Posted by AzBlueMeanie: First, the good news. The U.S. Senate managed to pass a slimmed-down jobs bill today. Senate passes $15 billion jobs package: The Senate on Wednesday approved a $15 billion package of tax breaks and highway spending that aims to bring down the country's stubbornly high unemployment rate. By a vote of 70 … Read more
by David Safier From today's Non Sequitur:
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Special thanks to volunteer Curtis Dutiel for videotaping the LD 28 Candidate Forum and editing the videos. Today we have the two Democratic candidates for the Senate seat, incumbent Sen. Paula Aboud and her challenger, former Rep. Ted Downing. This is a rematch of the nasty 2006 Senate primary, and apparently what … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Time once again for the Farley Report from Rep. Steve Farley (D-LD 28): Welcome to the Farley Report's 100th Edition! I hope you are still aglow over US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood's visit to Tucson last Thursday. You can visit my website (http://www.FriendsOFarley.org) to see a photo of the Secretary and … Read more
Posted by Craig McDermott As usual, all info gathered from the website of the Arizona Legislature, except where noted, and subject to change without notice… On the Senate side… Wednesday: …Veterans and Military Affairs will meet at 1:30 p.m. in SHR2. The highlght of this one seems to be a striker to SCR1021 relating to … Read more