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. **

Pima County Schools Face Enrollment Crisis, Voucher Drain, and Looming Closures

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Pima County School Superintendent Dustin Williams delivered a stark warning to Democrats of Greater Tucson: Urban schools are headed toward an unprecedented wave of consolidations and closures as early as this November, driven by plummeting birth rates, explosive voucher program growth, and a billion-dollar taxpayer subsidy with zero accountability. “I don’t see how it doesn’t … Read more

Join the Anti-Trump Paper Clip Mutiny!

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E. Jean Carroll started it: the Paper Clip Mutiny. You’ll remember her as the woman who successfully sued Trump twice for sexual assault and defamation and recovered $88.3 million in damages. “Beauteous Reader! Democracy eCLIPSes the president! It’s happening! It’s working! It’s spreading! It’s catching! We’re clipping in!” Carroll wrote. “Norwegian teachers and students wore … Read more

Tucson Schools Bleeding $20 Million as Voucher Program Fuels Budget School Closures

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The Tucson Unified School District is hemorrhaging $20 million annually as Arizona’s controversial voucher program diverts crucial funding away from public classrooms, according to Shelly Hartman from Save Our Schools. Speaking at a meeting of the LD18 Democrats on August 26, 2025, Hartman painted a dire picture, revealing that nearly 4,000 TUSD students are now … Read more

Cost of Living is the Biggest Challenge Americans Face

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Consumer prices have increased 22.7 percent since January 2021, as Americans are struggling to cope with the lasting effects of the inflation crisis. According to a Statista Consumer Insights survey, 49 percent of U.S. adults said that the high cost of living was one of the biggest challenges they currently face, making it by far the most … Read more

Charlene Fernandez Elected as Chair of the Arizona Democratic Party. AZ Dems are BACK!

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Democratic State Committee members elected charismatic Charlene Fernandez of Yuma to be the new Chair of the Arizona Democratic Party (ADP). Four hundred Democratic State Committee members met in Phoenix, giving her a decisive victory with 347 votes — 58% of the vote. The other candidates were: Candidate Statement of Interest: I’m running for Chair … Read more

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