Former state Sen. Amanda Aguirre ‘exploring’ a primary challenge to Rep. Raúl Grijalva
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Capitol Times (subscription required) reports that former Democratic state Sen. Amanda Aguirre exploring run for Grijalva’s U.S. House seat: Advertisement Former state Sen. Amanda Aguirre says she will formally create an exploratory committee [Tuesday]. The Yuma Democrat, who served in both the Arizona House of Representatives and Senate from 2003 … Read more
The Open Elections/Open Government Act initiative – ‘silver-bullet naivete’
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Last week I posted about the Open Elections/Open Government Act initiative co-chaired by former Phoenix Mayor Paul Johnson and Tucson attorney Si Schorr. The latest Goo-Goos gone bad: The top two primary. As I said at the time: The latest entry in Goo-Goos gone bad comes from the "left." It is an … Read more
‘Paton’s Law’ before the Arizona Supreme Court today
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jonathan "Payday" Paton, the wannabe tin horn dictator of Tucson, lost at the Arizona Court of Appeals on "Paton's law" in the case of City of Tucson v. State of Arizona and Southern Arizona Leadership Council and Senator Jonathan Paton (2 CA-CV 2010-0083). "Paton's law" would force the City of Tucson to … Read more
AIRC Update: Public hearings this week
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Yeah, yeah. I'm a day late with the schedule. I was busy, so sue me. According to Steve Muratore, you didn't miss anything on Monday. The Arizona Eagletarian: Redistricting — Calm before the Storm?: On Monday, the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission met for the fourth time since the state Supreme Court reinstated … Read more
Brewer’s education policy is A-Wreck
by David Safier Note to the governor's people who name boards: If you don't want the Arizona Ready Education Council called "A-Wreck," don't make its initials AREC. (I considered noting, Brewer & Co. think ALEC is too liberal/socialist, so they changed the L-Left in its initials to R-Right to come up with AREC — but … Read more
From the Mall
by David Safier First shots of the Occupy the Capitol encampment. We're talking big, beautiful tents here, a fair number of them in the middle of the Mall (around 14th and Constitution, if you know the city). A meeting tent, cafeteria tent, registration tent, many others. I haven't wandered in and out of the whole … Read more
Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl, takes America hostage (again) for tax cuts for the rich
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Arizona and America cannot get rid of this ignorant evil bastard soon enough. Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl, says We’ll Only Extend Payroll Tax Cut If You Extend Bush Cuts Too | TPMDC: On the Senate floor Monday, Sen. Jon Kyl argued that reducing the payroll tax doesn’t stimulate the economy — a claim … Read more
