Arizona Legislature Week In Review…
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings BfA readers probably won't care about the Maricopa-centric stuff at the end. Feel free to skip that section. 🙂 Advertisement The non-legislatiion highlights of the week: – Senate President Russell Pearce announced that his "hold" on his anti-immigrant legislation was off. Last week, he had announced that those … Read more
Continuing problems with Japan’s crippled nuclear reactors
by David Safier The news about the continuing efforts to contain the damage at Japan's nuclear reactors hit by the tsunami is troublesome. One reactor has been filled with seawater since the cooling system failed. At best, that will prevent a meltdown, but it means the reactor will most likely be permanently disabled. Scratch all … Read more
‘Farm Aid’ to Public Employee Unions in Wisconsin
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Kadie's Journal at Democratic Underground has photos of the Wisconsin Farmers Union and Family Farm Defenders' tractorcade on Saturday in Madison, Wisconsin (pics from daylife.com). Kadie's Journal – 'Tractorcade' in Wisconsin – lots of pics. Here are some photos: MADISON, WI – MARCH 12: "For a fourth straight Saturday, tens of thousands of … Read more
Even Arpaio is pissed
by David Safier Tedski caught this one at R-cubed. Joe Arpaio joined with Maricopa Board of Supes Chair Andy Kunasek and county attorney Bill Montgomery to write a letter to the state legislature telling them not to balance the state budget on the back of Maricopa County. Something tells me, though, if the state lege … Read more
The ‘Job Party’ Movement
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich has suggested to call it the "People's Party" movement. Now MoveOn and Democrats.com (not affiliated with the Democratic National Committee) are calling it the "Job Party" movement. This weekend in Madison, Wisconsin tens of thousands will rally to protest the coup d'etat by Tea-Publicans to disenfranchise … Read more
Explosion Rocks Japanese Nuclear Plant After Quake
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: h/t New York Times The New York Times reports Japan Expands Evacuation Around Nuclear Plant – NYTimes.com: An explosion at a nuclear power plant in northern Japan on Saturday blew the roof off one building, brought down walls and caused a radiation leak of unspecified proportions, Japanese officials said, after Friday’s huge … Read more
What state lends an official platform to hate groups? Why, Arizona, of course.
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Normally, I'd save a discussion of an agenda item for a legislative committee agenda for a "coming week" post, but this one rates a quick post of its own. On Thursday, the Arizona Senate's Border Security, Federalism, and States Sovereignty Committee will meet in SHR109 at 9 a.m. The … Read more
