Journalists’ Roundtable: DeSantis visits Arizona, Mohave County plans for hand count

Today is Friday. In other words, it’s time for the journalist’s roundtable. Jeremy Duda of Axios Phoenix, Howie Fisher of Capitol Media Services, and Nick Phillips of the Arizona Capitol Times present this week’s top stories. This week’s top stories include: Ron DeSantis visits Arizona Mojave County to hand-count presidential ballots Republicans condemn Rachel Mitchell […]
Biden Caught Slowly Removing Hand From Heart When He Realizes Song Playing Isn’t National Anthem

President Joe Biden slowly let go of his chest on Thursday when he realized the song wasn’t the national anthem. Biden invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House to discuss issues related to Indian migrant workers and relations between the United States, India and China. The 80-year-old president stood to the left […]
Dems Terrified A Joe Manchin Third-Party Run Will Hand GOP Control Of Senate, White House

Senate Democrats fear West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin’s third-party presidential run could hand control of the Senate and White House to Republicans in 2024, according to Politico. are doing. Manchin has hinted at running for president through a third-party ticket from centrist group No Labels and is not yet involved in a Senate re-election that […]
Arizona counties won’t get state approval for hand counts | Arizona

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Embattled Gender Clinic Forced To Hand Over Medical Docs In Tennessee AG’s Fraud Investigation

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) was asked to turn over patient medical records to the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office as part of an investigation into possible medical billing fraud related to transgender medical services. VUMC first came under fire in September following reports that the facility was offering heterosexual medical procedures, such as hormone therapy […]
Democracy Alerts – Arizona Legislature Sends Bill Permitting Hand Counting to Governor

washington dc — On Monday, June 12, Arizona Republicans passed House Bill 2722, which allows manual counting to replace electronic ballot counting in any county in the state. The bill is now set to be signed, or possibly vetoed, by Governor Katie Hobbs (Democrat). With a narrow Republican majority in both chambers, a potential veto […]
Hobbs nixes allowing full hand counts of elections

Howard Fisher Capitol Media Services Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs on Friday vetoed such proposals, as well as other issues related to public access to teacher training materials and restrictions on state contracts and investment strategies. He has vetoed 119 bills passed by the Republican-controlled Congress this year. Hereford Republican Rep. Gail Griffin had proposed allowing […]
New elections director appointed in Arizona county after illegal hand count

The new election director for a border county in southern Arizona, which tried to implement illegal hand counting of ballots in the November general election, said he would follow the law and the county attorney’s advice on future hand counting efforts. Bob Bartelsmeyer, who was appointed Cochise County Election Commissioner on May 30, previously served […]
Mohave County considering hand count of ballots for 2024 election

Mojave County — The Mojave County Elections Office plans to consider what it would take to conduct a hand count of the county’s general election ballot after the Board of Supervisors voted 4-1. are being formulated. “We want to restore the trust that voters have in the electoral process,” 5th District Supervisor Ron Gould told […]
MAGA is working hard … to hand the Arizona Legislature to Democrats

Congratulations to the Arizona Republican Party for their recent outstanding performance. Never in my life have I seen the Republican Party with such dedication and dedication to handing over control of the Arizona legislature to the Democrats. From its grassroots workers to the far-right Arizona Liberal Caucus, which now holds an iron grip on Congress, […]