Posted by AzBlueMeanie: President Obama called out the deficit peacocks and framed the debate over deficit reduction and raising the federal debt ceiling in his press conference today. Political Animal – Obama puts GOP in a box on debt, taxes, revenue: At a White House press conference this morning, the president did a very effective … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: C'mon, who did not see this coming? The Arizona Supreme Court has rejected the appeal by Marshall Home™ challenging the right of Jonathan Rothschild to be a candidate for mayor because he is a lawyer. Game over, Dude. A copy of the unsigned order from the Clerk of the Court below.

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A most curious report in the Arizona Daily Star today: Rothschild kin benefit from fund that owns crumbling barrio house. Front page lede onto page four. The Star's creative headline writer is suggesting something nefarious, nay, perhaps even llegal. Do tell: A significant, but crumbling, adobe building on South Convent Avenue, in … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: As I have written previously: Remember when Tea-Publicans ran for Congress in 2010 — they said their three top priorities were "jobs, jobs, jobs." And Americans fell for it. Since Tea-Publicans have been in control of Congress their top three priorities have been ending women's reproductive health care, repealing "Obamacare" and repealing … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Prop 13 Arizona web site has a scrolling box at the top of the page that focuses heavily on school district taxes (secondary property taxes). Here are screen shots of what is currently displayed on the web site. Our knowledgeable education policy readers here at Blog for Arizona will find fault … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission has noticed a second meeting this week. In addition to its meeting in Phoenix on Wednesday, the AIRC will meet in Tucson on Thursday. http://www.azredistricting.org/docs/Meeting-Info/Agenda-063011.pdf. Location: Pima Community College – District Office 4905 E. Broadway Blvd. Building “C” Room #105 Tucson, AZ  85709 (West of Rosemont Blvd.) Date:  Thursday, June … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Oh dear God, when will this fool ever learn? Lynne Weaver, a California transplant who should know better, is again chairing a committee for an initiative dubbed "Prop. 13 Arizona." This is Weaver’s third bid to put the issue on the ballot. Prior efforts in 2008 and 2010 failed because she did … Read more