One of the mysteries of the 2024 Presidential election is the gains Donald Trump made with working-class voters among most demographic groups. On the campaign trail, people voiced their support for Trump because things were cheaper when he was president before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. They forget that his mismanagement of the pandemic helped kill … Read more
Ronald Reagan boldly promised that his supply side-trickle-down economic tax cuts would stimulate long-term economic growth and pay for themselves. They did not and the national debt skyrocketed. George W. Bush promised the same. Same results. So did Donald Trump. Everyone knows what happened there. Republican Arizona Governor Doug Ducey and his pals in the … Read more
Above: Remember this from 2015? It was all a Big Lie. The Arizona Constitution requires the state legislature to enact a state budget before the start of the new fiscal year on July 1. In addition, the legislature really only had two priorites to address this year: (1) the school funding cliff that the last … Read more
The Circus – that is the GQP-controlled Arizona Legislature – is back in town this week. “No man’s [and especially a woman’s] life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session.” – Gideon John Tucker. The Circus arrives at a time when the Omicron Covid-19 variant is surging and slamming Arizona hospitals into … Read more
UPDATE: On the afternoon of May 27, 2021, the Arizona Senate adjourned until June 10 because the Republicans don’t have the votes to pass their budget, which was created behind closed doors by a handful of their members. ORIGINAL POST from earlier that day: As I reported yesterday on Facebook, some Arizona Republicans are feeling … Read more