This is news how?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Phoenix Business Journal reports that J.D. Hayworth considers Senate run: Conservative radio commentator and former Scottsdale congressman J.D. Hayworth is considering a run against U.S. Sen. John McCain in next year’s Republican primary. A source in Arizona who asked not to be identified said Hayworth is pondering the move. J.D. regularly … Read more
UPDATE II: Opposition to Prop. 200 continues to grow
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I am hearing through the grapevine that Southwest Gas, Tucson Electric Power and Qwest will soon join the growing opposition to the ill-conceived Prop. 200. Jim Nintzel at the Tucson Weekly reports the latest organization to join the opposition to Prop. 200 More Opposition to Public Safety First Initiative: Metropolitan Pima Alliance … Read more
The Farley Report for October 6, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Here is an abbreviated version of Rep. Steve Farley's latest Farley Report (edited for state legislative issues): Here we are in October, and our deficit is now $1.5 billion and growing. Constitutionally, the Legislature is supposed to have delivered a balanced budget on June 30, but no one seems to want to … Read more
No on Prop. 200 Press Conference This Thursday
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I received a press release that I will pass along for your information. The Gathering Voices Against Prop 200 to Hold Thursday Press Conference Please Join Us! Thursday, October 8 3 p.m. Reid Park Zoo 1100 S. Randolph Way Main Entrance The Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, labor unions, developers, homeless advocates, … Read more
Audits can be valuable tools
by David Safier It looks like the former superintendent of Tolleson Union High School District was misusing a district credit card issued to him by the district. (The story is in the subscription-only Arizona Guardian). It also looks like 41 employees were given stipends for cell phones without the supe getting consent from his school … Read more
Public Forum on Tucson Ballot Initiatives Today
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Pima Association of Taxpayers is sponsoring a public forum today on the Tucson ballot initiatives, the "Public Safety First" initiative (Prop. 200) and the TUSD budget override initiatives (Props. 401 and 402). Speakers for and against the propositions will present their arguments. What: Public forum on ballot initiatives Where: Joel D. … Read more
Populism Consuming Representative Democracy
By Michael Bryan Tucson's ballot initiative to peg the ratio of emergency personnel to population seems to me to be the latest iteration of populist discontent being cynically used to snatch at political power while denigrating and disempowering representative democracy. Too frequently over the past few decades we have seen progressive institutions such as the … Read more
