Please see the Election Integrity Homepage for complete coverage and the latest news. Media Access: The judge ruled to allow a video camera in the room during opening statements, but has reserved judgment as to whether camera and blogging will be allowed in the room during witness testimony. He expressed some concern about the possibility … Read more
Please see the Election Integrity Homepage for complete coverage and the latest news. Starting today, BlogForArizona will be given over to live blog coverage of the lawsuit by the Pima County Democratic Party against Pima County, Arizona, seeking to force the county to respond to a public records request for the databases containing the actual … Read more
I got this story from June Wortman’s newsletter. She calls the incident harrowing, and I can’t disagree. The rapidity with which police forces escalate encounters with citizens who don’t behave exactly as they would wish, or worse, actually insist on being treated with respect and accorded their civil rights, is increasingly reminiscent of how an … Read more
On November 20th I sent the following letter to the Arizona Attorney General’s office, and today I sent it to major media throughout Arizona. The readers of BlogForArizona can help by calling the Attorney General’s Office and your local media to inquire about what is being done about my complaint. "Dear Mr. Goddard: I wish … Read more
Ultra-conservatives seek to hobble our state government with a faux-populist ‘tax revolt’ using initiatives here in Arizona. The effort is deeply ironic as Arizona already has one of the lowest property tax rates in the nation, which is clearly reflected by our consistent bottom-of-the-barrel ranking in investment in our children’s education, health and welfare. These … Read more