Giffords to talk on health care in Sahuarita Wednesday afternoon
by David Safier This is a bit late, but for anyone in the general Sahuarita area, Giffords will be talking about health care issues at 1pm Wednesday, at Good Shepherd United Church of Christ, 17750 S. La Canada Drive. Advertisement Advertisement
The Accidental Governor on House Speaker Kirk Adam’s Corporate Tax Giveaway Plan
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This video of a press conference from the Arizona Guardian will dispel any optimism you might have for the future of our state. The GOP insane clown posse has to go. House Speaker Kirk Adam's corporate tax giveaway plan — which he laughingly refers to as a jobs bill — ran into … Read more
Arizona still in economic freefall
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jim Nintzel at the Tucson Weekly delivers the bad news AZ Economic Freefall Continues: Another depressing reality check for the state’s financial picture: We still have not hit bottom in our declining tax revenues. The lagging sales tax is one big reason. Retail sales were down by at 5.8 percent compared to … Read more
The Farley Report: April 6, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Time once again for the Farley Report from Rep. Steve Farley (D-LD28): Could they really be that foolhardy? I know that is a question that may have entered your mind from time to time regarding the Governor and Legislative majority. And recent history has seemed to suggest an affirmative answer more often … Read more
It’s official: Rodney Glassman for U.S. Senate
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Rodney Glassman "exploratory" committee — he's not exploring anymore: It's Official: Glassman for U.S. Senate Rodney Glassman is officially running against John McCain for U.S. Senate TUCSON, Ariz. — In accordance with Arizona’s resign-to-run law, Rodney Glassman resigned from the Tucson City Council Tuesday night to run against … Read more
The end is near…
Posted by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings …the end of the legislative session, that is. Steve Farley (D-LD28) sent out his weekly update on Tuesday, and in it he indicated the possibility that the Rs will "sine die" (final adjournment) the regular session of the lege as soon as this week. That doesn't seem … Read more
A U.S. Senate backgrounder
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This U.S. Senate backgrounder may be of help to the local news media writing color commentary for their news reports for tomorrow. OK, it's from wikipedia, but this part is accurate. I use it only for convenience sake. United States Senate: Article 1, Section 3 of the Constitution sets three qualifications for … Read more
