lewis’s work, “it is happening here.” The Republican Party, its agents in red-state governments, and the courts are … Read more
Democratic Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema, plus Congressmen Thomas O’Halleran and Greg Stanton, are calling on the Biden/Harris Administration to postpone the suspension of a Trump-era immigration law, Title 42. Title 42 is an anti-immigration policy put forth by the Trump Administration using the COVID 19 pandemic as a pretext to stop asylum seekers … Read more
Members of the Arizona Democratic Establishment reacted with universal praise for President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to succeed Justice Stephen Breyer on the United States Supreme Court. Judge Jackson has the experience, integrity, and bipartisan history that will make her an exemplary Supreme Court Justice. We look forward to her confirmation. … Read more
Over the past 24 hours, Vladimir Putin’s intentions toward Ukraine have become clearer with his announcement yesterday that he was recognizing two eastern (separatist influenced) Ukrainian regions (Luhansk and Donetsk) as independent breakaway republics. Putin has already sent forces there. Approximately 150,000 Russian troops are massed on the Russian and Belarus borders with Ukraine. Mr. … Read more
“In January of 2012, we launched the inaugural BEYOND event, which included as many as 36 individual events spread across the entire greater Pima County region on a single day—including hikes, fun runs, bike rides, scavenger hunts and outdoor dance opportunities. The annual tradition has continued each year thereafter. BEYOND kicks off the New Year … Read more