AZ BlueMeanie Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Message from Congressman Raúl Grijalva, Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus: I want to take a moment to update you on our fight against the Republican Party’s war on working families. Yesterday, I was on a conference call with my colleague, Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chair Representative Keith Ellison, and Wisconsin Senate Democratic … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Daily Star today published a front page story above the fold about the "Start Our State" Committee, Could Baja Arizona be 51st state in US? The sub-headline reads "Idea of Pima secession from state isn't new, but this time it's for real, new panel insists." This isn't just the fault … Read more
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings In case you missed it, and given that they were going strong well into the wee hours of the morning, you probably did. Note: when a bill description is in quotes, it's quoted from the summary of that bill crafted by legislative staff. Note2 – I didn't see … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Announcement from the Pima Area Labor Federation: We need to show Arizona’s solidarity with Wisconsin and stand up against the threats we ourselves face. The Pima Area Labor Federation (PALF) needs you to plan on being with us for the Day of Action on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. We will take a … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The GOP's war on the poor continued unabated on Tuesday with some truly awful bills. Arizona bills aim to slash spending by state: A state Senate panel took hours of testimony Tuesday on bills that aim to shrink government, from abolishing Arizona's Medicaid system to revamping the higher-education system and using drug … Read more