Larry Bodine

Larry is an intelligent, articulate, and insightful commentator whose views are shaped by a combination of journalism, entrepreneurship, law practice, and leadership.‎ ✍ 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. **

Trump’s Early Honeymoon Is Over as Young People Turn Away

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Trump’s approval rating has quickly tanked down to 39% (it was 53% on inauguration day). Young Americans, aged 18 to 29, rapidly soured on Trump for ignoring skyrocketing prices and inflation. That’s according to John Della Volpe, the director of polling at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics and a frequent New York Times … Read more

$16 for Eggs! Trump Fails to Keep Promise to Lower Prices

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“When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on day one,” Trump promised during his presidential run. Instead, Trump has allowed inflation to run rampant, and prices are through the roof. “Donald Trump said he’d fight inflation, but he hasn’t. Groceries are up. Chicken, pork, and steak are all more expensive. Egg prices … Read more

College Dems Petition for Protection from ICE Raids on Campus

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To fight Trump’s crackdown on immigration, the UofA College Democrats are petitioning the University to not cooperate with ICE agents, to protect student information and to educate students, faculty and staff on their rights. Under Trump, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested more than 3,500 unauthorized immigrants. The nationwide expansion of “expedited … Read more

? UPDATED Pow! Federal Courts Block Trump and Elon’s Radical Attacks on Democracy

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Over the last few days, federal judges across the country blocked several of Trump’s dictatorial edicts and Elon’s access to Treasury records. More injunctions are coming soon. More litigation is on the way as Americans lawyer up to fight the orange tyrant in 21 lawsuits, including: San Francisco sued Trump, alleging ‘authoritarian’ threats against sanctuary … Read more

Senate Leader Says AZ Legislature is Grim and Scary

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The upcoming Arizona Legislative session will be “grim” and “scary,” according to Arizona Senator Priya Sundareshan (D-LD18). She is the AZ Senate Democratic Minority Leader and co-chair of the Arizona Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee. Sundareshan spoke at a recent meeting of the Democrats of Greater Tucson. Republicans have a majority in the state Senate and … Read more

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