Arizona Elections Director Amy Bjelland can’t read a statute: possible delay in Russell Pearce Recall
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: And this is the individual who oversees our elections in Arizona. Wow. The Arizona Republic reports Russell Pearce recall may be pushed to 2012 due to error: Arizona's elections director said she inadvertently gave an incorrect timetable to the organizers of a drive to recall controversial Senate President Russell Pearce, forcing a … Read more
My take on Republicans’ push to end merit system hiring
by David Safier A bit of shameless self promotion here. My latest column in the Explorer (I'm down to once a month, sadly) is about the AZ Republicans' push to bring the bad old days of the Spoils System back to town. Here's a sampler. The whole column gives a bit of valuable history — … Read more
The GOP’s war on the unemployed: Just call the special session already!
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Time is of the essence, governor. Your job is to lead, not to be kowtowed by Tea-Publicans in the Arizona legislature who have a visceral hatred for the unemployed. Just call the special session already! You gotta love the way that Howard Fischer couches Governor Brewer's support for a special session for … Read more
Pedicone takes a stand
by David Safier TUSD Superintendent Pedicone has decided to become an actor in the MAS confrontation, or at least make noises in that direction. My mixed reaction is somewhere between "Congratulations" and "It's about time." The Weekly covered Pedicone's transformation in Wednesday's Skinny and the Star picked it up this morning. According to the Weekly, … Read more
Baja Arizona Update: The Daily Show reportedly spikes the segment
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Dan Gibson at the Tucson Weekly was overly concerned that The Daily Show would make the Baja Arizona movement look foolish in its visit to Tucson. Apparently they did not find the idea crazy enough to make fun of on The Daily Show. Jim Nintzel at the Tucson Weekly reports Daily Show … Read more
Tucson Weekly’s Dan Gibson takes down the Daily Star’s Josh Brodesky
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Careful Dan, this punk will write an entire column about how you are mean to Daily Star reporters. Boo-freakin'-hoo! This is brilliant Dan! You have to teach us here at Blog for Arizona how to make these videos. Tucson Weekly TV: Drinking Beer With Jonathan Rothschild: While Jonathan Rothschild didn't want to … Read more
The GOP’s war on the unemployed continues
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In the waning days of the legislative session we told you about the Democratic Caucus's attempt to pass a one word amendment to Arizona's unemployment insurance statutes to correct a funding formula which would keep emergency federal unemployment insurance funds coming to Arizona for up to 99 weeks of unemployment. "This does not … Read more
