AZ BlueMeanie Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Independent Redistricitng Commission (AIRC) has announced the schedule for Round Two of public hearings around the state. If you have not previously attended any hearings, these hearings will be your last opportunity to make your voice heard. Round two of AIRC Public Outreach Meetings Download PDF Meetings are subject to … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "[N]o religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States." – Article VI, United States Constitution The Tea-Publicans like to beat their chests and loudly proclaim that they are "constitutionalists," but they believe in the cafeteria plan of picking and choosing only those … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jennifer Steen, a professor at Arizona State University, has testified regulalry at AIRC public hearings. She is a political scientist and a "numbers cruncher" who knows what she is talking about. Her testimony has been some of the most insightful at these public hearings. If you attend the AIRC public hearings over the … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) had hoped to complete the state legislative district "draft map" by the end of the week, but the commission has added an additional three days of public hearings over the long Columbus Day holiday weekend and another on Tuesday. This gives those of you who work Monday … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Announcement from the Arizona AFL-CIO: On Saturday, October 15, please join us and our community ally MoveOn.org as we call for "Jobs, Not Cuts." The event will take place at Cesar Chavez Plaza, 201 W. Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85003 beginning at 10:00am. As we did when we rallied at the state … Read more