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Just read this section from an Arizona Capitol Times story on Republican Speaker David Gowan’s pattern of retaliating against reporters who dare to point out his illegal use of state resources to boost his congressional campaign ↓

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Progressive Victories in 2013

Moyer preaches to the choir (Photo credit: Clyde Bentley)

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15 Wins for the Progressive Movement in 2013 (via Moyers & Company)

In politics, as in sports, you can’t win ‘em all. With a divided government and a House of Representatives firmly in the control of tea partiers, it was a tough year for progressives in Washington – one marked by the painful cuts of sequestration…

Regulator sues to void rate increase approved for utility August 22, 2017
Calling the process illegal, a utility regulator is asking the Arizona Supreme Court to void last week's vote giving the state's largest electric utility permission to immediately charge its customers an extra $7 a month.
Sometimes conscience has its costs August 22, 2017
A new poll conducted by HighGround shows grim news for Flake, both in the primary and general elections. To read more on this item plus all the stories in the August 22 Yellow Sheet Report, go to www.yellowsheetreport.com (Yellow Sheet Subscription Required). To subscribe to the Yellow Sheet Report, where you’ll find the inside scoop on the Capitol, state go […]
Law to force AG investigation of cities ‘rung’ again, complaint withdrawn quickly August 22, 2017
A Yuma lawmaker on Friday started the short-lived process of initiating an attorney general investigation into whether the City of Somerton violated state law by charging a local church a fee for a building permit.
Rubalcava hit with $17K bill for campaign spending violations August 22, 2017
Former Democratic Rep. Jesus Rubalcava was ordered today to repay more than $17,000 to the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission.
Of tax hikes and tax loopholes August 22, 2017
Farley and David Garcia squared off at a candidate forum on Saturday hosted by the Maricopa County Democratic Party, and while the two gubernatorial hopefuls found common ground on teacher raises, voucher expansion, Trump’s pending visit to Phoenix, Confederate monuments and LGBT rights, they differed in other areas, one of which was taxes. To read ...
Judge rules civil forfeiture case can proceed, legality of state laws at issue August 21, 2017
A federal judge on Aug. 18 gave the go-ahead for a broad-based challenge to Arizona statutes that allow police and prosecutors to profit from items they seize.
Police: Mine inspector arrested after fighting with nephew August 21, 2017
Arizona Mine Inspector Joe Hart has been arrested and accused of domestic violence involving a fight with a male relative.
C.T. Wright: Politically active clemency chairman prays for unity August 21, 2017
If you’ve sat through a day at Arizona Senate in the past three years, there’s a chance you’ve heard a booming prayer delivered by C. T. Wright. His prayers have also been heard in the Arizona House of Representatives, at state GOP meetings, and even at a campaign rally for President Trump in 2016.
As Trump arrives in Phoenix, Arizona’s legislators are headed for Mexico on a trade mission August 19, 2017
On the day President Donald Trump is scheduled to arrive in Phoenix next week, two dozen Arizona legislators will be leaving on a goodwill mission to Mexico.
Referendum on school voucher survives first hurdle August 19, 2017
State Elections Director Eric Spencer concluded there are more than enough signatures on petitions calling for a 2018 vote, even after he disqualified some of them. That sets the stage for county recorders to do their own verification.

That's It For Today June 5, 2017
This is my last post for the day. Starting in a few minutes we'll be replacing the guts of our website with something newer and better than what we have now, and no one at MoJo is allowed to edit the site until we're done. That will be Tuesday morning according to our tech boffins. I fully expect everything to go flawlessly during this conversion, […]
The Intercept Discloses Top-Secret NSA Document on Russia Hacking Aimed at US Voting System June 5, 2017
On Monday, the Intercept published a classified internal NSA document noting that Russian military intelligence mounted an operation to hack at least one US voting software supplier—which provided software related to voter registration files—in the months prior to last year's presidential contest. It has previously been reported that Russia attempted to […]
Lunchtime Photo June 5, 2017
The East Basin in Dana Point harbor.
Chart of the Day: Health Care Spending as a Percentage of GDP June 5, 2017
This is apropos of nothing in particular. I was over at the World Bank site fiddling around with some stuff and happened to look at their chart for health care spending. There's a good case to be made that as GDP rises, the share devoted to health care also rises. This is because richer countries have more "spare" income and health care is wha […]
Trump's Tweets Threaten His Travel Ban's Chances in Court June 5, 2017
President Donald Trump began the week with a barrage of early-morning tweets blasting the courts for blocking his travel ban executive order. But in doing so, he may have just made it more likely that the courts will keep blocking the ban. People, the lawyers and the courts can call it whatever they want, but I am calling it what we need and what it is, a TR […]
Trump Is Now Lying to His Own National Security Staff June 5, 2017
In his NATO speech a week ago, Donald Trump declined to explicitly endorse Article 5, the provision that says an attack on one is an attack on all. I'm on record as suggesting that reaction to this was sort of overblown, but Susan Glasser provides some behind-the-scenes context to suggest it was quite a bit worse than I thought. It turns out that Trump […]
Der Spiegel Just Published the Minutes From Trump’s Contentious Meeting With G7 Leaders June 5, 2017
German magazine Der Spiegel has been given access to minutes from a contentious meeting of G7 leaders in Taormina, Sicily, at the end of May, in which they applied last-ditch pressure on President Donald Trump to stay in the Paris climate agreement. The meeting came toward the end of Trump's first trip abroad as president—and became an opportunity for w […]
Donald Trump Doubles Down on Boorish Temper Tantrums June 5, 2017
President Trump was busy during his early morning "Fox & Friends" time. Around 6 am there was this: People, the lawyers and the courts can call it whatever they want, but I am calling it what we need and what it is, a TRAVEL BAN! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 5, 2017 The Justice Dept. should have stayed with the original Travel Ban, […]
What's the Deal With Rex Tillerson? June 5, 2017
I'm not quite sure how to phrase this, but, um, what's the deal with Rex Tillerson? The guy was CEO of ExxonMobil. Out of the blue, Donald Trump decides to make him Secretary of State, a job about as unexpected as if someone made me head of NASA. He gets confirmed, and since then he's.... What? He refuses to talk to the press. He's barely […]
Republican Congressman on Suspected Islamic Radicals: "Kill Them All" June 5, 2017
In response to the London terror attack, Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) had an extreme proposal: kill anyone suspected of being an Islamic radical. On his campaign Faceboook page, Higgins, a former police officer, posted this message: The free world…all of Christendom…is at war with Islamic horror. Not one penny of American treasure should be granted to any natio […]

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