Michael Bryan

Michael founded BlogForArizona.net as the Howard Dean presidential campaign blog for Arizona in 2003, and has been blogging ever since. The Blog is now coming up on 20 years of continuous publication, a major achievement for any political blog, which usually have the life-spans of mayflies. Michael is an attorney living in Tucson with his wife Lauren. In 2008, Michael remade BlogForArizona into a collaborative project. Michael is now but one of the contributors to the blog and provides editorial and publishing direction in consultation with the Board of Directors and the other authors. If you want to keep up with the latest Arizona and National political news in an entertaining quick hit of news and opinion, check out the BlogForArizona twitter feed, which Mike largely curates and writes. Michael is also an AAPC member who occassionally consults on political campaigns, strategy and communications.

UPDATED, NOW W/ VIDEO: The OBBB (Orange Billionaire Bastard’s Boondoogle), Arizona’s Economy, and the Coming Budget Fight Defining the 2026 Election

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Trump and the MAGA Congress have shut down the government to ensure that their wretched oligarchic vision for our economy is enacted. In the simplest terms, it’s a disaster for Arizona’s people and economy. OBBB will shatter our state budget, push the fastest growing sectors of our State’s economy into recession or depression, directly kill … Read more

Why is AZ Rep. John Gillette Such an Asshole?

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In many ways, Arizona Representative John Gillette looks like he would be a model citizen: he’s a decorated combat veteran, awarded a Bronze Star for his outstanding service in the Gulf War, a police officer following his military career, a Christian, a father, a husband, and now a duly elected Arizona State legislator. So why … Read more

Why are MAGAts Lying About Dems’ Motives For Refusing to Support the Continuing Resolution?

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You may have heard from your favorite MAGA mouthpeice that Dem’s have refused to vote for their Continuing Resolution – thus shutting down the FedGov – because we want to ‘spend billions of dollars for free healthcare for illegal aliens‘ – or even over one trillion according to the House Appropriations statement. Well, that’s a … Read more