Which Half Are You?
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A Tucson and Phoenix Municipal Election Yawn
Snoozers. That is the consensus regarding the municipal election this year. There is really very little learn from these races other than how deeply voters seem not to give a crap. Here in Tucson we rang up a whoppingly pathetic, though not unprecedented, 26% turnout. Sad. But the Phoenix run-offs generated a mind-bogglingly low 22% … Read more
The Arizona Delegation’s Vote on Cheney’s Impeachment Resolution
Link: Final Vote Results for Roll Call 1037. A ‘YES‘ vote on the ‘motion to table’ (vote 1037) was a vote to permanently dispose of the resolution without action: in other words, not to even consider or debate the high crimes and misdemeanors committed in our executive office by our Vice President. A "NO" vote … Read more
Arpaio’s Fiscal Irresponsibility
Link: Sheriff Arpaio is more than $1 mil over OT budget. Sheriff Joe "Most Spend-Thrifty Sheriff in America" Arpaio is about $1.3 million dollars over-budget for officer over time for the year – just 4 months into the fiscal year! He’s on track to be more than $6.8 million dollars over-budget just for over time … Read more
Wilenchik’s New Times Grand Jury: a Networked Journalism Project
UPDATE: I’ve now made the materials released thus far by Judge Baca in the New Times affair available online to anyone who is interested in viewing them: GJDocuments1.pdf GJDocuments2.pdf GJDocuments3.pdf GJDocuments4.pdf GJDocuments5.pdf GJDocuments6.pdf GJDocuments7.pdf GJDocuments8.pdf GJDocuments9.pdf BacaTranscripts.pdf A preliminary review of the documents reveals that Judge Baca released all documents related to the legal tussle … Read more
Arpaio’s Goon Squad Singles Out ACLU Law Professor at Protest for Arrest
Link: ACLU official says his arrest was unwarranted. Sheriff Joe "Most Authoritarian and Abusive Sheriff in America" Arpaio is at it again. As if witch-hunting the New Times on trumped up charges, arresting the publishers for harassment value, and crocodile tears over his ‘victimization’ by having his address published weren’t enough. This time, his deputies … Read more
GOPers Deride Republic on Arizona State GOP Finances
Arizona’s Republican blog crew is having a collective fit of denial over an Arizona Republic article calling attention to the state GOP’s miserable record of fund raising this cycle. The article points out that there is a 3-1 financial disparity between the state parties, and that the same holds true for new party registrations. This … Read more
