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. **

School Vouchers Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget

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This excerpted article is by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Arizona’s voucher experiment has since precipitated a budget meltdown. This year, the state faced a $1.4 billion budget shortfall, much of which was a result of the new voucher spending, according to the Grand Canyon Institute, a local nonpartisan fiscal and economic policy … Read more

New Book on Republicans Who Stood Up to Trump

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When “Anonymous” wrote an op-ed titled “I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration” in the New York Times in 2018, it made headlines nationwide. In October 2020, he revealed himself to be Miles Taylor, the former chief of staff of the Department of Homeland Security, who was now campaigning against Trump. He … Read more

Simon Rosenberg: Democrats Will Win

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This is an edited transcript of Simon Rosenberg’s speech at the LD18 Democrats meeting on July 25, 2024. Simon Rosenberg is the author of the Hopium Chronicles, a Democratic newsletter with 9,000 subscribers. A veteran political analyst, strategist and commentator, Rosenberg is a veteran of two Presidential campaigns and senior roles at the Democratic National … Read more

Simon Rosenberg: We Must Elect Kirsten Engel to the US House

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This is an edited video transcript. Scroll to the very end to watch the video. Simon Rosenberg: This is Simon Rosenberg from Hopium Chronicles. This is our third interview in the series of interviews we’re doing for the 12 House candidates we’ve backed. If they win, they will flip the House and ensure that MAGA … Read more

The Most Terrifying Details in Project 2025

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This is an edited transcript of an MSNBC analysis between Melissa Murray, a Professor of Law at NYU Law School, and Elie Mystal, the Justice Correspondent for The Nation magazine. Melissa Murray: This is not a normal election, and this is not your father’s Republican Party. It’s now Donald Trump’s party, and if he’s elected, … Read more

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