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.

Legislative update: special session likely this week

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By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings As reported by KPHO and elsewhere, and confirmed by other sources, Governor Jan Brewer is likely to call a special session of the state legislature to pass a package of corporate tax cuts. According to one source who has seen a preliminary version of the package, it will cost the state … Read more

The Coming Week, Legislative Edition – Chapter 2: The AZ House

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By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings As usual, all info gathered from the website of the Arizona Legislature and other online sources and subject to change without notice. Like last week, the committee schedules for the coming week are so full (and so *bad*) that this will be a split post. In addition, committee … Read more

The coming week: Legislative Edition, Chapter 1 – Arizona Senate

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by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings As usual, all info gathered from the website of the Arizona Legislature and other online sources and subject to change without notice. Like last week, the committee schedules for the coming week are so full (and so *bad*) that this will be a split post.  In addition, committee … Read more

Wayne’s World

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Lawrence O'Donnell delivers the closing argument to the jury against Wayne LaPierre, the super-lobbyist for the merchants of death and Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the the NRA. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Rep. Jim Weiers to predatory lenders: ‘I can’t quit you!’

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In yet another example of how the authoritarian GOP doesn't give a damn about the will of the voters of this state — who rejected predatory payday loan lenders  – Rep. Jim Weiers (R-Phoenix) is promoting a new predatory loan scheme. "I can't quit you!" Lawmaker proposes new consumer loan to fill gap … Read more