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Sen. Bernie Sanders, DNC Chair Tom Perez rally in Mesa with aim of unifying Democrats
“You do not have to have a Ph.D in economics to know you don’t give tax breaks to billionaires and cut programs for children,” Sanders said. “This first 100 days has been nothing less than carnage and chaos,” Perez said of Trump’s presidency. Source: Sen. Bernie Sanders, DNC Chair Tom Perez rally in Mesa with aim […]
Continue readingTaxes for religious schools not right | Letters to the Editor | azdailysun.com
Our Founding Fathers separated church and state for a reason. They had witnessed “divinely inspired” monarchs brutally suppress new ideas and religious clerics torture and execute men of science. Those Source: Taxes for religious schools not right | Letters to the Editor | azdailysun.com
Continue readingVoucher-backing group’s Capitol “Thank You” lunch canceled | State and Regional | azdailysun.com
The resistance continues. Thank you House Democrats! Democrats who opposed the voucher plan passed on April 6 continue to keep the issue in the forefront, reading letters from teachers nearly every day on the House floor. Source: Voucher-backing group’s Capitol “Thank You” lunch canceled | State and Regional | azdailysun.com
Continue readingTake Action: Healthcare Act on the Chopping Block Again
We did such a great job in January, February, and March blocking the ACA repeal that Republicans seem to be planning a sneak attack for next week. Their plan is to send a proposal to Congress this weekend and force a vote by mid-week in order to make this an “achievement” in Trump’s first 100 […]
Continue readingPayson Roundup Declares War on Allen, Thorpe, and Barton
Here’s what a small town newspaper in the heart of the Republican sector of LD 6 had to say last week about our LD 6 Republican legislators, Sen. Allen, Rep. Thorpe (aka “Missing Bob“), and Rep. Barton (emphasis ours): “… all three voted for vouchers — which will probably do even more damage to public […]
Continue readingRepresentatives Should Be Part of Climate Solution
Thirty-four members of Congress, with Republican Carlos Curbelo taking the lead, have formed the Climate Solutions Caucus, which looks to solve the climate crisis by invoking a carbon fee, a solution also being advocated by the Citizens Climate Lobby. Fossil fuels would be taxed at the source — oil wells, coal mines, natural gas fields […]
Continue readingPut the March for Science on Your Calendar
Northern Arizona depends on science. From the Discovery Telescope to the NAU science labs to the Naval Observatory to providing power on tribal lands to preserving wildlife in the Grand Canyon and back to NACET where new industries are incubated, our economy, our quality of life, and the future of our children depends on science. […]
Continue readingDemand road fix in national parks | Letters to the Editor | azdailysun.com
As a former superintendent with the National Park Service in Arizona, I know the maintenance backlog at our national parks is indeed $11.9 billion. The NPS is required by Congress Source: Demand road fix in national parks | Letters to the Editor | azdailysun.com
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