Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Daily Star's series continues today with Rep. Phil Lopes (D-LD27). Formatted for transcript format. Rep. Phil Lopes, D, District 27 Advertisement Rep. Phil Lopes (D-LD27) Committees: Health and Human Services; Public Employees, Retirement and Entitlement Reform The Arizona Daily Star asked the following questions of each lawmaker: 1) Lawmakers have … Read more

by David Safier House Democrats invite public to Tucson advocacy forum STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX – Rep. Nancy Young Wright, D-Tucson (District 26) and House Democrats invite the public to attend a legislative issue and advocacy forum . . . in Tucson.  House Democratic lawmakers will discuss the state budget crisis, the legislative process and how the … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: At one time in our state's history, Arizona was considered a modern progressive state. Alabama was considered a backwater of poverty, ignorance and racial segregation. Since that time, Alabama has made great strides in economic development, education and ending the vestiges of institutional racial segregation. Arizona, on the other hand, under Republican … Read more

by David Safier Oregon voters passed two tax hikes Tuesday: one to raise taxes on people with taxable incomes over $125,000 ($250,000 for couples) and the other to increase taxes on corporations. The margin was 54-46. In case you're thinking this is typical of "progressive Oregon": The double-barreled victory is the first voter-approved statewide income … Read more

by David Safier Excerpts from a speech by Richard Behney, a Republican running to replace Evan Bayh as Indiana's Senator. I just asking. Are there any laws against advocating armed insurrection against the U.S.? Speaking about why people like him need to be elected: "That's the beauty of this, folks. We can do it before … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Farley Report this week: It's been a quiet week in State Wobegon… Actually, it has been anything but a quiet week. More legislators are declaring their intentions to run for more offices, committees are pumping out some really suspect bills, House Republicans are trotting out their corporate-bailout deficit-expansion package, teachers and … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Daily Star's series continues today with Rep. Nancy Young Wright (D-LD26). Formatted for transcript format. Rep. Nancy Young Wright, D, District 26 Rep. Nancy Young Wright, D-LD26 Committees: Ranking Democrat, Water and Energy, Education The Arizona Daily Star asked the following questions of each lawmaker: 1) Lawmakers have discretion over only … Read more