A coalition of organizations that support increased funding for Arizona Public Schools has written a letter to Republican leaders in the State Legislature asking them to work with Governor Katie Hobbs and Democrats in a bipartisan fashion to erase the $4.5 billion deficit in K-12 education funding. Coalition Letter AZ's Classroom Crisis The organizations comprising

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Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron has denied Trump's request to delay the upcoming civil fraud trial in October in New York against the Trump Organization, alleging years' worth of financial crimes. Law & Crime reports, ‘That’s written in stone’: Judge rejects Trump’s pleas to delay trial in $250 million fraud case: “This case is

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The Associated Press reports, Donald Trump Loses Final Bid To Keep Key Evidence Out Of Rape Trial: Former President Donald Trump’s effort to keep key evidence out of his civil rape trial next month was rejected by a federal judge Monday. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan in Manhattan ruled that key witnesses will be allowed to

The post Judge Allows ‘Access Hollywood Tape’ And Witness Testimony Into Evidence In E. Jean Carroll Lawsuit appeared first on Blog for Arizona.

CNN reports, Fox News producer files explosive lawsuits against the network, alleging she was coerced into providing misleading Dominion testimony: A Fox News producer on Monday filed a pair of explosive lawsuits against the right-wing talk channel, alleging that the network’s lawyers coerced her into providing misleading testimony in Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation

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Above: Photo by freelance photographer Samuel Corum as Trump hosted a roundtable meeting with Hispanic leaders in the White House (July 9, 2020). Update to Trump Trying To Derail Georgia Investigation As D.A. Considers Georgia RICO Charge. Harvard Constitutional Law Professor Laurence Tribe calls bullshit on Trump's horseshit lawyers' attempt to derail the special grand

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Photo from Kate Time Tempe residents opposing a taxpayer-funded sports arena held a press conference Monday to respond to a lawsuit filed against them by the owner of Bluebird Development, the entity asking to build the arena and “entertainment district.” The proposed development, if approved, would be paid for in part by more

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Republicans only care about law enforcement when it targets their political enemies. REMINDER: Every Single Republican Voted Against Funding for Law Enforcement (July 2022): Let’s remember that every single congressional Republican voted against the American Rescue Plan, which has provided critical funding to many of their local police departments. MAGA Republicans opposed every penny of this funding

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CNN reports, Six Oath Keepers convicted in connection with January 6 US Capitol riot: Six people affiliated with the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia, were convicted Monday of various charges related to the January 6, 2021, US Capitol insurrection. Four of the defendants were found guilty on all of the charges they faced. Defendants Sandra

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The Daily Beast reports, Trump Tries to Derail Georgia Grand Jury Investigation: Clearly feeling the heat from yet another potential pending criminal indictment—this time, in Georgia—former President Donald Trump on Monday asked a judge to totally upend an Atlanta investigation that seeks to hold him accountable for trying to overturn state election results there in

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Above: Nancy Sinatra wore them better. Politico reports, DeSantis says he won’t get involved with Trump’s potential indictment ‘in any way’: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday told reporters he won’t get involved in Donald Trump’s potential extradition if the former president is indicted by the Manhattan district attorney. In his first comments on Trump’s

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After a 3 year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic the Sam Hughes Neighborhood Association is hosting their popular Home & Neighborhood Tour on Sunday March 26, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets for the self guided tour include 11 residences and other neighborhood highlights, including Joe Pagac's lovely mural on the west side

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We have seen this play out before in history. In 1968, campaign operatives associated with the Nixon Campaign were known (in real time behind the political drapes) to have gone behind the Johnson/Humphrey Administration back, reaching out to the South Vietnamese Government and telling them they would get a better deal after the elections with

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The New York Times reports, Judge Rules Trump Lawyer Must Testify in Documents Inquiry: A federal judge has ruled that prosecutors overseeing the investigation into former President Donald J. Trump’s handling of classified documents can pierce the assertion of attorney-client privilege and compel one of his lawyers to answer more questions before a grand jury,

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These evil GQP bastards never give it a rest. They don't give a damn about the will of the voters. That's why they packed the courts with activist Republican judges who will reverse the will of the voters on specious claims from their right-wing counterparts. And the MAGA Fascists in control of the state legislature

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Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor's Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, many events are still being held virtually online. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status.  Political

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Update to Donald Trump Incites His MAGA Thugs To Riot (Again) When He Is Arrested In New York. We are officially in a constitutional crisis due to MAGA Fascsists obstructing justice to protect their "Dear Leader" from prosecution. "Traitor" Kevin McCarthy, who led 147 Republican lawmakers who still objected to the election results even after

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18 U.S. Code § 2101: (a) Whoever travels in interstate or foreign commerce or uses any facility of interstate or foreign commerce, including, but not limited to, the mail, telegraph, telephone, radio, or television, with intent— (1) to incite a riot; or (2) to organize, promote, encourage, participate in, or carry on a riot; or

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Photo by David Gordon This afternoon (March 17, 2023,) Governor Katie Hobbs took another step in her commitment to make Arizona a  better place for everyone by signing an Executive Order that forbids racial discrimination in state agencies and contracts based on how a person is wearing their hair. Please click here to

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The United Nations Human Rights Commission issued a press release on Thursday, War crimes, indiscriminate attacks on infrastructure, systematic and widespread torture show disregard for civilians, says UN Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine: GENEVA/ VIENNA (16 March 2023) – Russian authorities have committed a wide range of violations of international human rights law and international

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