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Arizona has joined other GOP-led states that have introduced, passed, and signed into law restrictive voting legislation. 

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) signed an election bill into law last week that reforms the Grand Canyon State’s early voting procedures for mail-in ballots.

Proponents have called this law a common-sense reform to ensure voter rolls remain accurate and current, while its detractors have said it’s unnecessary and harmful to voters.

Ducey explained the new law in a video message after signing it: 

“This bill is simple ― it’s all about election integrity. If an individual is signed up to automatically be mailed an early ballot and then stops voting entirely for a full four years their county recorder will ask them if they still want to automatically be mailed a ballot. If they respond, they’ll continue receiving one."

Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs (D) wrote a letter explaining her opposition to the bill and encouraging Ducey to veto it:

“This bill would end Arizona’s Permanent Early Voting List, a fixture of Arizona’s elections for over a decade. While some would try to portray this bill as cleaning up the voter rolls, it does no such thing. In fact, Arizona already has a process to ensure that voter registrations are current, a process that prevents truly inactive voters from receiving a ballot in the mail."

Arizona joins Florida and Georgia in states that have passed sweeping legislation to roll back voting rights, despite no evidence of widespread fraud in November's election. 

Do you support or oppose Arizona’s voting bill?

U.S. Inflation Rose in April at Fastest Pace in 13 Years

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that inflation rose in April by 0.8% on a seasonally adjusted basis after a 0.6% increase in March. Over the last 12 months, “headline” inflation rose by 4.2% ― the largest 12-month increase since September 2008.

The most common way inflation is measured through the Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers (CPI-U), which shows changes in prices paid for a “representative basket of goods and services” by an urban consumer group representing about 93% of the U.S. population.

In April, the 12-month change in CPI-U was an increase of 4.8% ― the biggest jump since September 2008 ― while it increased by 0.8% compared to March. This USAFacts chart shows headline CPI dating back to January 1948 and core CPI as far back as April 1958:

How do you feel about the rise in prices?

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And, In The End...

One this date in 1974, Erno Rubik invented the puzzle that would later become known as...

Just paint the sides and call it a day,

—Josh Herman

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