Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
SCREEN-GRAB FOR DISTRICT 2 JILL SPILSBURY Council Study Session - Monday 2/22/2021
Take the time to watch - not too many did (less than 10 so far)22 minutes. Meandering give-and-take over gender identity and public bathrooms, with the new Councouncilmember mentioning she's a mother with 5 girls + "a bonus one"
Mark Freeman wants to take more time for pragmatic decision-making . . .
Want to see what's back-on-the-shelf > be my guest!
SLOW JAMMIN' HIZZONER JOHN GILES: All Suited-Up In The Lower Chambers \ Mesa City Council Meeting Mon 02.21.2021
What was the occasion to bring the mayor away from his remote location?
For sure he is socially-distant and far removed from the reality that Equal Inclusive Rights are moving in to the mainstream for most Americans - with the exception of a city like Mesa - where Giles is the 40th Mayor falling in-step with his Latter-Day predecessors.
He's always said 'it's the right thing to do' but can quite lead the way on Anti-Discrimation or Non-Discrimination. We are never far from where we were . . .and it's a very slow slog to get there.
After an off-camera swearing-in ceremony for two new judges, he states what follows "IS A LOT LESS INTERESTING"
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They sure do take up a lot of time for that! Exactly more than hour - 1:48;40 to be exact and nothing but one amendment to a proposed draft on Equal Rights - with 6 exclusions - about the number of employees in small businesses that might be affected????????????
BETWEEN THE LINES: It's a charade to focus attention away from other items that city officials want to slide through under-the-radar of public scrutiny and oversight
THE GOOD NEWS: 40 Online Comments and 4 Phone Calls
e.g...and O Yeah >
2 minutes before the end, Giles says he's finding ways to address the homeless problem after 6 years in office
HERE'S A SURPRISE: District 6 Councilmember Kevin Thompson is the only one to vote NAY to schedule a public hearing for Monday, March 1, 2021
Testimony Today in Congress: Fed Reserve Chair Jerome Powell > Weakness In The Economy, Uncertainty in The Path Ahead
IN BRIEF The recovery from the Pandemic Recession has further to go . . .
Short report from the New York Times
Powell Pledges to Maintain Economic Support: Live Updates
Here’s what you need to know:
More > On Tuesday, Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, testified to lawmakers on the economic rebound from the pandemic recession and the threat of future inflation.
Credit Photo...Al Drago for The New York Times
"Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, told lawmakers that the economic rebound from the pandemic recession had further to go and reiterated that the central bank planned to keep up its growth-stoking policies, which include rock-bottom interest rates and large-scale bond buying.
"The economic recovery remains uneven and far from complete, and the path ahead is highly uncertain,” Mr. Powell said in prepared remarks he delivered to the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday. “Although there has been much progress in the labor market since the spring, millions of Americans remain out of work.”
Unemployment has come down sharply after surging last year, but the official jobless rate remains at nearly double its February 2020 level and probably understates the extent of weakness in the labor market.
Likewise, consumer spending has bounced back but the service sector remains subdued.
The Fed slashed interest rates to near-zero last March and is buying about $120 billion in government-backed bonds each month, policies aimed at fueling lending and spending. Congress and the White House have also provided support in the form of enormous spending packages, and Democrats are now pushing for another $1.9 trillion in relief for workers and businesses. . .
Mr. Powell said at one point that he would avoid weighing in on fiscal policy — a comment he made not long after Mr. Toomey said the central bank should avoid moving beyond its narrow economic mandate and into areas like racial inequity and climate change.
The Fed is politically independent and tends to avoid partisan issues, though it has been providing advice to policymakers in Congress and weighing in on socioeconomic disparities over the past year.
READ MORE >> RECOVERY IS FAR FROM COMPLETE
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