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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: H/t to friend of Blog for Arizona Carolyn Classen at the Tucson Citizen for her reporting LD 30 precinct committeemen/women select Vogt, Schneider, and Sposito - Carolyn's Community: [Last] night 82 certified precinct committeemen/women of LD 30......
Blog For Arizona - 7:40 a.m. - 6 clicks 
Has anyone noticed that the same folks who think Tucson should be forced to have non-partisan elections are the same ones who want to ban independent voters from Republican primaries? ...
Rum, Romanism and Rebellion - 7:22 a.m. - 5 clicks
Zelph alerted me to my name being mentioned on a popular AZ conservative blog. Sorry, but I don’t link to them so find it on your own. The blogger complained that Democrats propose tax increases on the poor to pay for the services that the less-poor and the middle class people use. [...]...
Democratic Diva - Wed 10:10 p.m. - 2 clicks
Posted by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings They probably will consider the title of the post to be a compliment, even though it really is intended to merely point out that it is considered to be the most influential......
Blog For Arizona - Wed 6:05 p.m. - 7 clicks
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Yet another GOP establishment-type has come to the rescue of embattled Sen. John McCain. Jeb Bush endorses McCain in Arizona « - Blogs from CNN.com: Another high-profile Republican is backing Sen. John McCain's bid for a fifth......
Blog For Arizona - Wed 1:26 p.m. - 6 clicks
Progressives recognize House Progressive Caucus leader Raúl Grijalva and they know that Senator McCain is up for re-election in 2010. What they don't know is that there is a young city councilman and U.S. Air Force JAG Reserve Officer from Tucson who has gathered the support of the statewide Democrats. A front man for a community foundation that has brought in over a million ...
DailyKos (Arizona) - Wed 8:41 a.m. - 7 clicks
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Americans United for Change has targeted Sen. McNasty for his obstruction of the health care reform bill. AZ/DC Blog - McCain hit with robocalls on health-care reform: Americans United for Change on Tuesday launched 250,000 robocalls in......
Blog For Arizona - Wed 7:06 a.m. - 5 clicks
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The East Valley Tribune has a new lease on life after the U.S. Bankruptcy Court approved the sale by Freedom Communications to a partnership of Boulder, Colorado-based Thirteenth Street Media and Reno, Nevada-based 10K Investments LLC. Arizona......
Blog For Arizona - Wed 6:28 a.m. - 3 clicks
It's still early and provisional ballots haven't been counted, but it seems that most EV races and ballot questions are going as expected. In Scottsdale, results from early ballots show the amendments to the City's charter passing by a roughly 4-1 margin and that Proposition 200 (bed tax hike) is comfortably ahead (12%+). As for ballots that include actual races for office, it's too early to k...
Random Musings - Tue 10:02 p.m. - 7 clicks
by David Safier Here's one of those weird confluences. This morning I praised the Catholic bishops from Tucson, Phoenix and Gallup for writing a letter telling Russell Pearce to ditch his anti-immigrant bills. It reminded me of some of the......
Blog For Arizona - Tue 7:44 p.m. - 5 clicks
by David Safier I already posted about a letter I received from Starlee Rhoades, Vice President of External Affairs at the Goldwater Institute. It was in response to my insisting Matthew Ladner made an error when he wrote Arizona school......
Blog For Arizona - Tue 2:25 p.m. - 2 clicks
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In this corner we have the Accidental Governor, Jan Brewer, Arizona Republican Party Chairman Randy Pullen, the editors of The Arizona Republic, and oddly enough, the Arizona Education Association who support passage of the temporary sales tax......
Blog For Arizona - Tue 1:45 p.m. - 5 clicks
by David Safier Let's hope this gets more coverage. The Phoenix New Times reports, The Bishops of the Arizona Catholic Conference, which includes the Dioceses of Phoenix, Tucson, and Gallup, New Mexico, issued a statement today criticizing state Senator Russell......
Blog For Arizona - Tue 11:27 a.m. - 6 clicks
Many municipalities and school districts in Arizona are holding elections today, be they regular or special elections. In Tempe, they're holding a regularly scheduled election for three seats on the City Council with a ballot question about raising the City's bed tax (sample ballot here ). In Scottsdale, the election concerns a number of proposed updates to the City's charter and also a hike to...
