Author Archive: Web Steward
Keep Up the Fight on Healthcare
Here is where we are, as stated by Indivisible: Today is a setback, but we always knew the House would be tough for us. We were never supposed to win the House. It’s a majoritarian institution—the party in power sets the rules and decides what gets a vote. Everybody assumed that Trump’s lackeys would jam […]
Continue readingTrumpCare: Representative of Clash in Views of Government
We are lucky to have Congressman Tom O’Halleran who voted against this nightmare of a bill. But, he will have a re-election fight in 2018 and our job is to defend him. Moreover, the elements of Trumpcare are representative of the Republican party. Every race in 2018, from Senator Flake to LD-6, is a contest […]
Continue readingRepair backlog for schools isn’t due to trial lawyers | Editorial | azdailysun.com
Gov. Doug Ducey has it in for “trial lawyers” – unless they are working for him. The Governor’s budget priorities are wrong as is his memory about use of trial lawyers. Source: Repair backlog for schools isn’t due to trial lawyers | Editorial | azdailysun.com
Continue readingGOP Health Bill Jeopardizes Out-of-Pocket Caps in Employer Plans – WSJ
Many people who obtain health insurance through their employers could be at risk of losing protections that limit out-of-pocket costs due to a provision proposed in the House Republican health-care bill. Source: GOP Health Bill Jeopardizes Out-of-Pocket Caps in Employer Plans – WSJ
Continue readingNo Vote on Healthcare Bill Without CBO Scoring
Yet another new amendment to TrumpCare would allow $8 billion more to cover people with pre-existing conditions. No one knows if that’s enough. The bill still allows states to cut essential benefits that are now required under all insurance policies, thus hurting patients who need those benefits by either eliminating them or increasing their costs. […]
Continue readingDems Flex Their Muscles in Legislature on Budget Deal | azdailysun.com
PHOENIX — A Republican budget plan set for its first vote today would give Arizona teachers a pay hike more than double what was proffered by Gov. Doug Ducey. Read full article: Teacher due bigger pay hike in budget deal | Local | azdailysun.com
Continue readingArizona Budget: Call for Teacher Raises
The Arizona Legislature will be voting on the budget this week and sending it to Governor Ducey to sign. It is critical that legislators know that increased teacher pay is a priority with their constituents. Teachers would like to see 4% pay increase and while they deserve a higher increase, if that is a realistic […]
Continue readingTrump dinner guests questionable | Letters to the Editor | azdailysun.com
Donald Trump, as president of the United States of America, has recently hosted major world leaders at his privately owned resort, Mar-a-Lago, in Florida at taxpayer expense. The claim was … Read full letter: Trump dinner guests questionable | Letters to the Editor | azdailysun.com
Continue readingEnlist Your Friends to Save Affordable Care Act
“I would hope it gets changed over there,” Rep. Peter T. King (R-N.Y.) told Bloomberg News, echoing other “moderate” members who explicitly said they were willing to pass Trumpcare 3.0 in hopes that the Senate would strip out the harsher provisions. Provisions like pushing sick people into high-risk pools where the cost of their insurance […]
Continue readingFight poverty at home | Letters to the Editor | azdailysun.com
I’ve had discussions recently with friends about charity and helping the poor. It seems a lot of people do help the poor making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or volunteering… Read full letter: Fight poverty at home | Letters to the Editor | azdailysun.com
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