Redistricting Update: Second appointment – Jose Herrera

by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Earlier today, State Rep. Chad Campbell announced via a Facebook posting, that he has selected Jose Herrera of Maricopa County as his appointment to the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC). Because House Speaker Kirk Adams also selected someone from Maricopa County, both Senate President Russell Pearce and House … Read more

Chaos erupts in Cairo

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Western media appears in agreement that the Mubarak government has recruited paid thugs and undercover security forces to attack pro-democracy protestors in an attempt to take back control of Tahrir Square in Cairo. The consensus is that these are the same thugs used by the Mubarak government in the past to rig elections … Read more

The Farley Report – February 1, 2011

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Time once again for the Farley Report from Rep. Steve Farley (D-LD 28): We in Southern Arizona deserve some good news. Those of you who have been on this list since before the Farley Report existed will know that this is a really big deal: Tucson's Modern Streetcar received our final "Finding … Read more

“A cult didn’t sever my spine”

By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings In the wake of the revelation that people who admit that they can't pass a background check yet can still walk into a gun show in Arizona and buy the same gun and clip that was used in the Tucson mass shooting, Sen. Steve Gallardo introduced SB1586, closing … Read more