Random Musings - Tue 8:00 a.m. - 5 clicks
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Daily Star today in an editorial opinion came out strongly for passage of the health care reform bill. Health-care bill must be passed now, not in 5 years. Well, gee thanks guys. You are a......
Blog For Arizona - Tue 8:00 a.m. - 3 clicks
Cross-posted at Blog for Arizona ... I and others will do a more complete analysis of the bills that the lege is pushing as its budget "solution", but here is a brief bit on each, mostly from the factsheets prepared by legislative staff. I'm using the House bills here, but the Senate has an identical version of each bill posted, too. HB2001 , general appropriations (fact sheet here ...
Random Musings - Mon 7:21 p.m. - 2 clicks
DFA-Tucson presents... A Free Screening of the Academy Award Nominated Comedic Farce IN THE LOOP This FREE Tucson premiere of the 2009 uncommonly funny political satire that blends Dr. Strangelove with Spinal Tap for the Iraq war era will be held: Wednesday, March 10 th at the Ward 6 Community Room 3202 E. First Street Tucson , ...
Democracy for America-Tucson - Mon 3:41 p.m. - 4 clicks
CD5 Congressman Harry Mitchell has been unwavering in his opposition to Congress' automatic pay hikes. Beside annually introducing and pushing bills to forego that raise, he donates those pay hikes to local charities when the pay hikes go through anyway. This year has been no different. From a press release - U.S. Rep. Harry Mitchell today announced the local Arizona charities to which he will ...
Random Musings - Mon 3:40 p.m. - 5 clicks
Published Wednesday, March 3, 2010 in Tempe Republic opinions of Arizona Republic (and maybe Ahwatukee Republic) as “‘Yes’ on override would save music.” Do we balance budgets on the backs of children? Not if we care about their future. Recently Kyrene Middle School and Fees Middle School Orchestras performed at Marcos de Niza preceding the orchestra they would [...]...
Make Democracy Work - Mon 3:40 p.m. - 4 clicks
Late breaking updates from Capitol on twitter @RepPatterson STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX -- Jan Brewer and her fellow Republicans are working behind closed doors away from the public to produce their own partisan and phony budget that only pushes Arizona farther down the wrong track. After failing to even begin work on the budget after declaring last week “budget week” and after a year of u...
Daniel's News & Views - Mon 3:40 p.m. - 3 clicks
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and Senate President Bob Burns recently appointed seven members to serve on the new Rio Nuevo Board of Directors. They are: Jodi Bain, founder/principal of Bain Investments; vice president and general counsel for Town West Realty. Edwin Biggers, former president of the Hughes Missile Group. Craig Finfrock, owner and broker of Tucson-based Commercial Retail Ad...
Sustainability, Equity, Development - Sun 11:03 a.m. - 11 clicks
As usual, all info gathered from the website of the Arizona Legislature, except where noted, and subject to change without notice (and given the activities expected for this week, short-notice changes are likely)... As noted earlier this weekend, a special session (#7!!) is on tap for the week. Look for more updates as details of that become available. As for the regular session, committee wor...
Random Musings - Sun 11:03 a.m. - 6 clicks
Here in Arizona we get a double dose of Republican indifference to the needs of our citizens. We have Congressmen like Jon Kyl arguing that unemployment benefits dissuade people from job-hunting “because people are being paid even though they’re not working” and” … If anything, as I said, it’s a disincentive. And the same thing [...]...
DFA-MC - Sun 11:03 a.m. - 7 clicks
Arizona Public Media :: Spotlight "Unicameral Legislature" Downing takes his case for a unicameral, non-partisan legislature to the air ...
Blog For Arizona - Sun 12:04 a.m. - 11 clicks
The Governor has called for a 7th Special Session of the 49th Arizona Legislature to address the state's current budget deficit (~$700 million) and to formulate a budget for next year. According to the AZRep article on the matter, the basic framework of the package worked out among the Rs in the lege and the Governor's office is the budget proposal she unveiled in January. The one that inc...
Random Musings - Sat 12:44 p.m. - 9 clicks
Below are the latest Alexa rankings for many Arizona political blogs and a few campaign web sites. The lower the number, the higher the traffic, and that is the only metric, traffic. Rankings involve the entire Internet, so the numbers get big. Unless you are the press (CNN, etc.) to be be ranked in the top 500,000 is a big deal. You can probably guess what site is ranked #1 (Google). Pr...
