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: Advertisement 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 … 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
The GOP’s Medicare bumper sticker
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jon Perr at perrspectives.com writes The Republicans' Medicare Bumper Sticker: The growing backlash against the [GOP's] plan to end the Medicare guaranteed government insurance program for 46 million Americans is producing near-panic in Republican ranks. With polls showing overwhelming opposition to the Ryan rationing scheme, House GOP leaders begged President Obama to stop … Read more
Republican voter I.D. laws and voter suppression
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: USA Today has a rather interesting editorial opinion today that Arizona Attorney General Tom "banned for life by the SEC" Horne should take a moment to read after making a complete ass of himself in public last week on this subject. Our view: Republican ID laws smack of vote suppression – USATODAY.com: … Read more
