AZ BlueMeanie

The Blue Meanie is an Arizona citizen who wishes, for professional reasons, to remain anonymous when blogging about politics. Armed with a deep knowledge of the law, politics and public policy, as well as pen filled with all the colors stolen from Pepperland, the Blue Meanie’s mission is to pursue and prosecute the hypocrites, liars, and fools of politics and the media – which, in practical terms, is nearly all of them. Don’t even try to unmask him or he’ll seal you in a music-proof bubble and rendition you to Pepperland for a good face-stomping.

City of Tucson Mayor and Council Results (Preliminary)

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Tucson's first all-mail balloting election for city council results in a change in release of numbers on election night. This post 8:00 p.m. release of ballots verified and counted as of today is the only update tonight (as I understand it). Ballots received today will be verified and counted over the next few … Read more

The ‘People’s Veto’ of voter suppression in Maine

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The state of Maine calls its referendum process the "people's veto." Maine's crazy Tea-Publican governor, Paul LePage (Gov. Paul LePage Takes Aim at Mural to Maine’s Workers – NYTimes.com), tried to do away with same-day voter registration in Maine — something voters in Maine have enjoyed for 38 years without any evidence … Read more

Labor crushes Kasich and SB 5 in Ohio

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Associated Press has called it — Issue 2 (SB 5), the bill to strip unions of collective bargaining rights, has been defeated going down 2-1 at this point. FAUX News host Gov. John Kasich has suffered a humiliating defeat. This was a classic overreach by Tea-Publicans in their war against organized labor … Read more

AIRC Update: Supreme Court ruling – injunctive relief denied

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Many thanks again to Steve Muratore for staying on top of this breaking story. Muratore has the additional pleadings which were filed on Tuesday. The Arizona Eagletarian: Redistricting — more supreme court filings: Additional briefs have been filed: Mathis' reply to responses filed by Brewer and the state senate, in which former Chief … Read more

‘Scourge of Wisconsin’ Protest Rally on Thursday

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I told you about this on Monday. Gov. Scott Walker of Fitzwalkerstan in Scottsdale on Thursday – tell him what you really think of him! Now the Arizona AFL-CIO has a "Scourge of Wisconsin" Protest Rally to give Walker a proper "welcome." On Thursday, Wisconsin’s infamous Governor Scott Walker will be in … Read more