Sustainability, Equity, Development - Sat 9:47 a.m. - 15 clicks
John McCain is actually coming to Tucson today. And no, I don’t mean Marana or some country club in the Foothills, he’ll be at the U of A basketball game. No word on who he will cheer for. He’ll be bringing Scott Brown with him. I guess McCain is supposed to bask in Brown’s reflective glow. [...]...
Rum, Romanism and Rebellion - Sat 6:08 a.m. - 12 clicks
Before being against the Repeal of DADT, Senator John "I picked Sarah Palin because I was misled" McCain was supporting the Repeal of DADT. First, he said, during the 2008 campaign, that he would listen to the Top military leaders before making his mind, then when the military leaders brought their support to the repeal of DADT, McCain found another reason to oppse it. ...
DailyKos (Arizona) - Fri 12:41 p.m. - 4 clicks
They probably will consider the title of the post to be a compliment, even though it really is intended to merely point out that it is considered to be the most influential lobbying group working a legislature that is renowned for its willingness to be swayed by well-funded lobbyists. From an article on AZCentral.com - The Center for Arizona Policy has impacted the daily life of nearly every ...
Random Musings - Fri 10:26 a.m. - 9 clicks
People and pets want Arizona's highway rest areas open. TUCSON -- Read today's article in the New York Times , Closing of Rest Stops Stirs Anger in Arizona . Please contact your State Representatives and Senator to support my bipartisan HB2645 to help open rest areas closed by Gov. Jan Brewer (R), all info at azleg.gov . ...
Daniel's News & Views - Fri 5:45 a.m. - 7 clicks
That’s what you’d think from reading the Republic piece on the Center for Arizona Policy today. “There was concern about how public policy impacts families,” said Cathi Herrod, who joined the group a couple of years later and is now president. “We were seeing a need to have someone on-site at the Legislature on [...]...
Democratic Diva - Thu 7:01 p.m. - 13 clicks
As a strategy to avoid closing state parks the Senate has okayed a bill to lease state parks to private concessionaires. In addition to enabling the leasing of state parks the bill outlines what may be in the proposals submitted by potential vendors: Requests for proposals shall be broadly construed to allow for: 1. One hundred per cent privately funded parks...
The Data Port - Mar 4 - 12 clicks
Tires are resources to be recycled, not recklessly dumped in the ground. STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX -- US tire makers have joined me and many other lawmakers in strong opposition to HB2290 from Rep. Russ Jones (R-Yuma), which would unwisely allow tires to be dumped in old mines. Republicans passed this bad bill in the House yesterday, but hopefully it will die in the Senate or be vetoed....
Daniel's News & Views - Mar 4 - 9 clicks
From yesterday’s East Valley Tribune: With state finances evaporating, Gov. Jan Brewer is moving to help those with needs get their services from church and nonprofit groups. In an executive order Tuesday, Brewer created a 20-member task force to coordinate volunteer efforts statewide. The panel also will look for ways to both inform people of the services [...]...
Democratic Diva - Mar 3 - 10 clicks
I'm Rodney Glassman, Vice Mayor of the City of Tucson, who is exploring a run for the Democratic nomination for U.S Senate against John McCain and J.D. Hayworth. We have been traveling the state in effort to learn straight from Arizonans. We truly value the voice of the people and believes that together we can make Arizona the greatest state to live, to work and to raise a family! This week's ...
DailyKos (Arizona) - Mar 3 - 8 clicks
The AZ Republican primary between JD Hayworth and John McCain further refines the distinction Choir Blogging . Hayworth is such a farce (birther pandering and renouncing ) that even tea party leaders are afraid to endorse him, yet a perusal of the local blogosphere would have one think McCain is about to get trounced. Like talk radio, choir blogging reinforces a point of view in a form ...
Sustainability, Equity, Development - Mar 3 - 5 clicks
Tim Westergren (left) will be holding free a meet-up at the Rialto Theater on Sunday, March 7th, starting at 5:00 pm. According to his e-mailed press release: "It'll be a very informal gathering. I'll share some Pandora history, some background on the Music Genome Project and talk about what's ahead for Pandora. 2010 is already shaping up to be quite a year, so there's a lot to talk...
