Editor’s Note: This post has been subsequently updated: Republicans are using the Coronavirus crisis to kill the U.S. Postal Service (April 10, 2020) Trump administration opposes US. Postal Service aid – ‘let it die’ (April 12, 2020) Republicans have been trying to kill the U.S. Postal Service for decades. Now the coronavirus pandemic has given … Read more
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) said Monday he predicts there will be another coronavirus outbreak in the fall, “In fact, I would anticipate that that would actually happen because of the degree of transmissibility.” Fauci predicts another coronavirus outbreak in fall with ‘very different’ outcome. A study published … Read more
You might be surprised to learn that there is still a presidential primary occurring next Tuesday in Wisconsin, despite practically every other state having already moved its primary to late May or June out of concerns for voters and poll workers being exposed to coronavirus. Even the Democratic National Committee postponed its July 13 nominating … Read more
If you were counting on your local newspaper or local television newscast to tell you what happened in the Arizona legislature yesterday, you were sorely disappointed today. Here is the agenda from the House Elections Committee on Tuesday: HB2125 from Rep. Bob Thorpe would prohibit a school district or other district created by law from … Read more
This is the last week for bills to be heard in committee in their chamber of origin. Expect to see packed committee agendas this week. For those of you who are doing bill tracking and using “Request to Speak” (RTS) to comment on legislation in the Arizona legislature, we could use your help in posting … Read more