Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Thank God he is retiring at the end of his term in January. A cosponsor of SB 1070, Arizona Senate Majority Leader Chuck Gray, follows white supremacists on Twitter according to Gawker. Arizona Republican Leader Follows White Supremacists (Updated) – Arizona – Gawker: Advertisement  Don Black is a Florida-based white supremacist who is … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Late political calendar update: Pima County Democratic African American Caucus Invites you to attend a “political discussion” Led by Congressman Raul Grijalva Followed by a moderated question and answer session Topics will include: Immigration Health Care Reform Regulating Wall Street Friday, May 7, 2010 St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church 3809 E. 3rd Street … Read more

by David Safier The Suns plan to wear "Los Suns" jerseys in tonight's playoff game, voicing their opposition to SB 1070 and their support of Arizona's Hispanic community. Viva, Los Suns! The story isn't in today's Star newspaper. It's in an AP story posted on the Star's website Tuesday, so the paper knew about the … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Friend of Blog for Arizona Carolyn Classen at the Tucson Citizen reports Paul Cunningham appointed to Ward 2 Council seat – Carolyn's Community: Paul Cunningham, a Pima County juvenile probation officer since December 1999, was appointed by the Tucson City Council by a 6-0 vote tonight to the vacant Ward 2 Council … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The City of Tucson became the first city to approve a legal challenge to Arizona's controversial new immigration law that requires local police to verify the status of those they "reasonably suspect" are here illegally. City suit will seek to nullify SB 1070: The City Council voted 5-1 Tuesday to sue the … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Time once again for the Farley Report by Rep. Steve Farley (D-LD28): At last the Legislature has adjourned, with no special sessions on the horizon (for now, anyway). Adjournment Sine Die was declared at 11:07pm last Thursday, April 29. Every year, the House runs a Sine Die pool, where a few hundred … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Keith Olbermann delivered a "special comment" Tuesday night that goes to the heart of the conservative argument to tear up the Constitutuion and tear up the Bill of Rights, and in the case of Joe Lieberman, to strip American citizens of their citizenship, every time some yahoo is a wannabe terrorist: their … Read more