Larry Bodine

Larry is an articulate and insightful commentator whose views are shaped by a combination of journalism, entrepreneurship, law practice, and leadership.‎ ★★ Sign up for my occasional newsletter at Bit.ly/LBNow. ★★ ✍ He is an experienced leader, having served as Chair of the LD18 Democrats, and President of the Democrats of Greater Tucson, a teacher at the UA Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and Video Manager for Iskashitaa Refugee Network, ‎ ✍ A common-sense business leader, he operated a successful marketing consultancy for 20 years. He is skilled in fundraising, artificial intelligence, and online communications.‎ ✍He considers multiple viewpoints before forming an opinion. His ethos is the Boy Scout Law.‎ ✍ Larry is a lifelong writer, having worked as a seven-time award-winning journalist for the New York Daily News and as the author of 600 articles for the Blog for Arizona.‎ ✍He is a graduate of Amherst College and Seton Hall Law School and has also attended the University of Munich in Germany.‎ ✍He is not all work and no play. Larry enjoys singing and playing the guitar, hiking Tucson's beautiful trails, going on outings with his Portuguese Water Dog, weight training, and meeting his many friends for breakfast.‎ ‎▼ Scroll down to see my articles below. ▼

Grijalva Blasts Early House Recess as ‘An Embarrassment,’ says GOP has made Congress Exceptionally Dysfunctional

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U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., returned to Tucson from Washington, D.C., Tuesday night to denounce the House’s early departure from Washington, criticize Republican-led committee priorities and make the case for Democratic majorities in Congress and Arizona government. She spoke at an event hosted by Democrats of Greater Tucson for members of the Pima County Democratic … Read more

Trump’s approval plunges into the 20s

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An American Research Group poll published this week found Trump’s approval at just 29 percent — a new low for his presidency and a flashing warning sign for the congressional Republicans being dragged beneath a growing Blue Wave.  ► Trump’s dismal approval rating is lower than any other president since 1952. ◄ “Whatever truths we … Read more

Supervisor Heinz Calls for Safeguards On Growth, Utility Rates and Water as Pima County Pursues Semiconductor Jobs

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Pima County Supervisor Matt Heinz said the county should pursue high-paying jobs tied to Arizona’s growing semiconductor industry — but only with firm protections for water, transparency and residents facing rising utility costs. Speaking at yesterday’s meeting of Democrats of Greater Tucson, Heinz also: “We can’t just accept” development without scrutiny, Heinz said. “We have … Read more

Gallego Warns AI Could Become ‘Monster on the Loose,’ Blasts Trump’s Hands-Off Approach

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Senator Ruben Gallego is escalating his call for aggressive federal oversight of artificial intelligence, warning that the technology’s most serious risks are arriving faster than Congress can confront them — and accusing Trump of ignorantly dismissing the need for meaningful guardrails. “This technology is unlike anything that we have seen before,” Gallego said “When we … Read more

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