Bipartisan agreement to defend Tucson against the Arizona legislature

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Tea-Publicans from Southern Arizona have made it their special project to punish Pima County, and the City of Tucson in particular, this session with bills in the state legislature designed to assert the legislature's control over the City of Tucson and to micromanage the city's affairs from Phoenix. (Tucson is a … Read more

Hey Baja Arizonans – Submit Your Questions for Gov. Jan Brewer

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Michael Chihak of Arizona Week at KUAT (PBS) is asking viewers to submit questions for Gov. Jan Brewer who will appear on the program sometime this week. Here is your chance to ask her the tough questions that will will cause another mind melt down on the air. Always entertaining. From the AZ … Read more

Sine Die Tuesday

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "King" Russell Pearce says the legislature is on track for sine die on Tuesday. Arizona Capitol Times » Pearce: Last day of session may be tomorrow: That means lawmakers won’t have enough time to deal with the governor’s proposal to undertake legislation to uncover state employees from the merit system. Pearce said … Read more

Cap’n Al Rants in the Arizona Daily Star

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: David Safier addressed Cap'n Al Melvin's guest opinion in the Arizona Daily Star today ostensibly for the purpose of defending his vote for the state budget. Sen. Melvin defends votes on 'honest, gimmick-free, balanced' budget. His opinion is an entirely fact-free rant of ad hominem attacks on the Arizona Daily Star and empty … Read more