The Data Port - Mar 3 - 6 clicks
Your Arizona State Senate failed once again to ban texting while driving, but they did pass a bill today to protect Arizonans from a far more serious threat: human-animal hybrids! In other news, dim-bulb Frank Anternori was named by the Pima County Board of Stupes to replace State Senator Jonathan Paton, who resigned to run for Congress. Anternori will move from the State House...
AZNetroots - Mar 2 - 7 clicks
I’m fairly certain that Rep. John Kavanagh (R-Fountain Hills), retired police officer and member of the Scottsdale Community College faculty, enjoys great health care benefits. And because he’s a Family ValuesTM conservative and Pro-LifeTM he couldn’t care less if poor people can’t see the doctor. It’s not like they’re real people like fetuses, [...]...
Democratic Diva - Mar 2 - 3 clicks
Due to a virus, I am in the middle of reformatting my computer and upgrading my firewall/anti-virus software. As such, blogging will be very light for the next few days. I recommend surfing over to Blog for Arizona , Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion , or any of the other blogs listed in the blogroll for the latest information and insight into AZ's political scene. ...
Random Musings - Mar 2 - 7 clicks
By now I’m sure y’all are aware of his recent comment: FRANK: In this country, we had slavery for God knows how long. And now we look back on it and we say “How brave were they? What was the matter with them? You know, I can’t believe, you know, four million slaves. This is incredible.” [...]...
Democratic Diva - Mar 1 - 3 clicks
You are invited to join the Maricopa County Democratic Party for a Post Dean/Rove Debate Reception with our special guest Howard Dean. Howard Dean, former DNC Chair and founder of Democracy for America, takes on former Bush advisor, Karl Rove, at ASU’s Gammage Auditorium on March 6th at 5 PM. Contact ASU for debate ticket [...]...
DFA-MC - Mar 1 - 6 clicks
A plan to keep Arizona’s parks and roadside rest stops open surfaced last Thursday up at the state legislature. The suggestion is to add a $12 surcharge to each non-commercial Arizona vehicle license fee. Any driver of a vehicle with an Arizona license would then have free access to state parks. 75% of the money raised would go to a fund to manage, maintain, and improve the parks. The...
The Data Port - Mar 1 - 5 clicks
As mentioned in a previous post , HB2701 would have caused a major Chinese solar firm to reconsider its plans to locate in Goodyear. In addition, this bill would have threatened the creation of solar jobs elsewhere in Arizona. One day after publishing a letter to the editor in the Arizona Republic pleading for support of HB2701, Rep. Debbie Lesko withdrew the bill, after the g...
AZNetroots - Feb 28 - 5 clicks
The lege's schedule this week - almost no committee hearings while the lege "focuses" on the budget - has been covered here , in a post at Blog for Arizona. ... As usual, all info gathered from the websites of the relevent political bodies/agencies except where noted, and subject to change without notice ... In Congress, most of the week will be spent on committee hearings and behind-the-scenes...
Random Musings - Feb 28 - 6 clicks
Perhaps this country's history of slavery is America's shame (though a strong argument can be made for the genocide perpetrated on American Indians here), but Congressman Trent Franks' waxing nostalgic about the good ol' days is Arizona's shame - We are the ones who have sent him to the national stage, giving his utterings a far wider audience than they merit. I first heard about this on Friday'...
Random Musings - Feb 27 - 2 clicks
Well, that was interesting! A short vacation in Jerome, followed by blurred vision preparing for and recovering from cataract surgery, has kept me off the keyboard. Jerome is a fascinating Arizona ghost town populated by about 400 living ghosts. Old hippies don’t die, or fade away, they move to Jerome and open gift shops and artists’ studios. Who’s to say they’re out of step with ...
The Data Port - Feb 27 - 2 clicks
Winter in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. TUCSON -- On this day in 1919 Arizona's Grand Canyon was declared a National Park by President Woodrow Wilson , one of America's 1st & best parks. For my late breaking news and updates, please follow me on twitter @RepPatterson , facebook and my facebook Rep. Daniel Patterson fan page . Stay smart and involved, my friends. ...
Daniel's News & Views - Feb 26 - 7 clicks
This afternoon the lege killed the solar jobs killing bill. House Bill 2701 was killed two days after hearing from several solar companies, including Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd., which threatened to abandon plans to locate a factory in Goodyear. The bill was seen as a potential showdown with the Arizona Corporation Commission, which had [...]...
Democratic Diva - Feb 25 - 8 clicks
