Larry Bodine

Larry is an articulate and insightful commentator whose views are shaped by a combination of journalism, entrepreneurship, law practice, and leadership.‎ ★★ Sign up for my occasional newsletter at Bit.ly/LBNow. ★★ ✍ He is an experienced leader, having served as Chair of the LD18 Democrats, and President of the Democrats of Greater Tucson, a teacher at the UA Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and Video Manager for Iskashitaa Refugee Network, ‎ ✍ A common-sense business leader, he operated a successful marketing consultancy for 20 years. He is skilled in fundraising, artificial intelligence, and online communications.‎ ✍He considers multiple viewpoints before forming an opinion. His ethos is the Boy Scout Law.‎ ✍ Larry is a lifelong writer, having worked as a seven-time award-winning journalist for the New York Daily News and as the author of 600 articles for the Blog for Arizona.‎ ✍He is a graduate of Amherst College and Seton Hall Law School and has also attended the University of Munich in Germany.‎ ✍He is not all work and no play. Larry enjoys singing and playing the guitar, hiking Tucson's beautiful trails, going on outings with his Portuguese Water Dog, weight training, and meeting his many friends for breakfast.‎ ‎▼ Scroll down to see my articles below. ▼

“Prior Authorization” Makes Medicare Patients Sicken and Die

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While America’s largest insurance companies rake in tens of billions in profits, they are simultaneously forcing doctors to beg for permission to treat patients—patients who are often elderly, vulnerable, and running out of time. To make it worse, the federal government actually expanded the use of prior authorization this year. Billions in profits—built on delays … Read more

Anti-Consumer “Common Sense” Institute Wants to Cut Free Transit and Bury Tucson with Freeways

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The right-wing “Common Sense Institute of Arizona” has blared its anti-consumer MAGA views by baselessly arguing that Tucson needs more freeways like Phoenix, fewer bike lanes, and no “luxury” free public transit. In the middle of today’s affordability crisis, this MAGA think tank called no-cost public transit a “luxury,” as if city buses are Porsches. … Read more

✅More TACO Time in Iran

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TACO (“Trump Always Chickens Out) has arrived in Iran. ✅ Caving in again, Trump on April 25 called off the travel of envoy Steve Witkoff and nepo baby Jared Kushner to Pakistan for peace talks just before they were set to leave. Iran’s president said Tehran would not re-enter peace negotiations so long as the US … Read more

Democrats of Greater Tucson Endorse Jo Mendoza for Congress in CD6

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Democrats of Greater Tucson (TheDGT.org) endorses Jo Mendoza for Congress, and will work to see her elected. She spoke to a cheering crowd at a Happy Hour celebration for Veterans, co-sponsored by VetsFWD and DGT. (See the photo gallery below for the April 15, 2026, event.) “As a Marine, I took an oath to defend … Read more

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