August 26, 2020

Politics

Day 2 at GOP convention: a first lady, a pardon, Pompeo

First lady Melania Trump portrayed her husband as an authentic, uncompromising leader in a Rose Garden address Tuesday night as President Donald Trump turned to family, farmers and the trappings of the presidency to boost his reelection chances on the second night of the scaled-down Republican National Convention. Mrs. Trump’s remarks, like much of the

Opinion

Opinion: New Study Finds High Economic Costs From Wealth Tax

The crowded Democratic primary field managed to reach a consensus on at least one issue — to raise taxes — with disagreements only over which taxes should rise and by how much. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders staked the most radical ground with proposals to impose wealth taxes, going after the assets (not just

Wildfires

California wildfires: Prepare to be away from home for days

California fire officials are cautiously optimistic after dodging a major lightning storm, but they are pleading with residents to stay out of evacuation zones and prepare for days away from home as three massive San Francisco Bay Area wildfires rage on, suffocating the region with smoky air. Gov. Gavin Newsom said this week will be

Local

Prescott Fire Department receives grant for Lucas Devices

On Tuesday August 25, 2020 Prescott Fire Department was awarded approval by the Prescott City Council to accept grant funding in the amount of $165,524.73 for Lucas Devices. These devices are being funded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG). The cost to the city to place a Lucas device

Opinion

Opinion: Democrats Choose Union Dollars Over Charter School Families

For Democratic politicians and America’s charter school families, it’s a case of “that was then, this is now.” Just four years ago, President Barack Obama issued a National Charter Schools Week proclamation praising charter schools as innovative and critical to the success of students who don’t do well in traditional public schools. “Charter schools have

Politics

Flake, Kolbe join former GOP lawmakers backing Biden over Trump

Former Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake and Rep. Jim Kolbe joined two dozen other former Republican members of Congress Monday to endorse Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, saying President Donald Trump “is not capable of doing the job.” The announcement came as delegates to the Republican National Convention were formally, and unanimously, renominating Trump at the

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