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Senate Democrats mocked the NRSCâs endorsement in a statement.
â#KariLake is the poster child for #Senate Republicansâ candidate quality problem and abysmal recruiting strategy,â said Tommy Garcia, spokesman for DSCC.
âAn election loser despised by #Arizona Republicans, Lake brings massive baggage and disqualifying flaws to the campaign,â Garcia continued. âWeâre thrilled with the NRSCâs choice. Lake is the perfect candidate â to lose the race.â
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4464838-senate-republicans-campaign-arm-endorses-lake/
Top Maricopa county official quits as election looms: âAll I do is play defenseâ
Clint Hickman, a Republican who helped lead #Arizonaâs largest county through the pandemic and 2020 election, has faced endless harassment for the last few years
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/18/maricopa-county-clint-hickman
Via Democracy Docket:
NEW: After withdrawing its election lawsuit in Maricopa County, #Arizona 16 days after filing it, Stephen Millerâs legal group files a nearly identical case in Yavapai County. Maricopa argues the group's actions are a "thinly-veiled attempt to forum shop." https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/right-wing-group-files-new-arizona-election-lawsuit-after-withdrawing-from-maricopa-county/
Can you believe it?
Arizona Repubs sold public water to the #saudis
During. The. Droughts.
A special parched place in hell awaits them.
đ¤Śđťââď¸ "#Arizona Senate Passes Bill Preventing Presidents From Ballot Removal Under #14thAmendment
As states eagerly await the U.S. Supreme Courtâs ruling on if #Trump should be allowed on the ballot for supporting an insurrection, Arizona Republicans took the first step on Monday to ensure Trump wonât be removed from their stateâs ballot"
!! Via Democracy Docket:
NEW: #Arizona House Republicans pass a bill to end no-excuse mail-in voting, which has existed in the state since GOP lawmakers enacted the practice in 1991. Over 75% of Arizonans vote by early mail-in ballot. #VotingRights
Not only will this funding from the Biden administration provide jobs for underserved and Tribal communities, it will also be used to fight the negative impacts climate change by investing in reestablishing the native seed supply chain, and save water by switching to low-water crops.
This is progressive action. Joe Biden does a good deal for jobs and the climate and doesnât get enough credit.
#Arizona gets $10.3M in federal funding to restore ecosystem:
https://ktar.com/story/5564130/arizona-gets-10-3m-in-federal-funding-to-restore-ecosystem/
Via Kyle Griffin:
BREAKING: Sen. Kyrsten #Sinema just announced that she's NOT running for re-election to the #Senate. #Arizona
ADDED: WaPo: Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) entered the race more than a year ago, while Kari Lake, a former gubernatorial candidate and TV news anchor, is widely expected to nab the Republican nomination.
đâ#Arizona prosecutors in recent weeks issued grand jury subpoenas to multiple people linked to #Trumpâs 2020 campaign, a sharp acceleration of their criminal investigation into efforts to overturn Bidenâs victory..a sign that AG Kris Mayes, a Dem, is nearing a decision on whether to charge Trumpâs allies in the state, incl GOP activists who falsely posed as presidential electorsâ #legal
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/06/donald-trump-2020-election-probe-arizona-00145377
Don't touch that clock! Rest of U.S. springing ahead to Daylight Saving Time https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030824_daylight_saving_time/dont-touch-that-clock-rest-us-springing-ahead-daylight-saving-time/
It's back: time to get confused about calling someone back East. Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday morning for most of the United States, but Arizona residents won't have to switch their clocks â we don't observe DST.
#Tucson #Arizona
Hobbs, Dems blast GOP for refusing to give Arizonans a right to contraception https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030824_hobbs_contraception/hobbs-dems-blast-gop-refusing-give-arizonans-right-contraception/
Gov. Katie Hobbs lashed out at the GOP, questioning its support for contraceptive access after bills making birth control a right in Arizona stagnated in the Republican-controlled legislature, while Republicans said women wouldnât need contraceptives if they werenât so promiscuous.
#Tucson #Arizona
Latin America on track for its worst dengue fever outbreak in history https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040124_dengue_outbreak/latin-america-track-its-worst-dengue-fever-outbreak-history/
The Americas are facing an alarming dengue outbreak, with a surge occurring across Latin America and the Caribbean as Puerto Rico declared a public health emergency, and cases have been reported in Florida, Texas, Arizona, and California.
#Tucson #Arizona
An Az GOP candidate appears to be registered to vote, and casting ballots, illegally https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032924_gop_illegal_voting/an-az-gop-candidate-appears-registered-vote-and-casting-ballots-illegally/
Republican hopeful Neil DeSanti is mounting his fourth campaign for elected office since 2020, and heâs voted in 16 state and local elections since registering to vote in 2012 - but he appears to be ineligible to vote under Arizona law.
#Tucson #Arizona
đŞđź Via Kyle Griffin:
First to NBC News: Groups working to enshrine reproductive rights in #Arizona's state constitution say they've ALREADY exceeded the signature threshold to put a constitutional amendment on #abortion on the state ballot in November. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/arizona-abortion-rights-amendment-backers-says-gathered-signatures-nee-rcna145922
Via Ron Filipkowski:
#Arizona State Rep who works for Charlie Kirkâs TPUSA drops out of his race for Congress today after allegations surfaced that he forged signatures on petitions to get on the ballot.
Democratsâ quest to hang on to U.S. Senate majority centers on Arizona, Montana & Ohio https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040324_democrats_senate/democrats-quest-hang-us-senate-majority-centers-arizona-montana-ohio/
Come November, voters will make the choice for control of a narrowly split U.S. Senate - and the road to the majority in the upper chamber of Congress mostly runs through Arizona, Montana and Ohio.
#Tucson #Arizona
Rep. Ruben Gallego:
"Today's ruling is devastating for #Arizona women and their families. This is not what Arizonans want, and women could die because of it."â¨â¨âThis isn't about partisanship â it's about protecting Arizonans' rights. And here in Arizona, we support a woman's right to an #abortion â which is why I am going to defeat Kari Lake and fight like hell to protect abortion rights once and for all."
First Indigenous woman in space never planned on becoming an astronaut https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040924_indigenous_astronaut/first-indigenous-woman-space-never-planned-becoming-astronaut/
Marine Col. Nicole Mann, a member of the Wailacki tribe of the Round Valley Indian Tribes, shared her unorthodox journey to becoming the first female Indigenous astronaut and only the second Indigenous person to go to space during Womenâs History Month.
#Tucson #Arizona
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Here's William Jones who authored the 1864 #Arizona #abortion bill.
Some fun facts:
He abandoned his first wife and their children in Missouri.
His second wife was a 12 year old Mexican girl. He abducted her and after a complaint submitted his resignation to President Buchanan before he was fired.