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.

In Memoriam: Judy Burns, child advocate and educator

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sad news on Thursday; long-time child advocate and TUSD school board member Judy Burns passed away unexpectedly from a heart attack. TUSD board member Judy Burns dies: Longtime TUSD Governing Board member and child advocate Judy Burns died Thursday after suffering a massive heart attack. Burns, 63, served on the board for 11 years, … Read more

CBO Study: Income Inequality in America

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: You may have seen this story in your local newspaper today Rich are getting much richer: The richest 1 percent of Americans have been getting far richer over the past three decades while the middle class and poor have seen their after-tax household income only crawl up in comparison, according to a … Read more

AZ GOP Congressional Caucus (FAIR Trust) is strong-arming Governor and Legislature on AIRC

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Fallout from our lame-duck Governor Brewer's autocratic attempt to assault the "independence" of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is continuing. It has come to light that the Arizona GOP Congressional Caucus, i.e., the "soft money" GOP redistricting organization FAIR Trust, is responsible for bringing pressure to bear on our lame-duck governor and Arizona legislature … Read more