Arizona Legislature outlaws “human-animal hybrids”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This is the kind of bill that slips through in the rush to sine die. Comedy Central may as well set up a studio in Phoenix. The comedy just writes itself with the Arizona Legislature. Advertisement Phoenix New Times did such an excellent job on this story that I have to repost it … Read more
Arizona cities to file lawsuits against S.B. 1070?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Last Friday after the Accidental Governor signed S.B. 1070 into law, Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon made national news when he said he would move that the Phoenix City Council file a lawsuit to challenge S.B. 1070. By Tuesday of this week, the Mayor discovered that he did not have the votes on … Read more
Arizona Diamondbacks in the eye of the boycott storm
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The boycott of all things Arizona has extended to the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team. From Countdown Thursday, April 29th – Countdown with Keith Olbermann: (VIDEO) Arizona boycott! Arizona boycott! OLBERMANN: The cry in Chicago—the symbols, the Arizona Diamondbacks, ironically is the only team in baseball without a prominent Hispanic player. * * … Read more
Update: It’s over! Predatory Payday Loans to Sunset July 1
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Update to It ain't over 'til it's over. It's over! Now you can celebrate. With sine die declared, the predatory payday lending industry has lost, finally, and the law approving their existence will sunset on July 1. Oh, they are not going away. Many will shift to other forms of predatory lending. … Read more
Ahhh, the “Birther” Queen’s bill dies in the Senate
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The "Birther" Queen, Rep. Judy Burges (R-Skull Valley), was able to convince a majority of Republicans in the House to vote for her "birther" bill, but her bill died in the Senate without a vote on Thursday night. Birther measure dies from lack of support | eastvalleytribune.com: Barack Obama won’t be required … Read more
Legislature restores funding to Kids Care and AHCCCS
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It went down to the wire but the Arizona Legislature reversed its decision to eliminate Kids Care and to restore funding to the program. Howard Fischer reports Lawmakers restore health care cuts | eastvalleytribune.com: Facing a threatened $7.8 billion loss in federal funds, state lawmakers Thursday agreed to restore the health care … Read more
SB 1070 Amended less than a week after being signed by the Accidental Governor
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I guess the nativists and racists in the modern-day "Know Nothing Party" did not anticipate the overwhelming public outcry and threats of economic boycotts to SB 1070. The bad light shown upon the state of Arizona this past week has already forced some changes in the law. The Arizona Capitol Times reports … Read more
