Weiner to resign – will the prurient ‘lamestream media’ now please find something else to talk about?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) is throwing in the towel (yes that's a reference to his latest House Gym photos). The New York congressman has scheduled a news conference for 2:00 p.m ET Thursday afternoon in the New York City area to announce his resignation. Anthony Weiner plans to step down, New York press conference scheduled … Read more
Rep. Giffords released from hospital to outpatient care
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: CBS Evening News report last night (video embed disabled) http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7370205n&tag=contentMain;contentBody or http://youtu.be/_einKumy5s4 Local coverage in the Arizona Daily Star, Giffords is out of hospital, will be treated as outpatient; and The Arizona Republic, Gabrielle Giffords released from Houston hospital: There's something else Giffords says often, according to her staff: "I miss Tucson." … Read more
One step closer to Russell Pearce recall
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: We are one step closer today to the Russell Pearce recall. Official: Petitions enough to force Pearce recall election – East Valley Tribune: It looks like the embattled president of the state Senate is going to have to fight to keep his seat in the Legislature. Maricopa County Elections Director Karen Osborne … Read more
Baja Arizonans: Please Help Our Neighbors in Cochise County
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Cochise County has been dealing with wildfires for several weeks now. The most recent wildfire, the Monument Fire, has destroyed 40 homes in Ash Canyon and may pose a threat to Sierra Vista and Fort Huachuca. Sierra Vista awakes to fire cloud looming nearby: The fire currently stretches from the U.S.-Mexico border … Read more
Huppenthal ignores audit he commissioned
by David Safier This is truly astounding. The outside audit commissioned and paid for by the ADE gave Mexican American Studies a clean bill of health. No, it was even better than that. According to the Star, the audit reported the "program is designed to improve student achievement," "[d]ata indicates that the graduation rate of … Read more
Huppenthal: MAS out of compliance with HB 2281
by David Safier In what may qualify as the anti-climax of the year, Huppenthal declared the Mexican American Studies program out of compliance with HB 2281. The only surprise is, he deemed it out of compliance on only three of the possible four counts: promoting resentment towards a race or class of people, being designed … Read more
Tucson City Council Election Update: Mayoral candidates fail to file enough valid signatures
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Wow. If the petition challenges hold up in court, this mayor race may be over before it began (no offense to the Green Party candidates, but let's be real guys). Press release from the Pima County Democratic Party: McClusky, Asta, Darcy and Home: A Quadruple Dose of Incompetence In a stunning show … Read more
