Arizona Legislature week in review
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings For lege-watchers, it was a colorful week, with a LOT of bad bills gaining passage in one of the chambers, and one going to the governor… Advertisement …State Sen. Scott Bundgaard's domestic violence incident kept him in the news all week, as did the fact that he used … Read more
Governor Grim Reaper in Alaska: You can find your ‘death panels’ in Arizona
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Well now we know for certain that our de facto governor, "King" Russell Pearce, really is the governor of Arizona because our lame-duck governor Jan Brewer is off to Alaska on a northern exposure vacation — in the middle of the legislative session, leaving the lunatics to run the asylum, and no … Read more
Gonna dance to a band from a-Lou’sian’ tonight
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: To get you in the mood for Mardis Gras, here is Mary Chapin Carpenter singing Down At The Twist and Shout. (For a friend of mine from New Orleans who is homesick). Well I never have wandered down to New Orleans Never have drifted down a bayou stream But I heard that … Read more
The coming week: Legislative edition
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings As usual, all info gathered from the website of the Arizona Legislature, and subject to change without notice. The "highlight" of the week, if you want to call it that, came this past week when Senate President Russell Pearce announced that he was "holding" all immigration bills until the … Read more
Pearce’s sentiments lie with the abuser
by David Safier The whole Scott Bundgaard episode where he was involved in a physical confrontation with his girlfriend on the freeway is seamy and semi-scandalous enough all by itself. But Russell Pearce injected a whole new dimension when he offered his analysis of the situation: "I know what is going on," Pearce said Wednesday. … Read more
Arizona Democratic Party unveils redistricting watchdog project
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Arizona Democratic Party: AZ Dems unveil redistricting watchdog project Drawing a New Arizona Project will monitor process crucial to future of state PHOENIX — The Arizona Democratic Party is launching the Drawing a New Arizona Project to monitor and protect the integrity of the redistricting process, which is … Read more
The Obama Recovery Picks Up Steam – ‘Just Say No’ Boehner Tries to Claim Credit
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Since Republicans took control of Congress in January they have: (1) sought to repeal — but not replace — the Affordablle Care Act which the CBO says would add more than a trillion dollars to the national debt that Tea-Publicans claim to be concerned about; (2) sought to repeal the rights of … Read more
