Trouble ‘Brewering’ over corporate welfare tax give-away package
April 21, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Guardian (subscription required) reports that the Accidental Governor is proposing an "Arizona Jobs Package" (where was this proposal at the beginning of the legislative session? Or last year?) vastly different – and much less expensive -from House Speaker Kirk Adams' corporate welfare tax give-away package that he laughingly refers to
Can you get your exaggerations straight, please?
April 21, 2010
by David Safier First it was the Goldwater Institute claiming a one cent sales tax hike would cost the average family $600 a year, then lowering the number to $400. They're both wildly wrong, but still, G.I. blinked. Now it's Tom Jenney, Arizona state chapter director of ultra conservative Americans For Prosperity, stepping back from
Congressman Raul Grijalva warns of an economic boycott against Arizona if SB 1070 becomes law
April 21, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Congressman Raúl Grijalva took to the cable talk shows yesterday to warn of an economic boycott against the state of Arizona if the Accidental Governor signs SB 1070 into law. Arizona has been down this road before. In November 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed the federal law making the third Monday in
Update: So you think you have what it takes to be a Tucson City Council member?
April 21, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Friend of Blog for Arizona Carolyn Classen at the Tucson Citizen has the run-down on the applicants for the Ward 2 Tucson City Council seat vacated by Rodney Glassman, who resigned to run for the U.S. Senate. Fourteen apply for Ward 2 Council seat – Carolyn's Community Fourteen residents of Ward 2
Attorney General Candidate Vince Rabago Blasts Senate Bill 1070
April 21, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Vince Rabago for Attorney General campaign: Attorney General Candidate Vince Rabago Blasts Senate Bill 1070 Urges Gov. Brewer to Veto Dangerous Legislation TUCSON — Democrat Vince Rabago releases the following statement concerning SB1070, “safe neighborhoods; immigration; law enforcement”: Prior to making a decision on whether or not to
Three Town Halls with Sen. Paula Aboud
April 21, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Late political calendar update from Sen. Paula Aboud: I want to thank those of you who attended last week’s town halls. If you didn’t make it and would like another chance to come by to discuss the direction our state is heading, you're invited to come this Saturday. What: Townhall with Senator Paula
The Farley Report: April 20, 2010
April 21, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Time once again for the Farley Report by Rep. Steve Farley (D-LD28): : : What a week we're having at the Capitol! I'm sure glad I got all energized on Sunday by spending time with many of you at Cyclovia Tucson. It was terrific to see so many Tucsonans of all ages
Quick summary of a day at the lege
April 20, 2010
Posted by Craig McDermott Things I learned at the lege today – – Most of the talk of sine die (end of the legislative session) centers on next Thursday, April 29. According to House Democratic Leader Rep. David Lujan, the Speaker of the House is really focusing on that day (the 29th), so expect a
