Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Accidental Governor, Jan Brewer, has never lost a political race in more than a quarter century in politics. If she wants to keep her perfect record intact, she should retire. Who needs this? The Accidental Governor is unpopular even among Republicans and is vulnerable to challengers in the GOP primary should … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Arkansas Rep. Mike Ross (D) – woo pig sooie! – is the leader of the Blue Dog Coalition of conservative (not "centrist") Democrats. He has been caught feeding at the trough of sweetheart real estate deals with a Pharma campaign contributor. Now, these sweetheart real estate deals are hardly new nor limited … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Donald Ijams, a retired law enforcement planner who worked 28 years for the Tucson Police Department as a management analyst, penned this guest opinion today in the Arizona Daily Star. Inflexible Prop 200 creates bad public policy: The Public Safety First initiative on the Nov. 3 ballot mandates a major increase in … Read more
by David SafierMy picture of a charter school has always been a few crazily dedicated educators who want to start their own schools so they can work harder and be more successful than traditional public schools. They create educational plans, start charters, hire the best staff they can find and see if they can turn … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Pima County Republican Party, the Tucson Association of Realtors, the Southern Arizona Home builders Association, and the Tucson Police Officers and Firefighters Associations are the principle sponsors of the Public Safety First Initiative (aka Prop. 200) which will appear on the City of Tucson November ballot. The initiative seeks to compel … Read more