Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The East Valley Tribune this past weekend published a report about a new Morrison Institute for Public Policy study, "2010: Illegal Immigration: Perceptions and Realities." Advertisement The executive summary of the Morrison Institute for Public Policy study is here. 2010: Illegal Immigration: Perceptions and Realities — Morrison Institute The study is here. … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: More than a month after the Deepwater Horizon oil platform explosion and leak began, the memory of the media has finally been jarred — "this all seems vaguely familiar, oh yeah, it happened before!" The Rachel Maddow Show put together a decent compilation from the 1979 Ixtoc I oil spill in the Gulf … Read more

Posted by azBlueMeanie: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was a guest on Countdown with Keith Olbermann Wednesday evening as part of MSNBC/NBC's "A Nation Divided" focus on immigration. The interview begins around the 2:33 mark. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from Terry Goddard for Governor campaign: Goddard Beefs Up Security with Border Crime Prosecution Team  PHOENIX — Attorney General Terry Goddard announced today a new Border Crime Prosecution Team, based in Tucson, which will investigate and prosecute the smuggling of weapons, humans, drugs and money across the border by the … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The pre-race "silly wild ass guess" (SWAG) period is finally over. The filing deadline was 5:00 p.m. on May 26, 2010. Not everyone who filed a committee to run for office followed through with it. Below is the list of candidates who timely filed with the Secretary of State (posted to the … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I combined the Federal Election Commission filing page and the Arizona Secretary of State filing page. Legend: "I" is for incumbent, " * " is timely filed with the Arizona Secretary of State. U.S. Senate Cathy Eden (D) *John Dougherty (D) *Rodolfo "Rudy" Garcia (D)Rodney Glassman (D) *Joseph Huff (D)Randy Parraz (D) … Read more

by David Safier Here's an opportunity that could answer a student's "What did you do on your summer vacation?" Question. Or even a student's "What did you do in the fall leadup to the election?" question. Glassman has set up what he calls his Silver Stars leadership program. Glassman Silver Stars are interns dedicated to … Read more