Petition Drive to Recall Sen. Russell Pearce – Saturday, March 5, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A message from the Committee to Recall Russell Pearce: We are gearing up for a caravan from Tucson to Mesa, Arizona. Our next walk will begin on Saturday, March 5th at 10:00 AM at the Mesa public library. Our goal is to recruit at least 50 volunteers to canvass District 18. Please … Read more
National Day of Solidarity Rallies in Support of Wisconsin Workers This Saturday
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Message from Congressman Raúl Grijalva, Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus: I want to take a moment to update you on our fight against the Republican Party’s war on working families. Yesterday, I was on a conference call with my colleague, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chair Representative Keith Ellison, and Wisconsin Senate Democratic … Read more
The correct terminology is ‘separation,’ not ‘secession’ – get it right Arizona Daily Star
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Daily Star today published a front page story above the fold about the "Start Our State" Committee, Could Baja Arizona be 51st state in US? The sub-headline reads "Idea of Pima secession from state isn't new, but this time it's for real, new panel insists." This isn't just the fault … Read more
Major federal gun legislation announced
by David Safier Sen. Chuck Schumer has announced legislation that will: Get all the names of people who should be prohibited from buying guns into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Require a background check for every gun sale in America. This is very similar to the kind of gun policies advocated in … Read more
On recess in schools
by David Safier From Steve Gall: The TUSD Governing Board passed an elementary school recess mandate starting in the Fall, 2011 at their Special Meeting last night with an unanimous vote, 5-0. It's for a minimum of 60 minutes /week and 3 days/week of structured physical activity. We wanted more minutes/week but it's a start … Read more
Summary of Tuesday’s Senate Appropriations Committee meeting…
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings In case you missed it, and given that they were going strong well into the wee hours of the morning, you probably did. Note: when a bill description is in quotes, it's quoted from the summary of that bill crafted by legislative staff. Note2 – I didn't see … Read more
Simply jaw dropping
by David Safier The South Arizona will rise again! The Arizona Senate on Wednesday is scheduled to consider a bill to give the state legal authority to go to court to take ownership of land owned by the federal government. The bill sponsored for Republican Sen. Al Melvin of Tucson is 1 of many states' … Read more
