Showing posts with label Arizona. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arizona. Show all posts
Monday, July 8, 2024

Liberal Partisan Local News Sites

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Many posts have dealt with  misinformation ,  disinformatio n, and i partisan pseudo-news sites . Max Tani at Semafor: A secretive local m...
Thursday, April 4, 2024

Misinformation about Arizona Voter Registration

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  Many   posts  have  discussed   myths  and  misinformation , including falsehoods about elections .  On X, Maricopa County Recorder Stephe...
Friday, December 23, 2022

The Oath and Rusty Bowers

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  From the final report of the January 6 committee: In Arizona, a primary target of President Trump’s pressure , and ire, was House Speaker ...
Tuesday, June 23, 2020

US Travel Association and a Senator

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Many posts have explained that interest groups encourage lawmakers to introduce favorable legislation, sometimes drafting the bills them...
Saturday, August 26, 2017

The Pardon Power

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Zoe Tillman writes at Buzzfeed: The US Department of Justice's pardon office did not review former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio's p...
Monday, June 24, 2013

Nullification

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Associated Press reports: An Associated Press analysis found that about four-fifths of the states now have enacted local laws that direct...
Thursday, September 20, 2012

The Incumbency Advantage

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Even in tough economic times, incumbent presidents have certain political advantages.  The New York Times reports: Every president live...
Friday, August 17, 2012

State Legislatures Matter

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Our chapter on federalism discusses the importance of state legislatures .  At the Washington Post, Chris Cillizza addresses this point, ...
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Arizona v. United States

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Previous posts  have dealt with Arizona's controversial law on illegal immigration .   The New York Times reports: The Supreme Court...
Thursday, April 26, 2012

Federalism and the Arizona Law

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(Revised, 4/27 am ) The case of Arizona v. US    involves the state's controversial law on  illegal immigration . The New York Times ...
Friday, January 27, 2012

Meeting the President

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In times of political conflict , personal meetings with the president can be fraught with controversy. Jeremy Gordon writes at The Wall Str...
Thursday, December 15, 2011

Lopez Lomong, the Flag Bearer

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Our chapter on citizenship has a photo essay on  Lopez Lomong  (born Lopepe Lomong)  South Sudanese refugee who became a champion runner a...