Posted by Craig McDermott Most of this info has been previously posted on my own blog, Random Musings.  Readers interested in coverage that is more moment-by-moment should surf on over there All of the Special Session's budget bills passed committee consideration today, though a couple of the Rs have publicly indicated that they will be … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Lost in the hubub over the Special Session today is this equally important hearing that Craig previously covered in his "The Coming Week" post: Senate Appropriations will meet on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in SHR109. This one is possibly the lowlight of the week. It's got a striker to SCR1015 that would send … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Last week the Arizona House rushed through a package of future tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy, and transferred the corporate property tax burden to residential homeowners and to Arizona's county governments. Just how reckless and irresponsible was this corporate bailout? New figures on Friday from the Joint Legislative Budget Committee … Read more

Posted by Craig McDermott   Earlier today, Governor Brewer called the sixth special session of this, the 49th Arizona Legislature. Her proclamation included the subjects to be considered by the Special Session. From the proclamation – 1. Adjustments to address the fiscal year 2009-2010 state budget, including additional education rollover payments and sale-leaseback of state … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: As someone who has reviewed in great detail countless issues polls over many years, this latest poll comes as no surprise to me. It merely affirms what has been true for many years – the United States is not a center-right country. Wa-whaaaat?  "But the media villagers and Beltway bloviators constantly tell … Read more