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This Labor Day weekend, show a little love for the American worker
September 2, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This Labor Day weekend you can show a little love for the American worker who, between the economy, jobs crisis and attacks on workers’ rights, has had a real rough year. Who Do You Love? Join Our ‘I Heart a Worker’ Labor Day Action | AFL-CIO NOW BLOG: This Labor Day, we’re
Today’s anti-Gatewood goes to . . . (some) Small Business Owners
September 2, 2011
by David Safier [Note: While the Gatewood goes to people who would make Henry Gatewood, the embezzling banker from John Ford's 1939 "Stagecoach" proud, the anti-Gatewood goes to those stand Gatewood's maxims on their head and prefer honesty over self-serving lies and thievery.] Today's anti-Gatewood goes to small business owners who say, No, we're not
ALEC and the Arizona legislature: For-Profit Colleges
September 2, 2011
by David Safier This is a textbook case of how ALEC, corporations and Republican legislatures work together. For-profit colleges have been scamming students and taxpayers for years. Students are often left with huge loans to pay off after receiving near-worthless education, while the colleges get 90% of their revenues from federal student grants and loans.
Greg Stanton – Plan for First 100 Days in Office
September 2, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Greg Stanton, Democratic candidate for mayor of Phoenix, has borrowed an idea from The Man With a Plan: Jonathan Rothschild for Mayor of Tucson, who posted his "180 day work plan for Tucson" – what he would do in his first 180 days as Mayor of Tucson. You can read it yourself on his website. GREG STANTON
Redistricting Information Session – Wednesday, September 7
September 2, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Announcement: No doubt you've read the headlines. Arizona's Independent Redistricting Commission is under attack from some who wish it wasn't independent. In fact, some folks seem to want a Commission that bows to special interests rather than the people of Arizona. Eleven years ago, Arizona's voters made a different choice. The voters
(Update) Arizona Democratic Party 2011 Volunteer Awards Night
September 2, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The deadline for nominating a volunteer for this year's 2011 Volunteer Awards Night has been extended until September 10. Many of the caucuses and clubs will be meeting the first week of September, so this is the perfect time to hand out the nomination form. You may click here to open the
Pima County GOP: Too extreme to understand the optics
September 2, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Mike Shaw, interim Pima County GOP chairman: "We didn't go out to buy a Glock to make people mad – not at all," Shaw said. "There are some people who are sincerely offended or maybe even hurt, and I feel bad about that. It was not my intent, or anybody's intent, to
Updated SWAG Re: Early Filers For 2012
September 2, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
Time for an update to the "Silly Wild Ass Guess" (SWAG) list of who is running for office in 2012. The district maps have not even been drawn, yet alone litigated in court, but there are a number of campaign committees for 2012 based upon current legislative districts.
As you might expect, this list is going to be subject to change when new districts have been established by the AIRC. And as always, candidates will come and go.
I will periodically update the list. You can follow along at home at the Arizona Secretary of State's web site Campaign Finance Search – Candidates.
Filer ID # beginning "2012" except where indicated (*). Some committees are exploratory committees.
Arizona Legislature
LD 01 Stephen Pierce, Senate (R)
LD 01 Karen Fann, House (R)
LD 01 Andrew Tobin, House (R)
LD 03 Salvatore "Sam" Scarmardo, Senate (R)
LD 03 Kelli Ward, Senate (R)
LD 03 Doris Goodale, House (R)
LD 04 Scott Bundgaard, Senate (R)
LD 04 Jack Harper, House (R)*
LD 05 Sylvia Allen, Senate (R)
LD 05 Brenda Barton, House (R)
LD 05 Chester Crandall, House (R)
LD 06 Lori Klein, Senate (R)
LD 06 James Bearup, House (R)
LD 06 Amanda Reeve, House (R)*
LD 06 Carl Seel, House (R)
LD 07 Heather Carter, House (R)
LD 08 Michele Reagan, Senate (R)
LD 08 John Kavanagh, House (R)
LD 08 Michelle Ugenti, House (R)
LD 09 Richard "Rick" Gray, House (R)
LD 09 Debbie Lesko, House (R)
LD 11 Adam Driggs, Senate (R)*
LD 11 Kate McGee, House (R)
LD 11 Eric Meyer, House (D)*
