Fact Check: Star calls B.S. on Jennifer Rawson campaign flier
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Seriously? After weeks of false and misleading campaign fliers produced by the GOP's specialist on voter suppression, Nathan Sproul of Tempe-based Lincoln Strategy, and "Swift Boat" attack ads on television produced by the D.C. firm Stevens, Reed Curcio and Potholm, the firm responsible for the "Swift Boat" attack ads against Sen. John … Read more
Arizona Courts Constitutional Crisis over IRC
The recent summary 'execution' of the Independent Chairperson of the Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) by the Governor and State Senate is not only a test of whether the Independence of the Commission will survive, it is test of the constitutional separation of powers in Arizona government. Governor Brewer and the Arizona Legislature have recklessly thrown … Read more
New Report: Corporations that pay no federal taxes
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It's not news to me because I see this kind of data all the time. But to the average American who barely follows the news, this new report by the nonprofit groups Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy should be a real eye opener. Big corporations use loopholes, dodge … Read more
Job growth continues despite Tea-Publicans’ best efforts to kill jobs
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Steve Benen writes at the Political Animal – The disjointed debate: Here’s what’s going to happen today: Republicans and many in the media will look at the weak job numbers and argue that it’s evidence that President Obama’s economic policies aren’t working. Here’s what’s not going to happen today: a public discussion … Read more
TPD evicts Occupy Tucson from Armory Park – Call to Action
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Pamela Powers posts at the Tucson Citizen blog, TPD evicts Occupy Tucson from Armory Park in the dead of night – Tucson Progressive: Occupy Tucson has been evicted from Armory Park and the main library by the Tucson Police Department late [Thursday] night. Rousting people out of their tents to ticket them is bad … Read more
Today is the last day to mail your ballot
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Friday is the LAST day to mail your ballot back to the Tucson City Clerk. Do NOT mail your ballot after today. You will need to drop off your ballot at one of the voting locations listed below. Please remember to sign and date the affidavit portion of your ballot envelope. Early … Read more
Pearce Recall Update: It all comes down to voter turnout – VOTE!
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: With only a few days left until voters head to the ballot box to decide the fate of Senate President Russell Pearce, a poll commissioned by the Arizona Capitol Times and ABC15 News shows the race is a dead heat. Poll: Lewis, Pearce neck-and-neck in recall contest – Arizona Capitol Times (subcription required): … Read more
