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. ▼

Career Educator Teresa Ruiz Crushes Yee in Superintendent Debate, Exposing Voucher Failures and a Teacher Crisis

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Democrat Teresa “Terry” Leyba Ruiz used Tuesday’s Arizona Superintendent debate to draw a stark contrast with Republican Kimberly Yee: Ruiz, a former Glendale Community College president with 35 years in education and 25 years in the classroom, repeatedly argued that Arizona’s next Superintendent must understand the real conditions students and teachers confront every day. “Teachers … Read more

It’s True: Out-of-Control A.I Can Now Hack Your Bank Account, Cell Phone, Doorbell Cam and Your TV

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The artificial intelligence attack by OpenAI of San Francisco on a rival company in New York on July 26 proved that self-evolving A.I. agents can teach themselves to secretly attack and destroy a computer network thousands of miles away—and cover its tracks. OpenAI agents extracted credentials and executed commands on production workers. And it’s already … Read more

Dishonest Ciscomani Repeats the Spin—Mendoza Points to the Damage He Caused.

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In last night’s CD6 Congressional debate, Rep. Juan Ciscomani recycled talking points about the Biden administration. But Democratic candidate and retired Marine Joanna Mendoza accused the Republican incumbent of trying to evade responsibility for the votes he has cast in Congress — especially his vote for H.R. 1, the GOP tax-and-spending “Big Beautiful Bill” law … Read more

Arizona Electric Customers Deserve Utility Commissioners Who Show Up at Hearings

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Democratic candidates Jonathan Hill and Clara Pratte accused the Arizona Corporation Commission, which regulates utility prices, of ignoring struggling electric ratepayers, mishandling data-center growth and retreating from renewable energy. Republican Commissioner Kevin Thompson defended his record of approving a 10% TEP rate increase in 2023 and an 8% APS rate increase approved in 2024. His … Read more

Are You Better Off Than You Were 2 Years Ago?

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Ronald Reagan asked this question in 1980. The answer to the question in 2026 is We don’t want murderous ICE agents with electric gloves and masks. They are badly trained outlaws who have deported 675,000 hard-working, tax-paying residents since 2025. It’s time to ABOLISH ICE. We don’t want the stupid Iran War, which has killed … Read more

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