Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Pima County should be represented by persons who actually reside in Pima County. Under the legislative district "draft map" adopted by the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) on Monday, much of Pima County could wind up with representatives who reside in surrounding counties, significantly diluting the influence of Pima County in the … Read more

by David Safier Quick, what's three percent of 15 trillion dollars? Let's see . . . 15 times 3 is 45. Now drop two zeroes. Got it. The answer is $450 billion. That's a hell of a lot of money. The thing that makes David Brooks so annoying is that he hides behind a fig … Read more

by David Safier The American Dream Movement and MoveOn are advertising a Jobs Not Cuts event tonight — Tuesday, Oct 11 — 6pm, IBEW 570, 750 S. Tucson Blvd. Message from your host, Julie P.: In the confusion of today’s 24/7 spin machine, doesn’t it often seem like the “Flat Earth Society” gets equal or … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The usual suspects in Downtown Tucson development appear in this report in the Arizona Daily Star on Tuesday, Businesses press lawmakers to make Rio Nuevo changes: A group of downtown developers and business interests wants the Legislature to make big changes in Rio Nuevo, including a change that could guarantee them financial … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have told you at length about The Phisher King, Tyler Vogt, Tea-Publican troll candidate for the Tucson City Council, who misused and abused a public records request to obtain e-mail addresses from the City of Tucson for a commercial purpose, i.e., to solicit you for campaign contributions. Tyler Vogt goes 'phishing' for your email address (July 23), The … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sen. Cap'n Al Melvin plays "spin doctor" today in the Arizona Daily Star with this deceptive guest opinion in which he tries to make lemonade out of lemons. State reaps benefits of Republican Legislature's pro-business decisions: Arizona is growing jobs faster than just about any state in the country. A report from … Read more

by David Safier Fast and Furious gets a whole lot of press. Darrell Issa is making sure of that. What's getting less press is the number of guns flowing across the border illegally. That's the activity Fast and Furious, and the Bush-era Operation Wide Receiver, tried, unsuccessfully, to address. An AP article in the Star … Read more