Larry Bodine 
With both Democratic members voting “no,” the Independent Redistricting Commission certified the new Congressional and Legislative district maps at their January 21st meeting, as described in this Jeremy Duda article in the AZ Mirror: Redistricting commission gives final certification to new maps Below are links to the new maps in both Google My Maps and … Read more
In this episode of the John C. Scott political forum, broadcast on January 22, 2022, I describe what I would advise Biden to do, now that the Build Back Better agenda has been blocked. You’ll also hear how you can activate yourself with Democrats of Greater Tucson. Larry Bodine: If there ever was a time to … Read more
Right-wing state legislators are attacking our freedom to vote. Already, they have proposed nearly 100 voter suppression bills, and 16 of them will be heard in committees this week. Republican legislators fear losing their one-vote majority in both legislative chambers, and they are working overtime to jam through ever more extreme legislation. It is within … Read more
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos terminated 22 Sheriff’s Officers yesterday, many of whom worked at the jail, because they refused a County requirement to get the Covid vaccine. The Pima County Supervisors passed a vaccine mandate on October 19 for all employees. At that time, 158 corrections officers — about 40% of the staff — … Read more
As 2021 draws to a close, here are some of Pew Research Center’s most striking research findings from the past year, according to research analyst Katherine Schaeffer. The 10 findings cover subjects ranging from extreme weather to the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing demographic shifts in the United States. And they represent just a small slice … Read more