Jim Gallagher
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Aug 05
Powerful U.S. Labor Leader Richard Trumka Dies
From NPR Updated August 5, 20212:12 PM ET BENJAMIN SWASEY Twitter AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is seen in 2019. The powerful labor leader has died. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Richard Trumka, the longtime head of the powerful AFL-CIO union and a close ally of Democratic Party leaders, has died. He was 72. President Biden called Trumka …
Jul 05
Voting Laws Roundup: May-June 2021
UPDATE As of June 21, 17 states enacted 28 new laws that restrict access to the vote. With some state legislatures still in session, more laws will certainly follow, which we will track in the next roundup later this year. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voting-laws-roundup-may-2021
Jun 05
Many QAnon followers report having mental health diagnoses- from “The Conversation”- Mar. 25, 2021
QAnon is often viewed as a group associated with conspiracy, terrorism and radical action, such as the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. But radical extremism and terror may not be the real concern from this group. QAnon followers, who may number in the millions, appear to believe a baseless and debunked conspiracy theory claiming that a satanic cabal of pedophiles and cannibals controls world governments …
Apr 06
FACT SHEET: The American Jobs Plan (or what the Republicans don’t want to succeed!)
from https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/03/31/fact-sheet-the-american-jobs-plan To search this site, enter a search ter Briefing Room FACT SHEET: The American Jobs Plan March 31, 2021 • Statements and Releases While the American Rescue Plan is changing the course of the pandemic and delivering relief for working families, this is no time to build back to the way things were. …
Feb 24
Fact Sheet: President Biden’s New Executive Actions Deliver Economic Relief for American Families and Businesses Amid the COVID-19 Crises
The current government administration will: Address the growing hunger crisis facing 29 million Americans — and as many as 12 million children – by asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to consider expanding and extending federal nutrition assistance programs. Ensure equitable and effective delivery of direct payments — by asking the Treasury Department to consider …
Feb 01
The framers would have seen the mob at the Capitol as traitors
Supporters of President Trump storm the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. (Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post) By Carlton F.W. Larson Carlton F.W. Larson is a Martin Luther King, Jr. professor of law at the UC Davis School of Law and the author of the books “On Treason: A Citizen’s Guide to the Law” and “The Trials …
Jan 01
After Trump audio interview with Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith
The power of the president is typically kept in check by other branches of government and historical political norms, but the past four years have revealed alarming fissures in the system. In the book, “After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency,” law professors Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith argue that the presidency of Donald Trump has revealed …
Sep 08
2020 Presidential Election Polls
The CNN Poll of Polls tracks the national average in the race for president between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. The poll of polls includes the most recent national telephone polls which meet CNN’s standards for reporting and which measure the views of registered or likely voters. The poll of polls …
We want you to join us at our next meeting, Monday, October 13, 2025 at 7:00 pm!
The Chino Valley Democratic Club will meet on Monday,October 13, 2025 at 7 p.m., in a hybrid in-person/ Zoom online meeting. The Club recommends participants contact chinovalleydemocrats21@gmail.com for the location or go to the Zoom link https://tinyurl.com/f47tjtj4 and join at the designated date and time, Monday,October 13, at 7:00 p.m. It is recommended that participants join the meeting 10-15 minutes before the meeting starts.
- We will discuss our supporting efforts for the Yes on Proposition 50 campaign .California’s Proposition 50 is a measure on the special election ballot for November 4, 2025, that would temporarily replace congressional district maps drawn by the independent Citizens Redistricting Commission with new maps drawn by the state legislature. This is being proposed as a response to perceived partisan redistricting efforts in other states, such as Texas.
- We will discuss the recent Board appointment to the local Chino Valley Unified School Board and its implications.
- We will discuss planning for the Oct 17-18 No Kings mass protests in Chino
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