Mayors Against Illegal Guns event in Tucson

by David Safier The Fix Gun Checks mobile truck made it to Tucson today after starting in New York on February 15 and traveling across country to big cities and small towns, holding events and talking with gun victims as well as people who are "survivors" — family and friends of people who were killed … Read more

60 Minutes fail on corporate tax avoiders

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Even as a kid I loved 60 Minutes. In its early days it was "ambush" investigative journalism. Every week there was some crooked evil bastard who would answer his door only to be confronted by Mike Wallace – "Mike Wallace, 60 Minutes, can we talk to you?" The look of fear and dread on … Read more

House Democrats call out GOP plan to steal from public safety officers

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press Release from the Arizona House Democrats: House Democrats call out GOP plan to steal from public safety officers  STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX – House Democrats are holding Republicans accountable for voting against public safety officers’ lifetime service.   House Republicans voted in committee to steal retirement from firefighters, police and correctional officers in … Read more

BfAZ’s New Social Graces

By Michael Bryan The crew here at BfAZ are getting more involved in using social media to reach out to our readers and especially to find new ones. See the new doohicky on the left sidebar? Touch it. Really. Go ahead. I'll wait… Tell your networks about us, and you can read more about the … Read more