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URGENT CALL TO ACTION

By paulgibson51 on February 19, 2020 • ( 0 )

28 hours left in the Session & an important environment bill will be heard in Senate Finance at 1:30 pm today. If it passes, there appear to be the votes on the floor to get it to the Governor. Here’s… Read More ›
What a Difference a Day Makes: Roundhouse Rocks

By paulgibson51 on February 18, 2020 • ( 2 )

Permanent fund for early childhood (with Sen. Clemente Sanchez support), & pregnant worker accommodation advance, Senate Finance & John Arthur Smith say yes to electric vehicle tax credit. With three days left 1/2 our bills could pass.
Transparency Absent in Roundhouse, But DINOs Look Out for the Rich

By paulgibson51 on February 17, 2020 • ( 6 )

We reprise last week’s posts on the parallels between 1932 & 2020 elections; we offer a critique of Roundhouse operations; & we give a frightening report on how Trump disinformation could get him a second term.
There Must Be a Better Way to Run a Legislative Process

By paulgibson51 on February 15, 2020 • ( 12 )

Meaningless committee schedules, endless memorials, repetitive limitless debates, announcement of “honored guests” and appointment hearings impede meaningful deliberation, leaving good bills to die from neglect.
What Can 1932 Tell Us About 2020; House Votes Today on Seven Bills We Support!

By paulgibson51 on February 13, 2020 • ( 3 )

I was going to write about Bloomberg & Buttigieg and the desperate effort to find a candidate, any candidate, who might stall Sanders’ momentum, but my heart wasn’t in it….So I wrote this. Plus a critical action alert.
2020 Election: A $1 Billion Misinformation War + Inspiring Youth at the Roundhouse

By paulgibson51 on February 11, 2020 • ( 3 )

We report on the insidious misinformation effort that will fuel the Trump campaign, a targeted social media effort designed to undermine factual reporting. Shocking. We also report on our best hope for the future: our youth.