The last four days have been both stressful and celebratory for the LGBTQ community. On Friday, Donald Trump issued an Executive Order removing the Obama era protections for the LGBTQ community from discrimination in the health care industry. Condemnations were swift. 2020 Presidential Democratic Nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden posted on social media: … Read more
The journal ProPublica has revealed that the Navajo Nation, along with other tribal communities, has received, at inflated prices, one million respirator masks that did not meet Food and Drug Administration guidelines. The transaction is increasingly questionable because the company that sold the inferior respirator masks is owned by Zach Fuentes, a former Deputy Chief … 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
On Friday evening, the House of Representatives, on a 363 to 40 vote passed H.R. 6201: the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to help American Families financially withstand the Coronavirus. This measure includes funding for: Free Coronavirus testing. Emergency Paid Sick Days. Emergency Paid Leave Days. Expanded Unemployment Insurance. Expanded Food Stamp Assistance News organizations … Read more