Larry Bodine

Larry Bodine, a journalist and attorney, is the Chair of LD18 Democrats, was President of Greater Tucson, and has been an elected Precinct Committeeman since 2006 in Arizona and Illinois. He was a Delegate to the 2020 Democratic National Convention.   ✍He began writing for the Blog for Arizona in June 2017 — See https://blogforarizona.net/author/larry-bodine  ✍His 44-year career includes reporting for the New York Daily News, which was then the largest-circulation US newspaper, at a time when he won 7 awards for investigative journalism.   ✍Larry is an attorney and is a member in good standing of the Wisconsin State Bar. ** SCROLL DOWN TO SEE MY ARTICLES BELOW **

Trump Biopic ‘The Apprentice’ Opens in Tucson Movie Theaters

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“The Apprentice,” a new film biography about the sleazy origins of Donald Trump, has opened in Tucson despite Trump’s attempts to block anyone from seeing it. Trump’s re-election campaign has attacked the project, calling it “pure malicious defamation” and “election interference by Hollywood elites,” and sent the producers a cease-and-desist letter. The movie premiered at the Cannes Film … Read more

Republican Claims about Lower Utility Costs Shows they Actually Awarded Rate Hikes 

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Arizonans are discovering that Republicans are responsible for rate hikes at the Arizona Corporation Commission after they were caught lying that utility bills are “among the lowest in the country.” KVOA Tucson: Arizona regulators tout second place energy cost ranking, but federal data says otherwise Channel 12 News: “According to federal data…, Arizona households paid the 12th … Read more

GOP-backed Candidates for Catalina Foothills School Board Hold a “Debate” in a Big Empty Room

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A bogus candidate “debate” for the Catalina Foothills School Board featured only two Republican-backed candidates, speaking in a room with 350 seats to only 20 people in the audience. It was an embarrassing flop for the anti-trans, pro-voucher candidates Bart Pemberton and Jennifer Repscher. GOP operative Dan Grossenbach had vigorously promoted the debate in print, … Read more

The Fake Elector Playbook: Why 18 Corrupt Republican Leaders are Indicted

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A new book analyzes the fake electors’ scheme to overturn the 2020 election and predicts it will happen again in 2024. David H. Moskowitz, a veteran trial lawyer and author, writes about fake and alternate electors in the seven swing states of Arizona, Nevada, Michigan, Georgia, New Mexico, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Eighteen Arizona Republicans who signed documents falsely claiming that Donald Trump won … Read more

100+ Arizona Moms Launch “Moms Against Kari Lake”

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Today, more than 100 mothers and grandmothers from across Arizona launched the “Moms Against Lake” coalition, denouncing Kari Lake’s dangerous and self-serving brand of extremism that hurts Arizona families. Arizona women know that Kari Lake will do or say anything to gain power, even if it means hurting Arizonans by supporting abortion bans, opposing protections … Read more