Larry Bodine

Larry Bodine, a journalist and attorney, is the former Chair of LD18 Democrats, a Board member of Democrats of Greater Tucson for 5 years (3 years as President) and has been an elected Precinct Committeeman since 2006 in Arizona and Illinois. He was a Delegate to the 2024 and 2020 Democratic National Conventions.   ✍He began writing for the Blog for Arizona in June 2017. ✍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 **

Voters in 3 States Reject School Vouchers. Arizona Should Be Next.

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School vouchers in Arizona are funneling cash to rich kids already in private “Christian” schools and paying for their Ivy League college tuition. Riddled with fraud and waste, the voucher program is bleeding $714 million from the state and causing public schools to close. Voucher recipients have wasted taxpayer money on horseback lessons, televisions, home … Read more

Defiant ACLU Has a 3-Part Plan to Obstruct Trump

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Note: I am a card-carrying member of the ACLU. “We are Donald Trump’s biggest nightmare,” said Anthony D. Romero, ACLU Executive Director. The ACLU has 2,200 staff and lawyers in 50 states. “We are the American Civil Liberties Union, and we’re not moving to Canada,” Romero said in a recent online Town Hall. “So, rest … Read more

Sick of the News? Get Funny Times instead for only $20.

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Are you like me? I’m sick of the daily river of outrage from reading the news. I’m busy canceling newsletters, podcasts and tip sheets. Instead, I’ve infused my political news with joy by subscribing to the Funny Times Newspaper. For nearly 40 years, Funny Times has been the nation’s leading cartoon and humor newspaper, both … Read more

Abortion Rights Measure Prop 139 Passes with Broad Support

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This article is reprinted from the Arizona Mirror. Arizona made abortion a constitutionally protected right, in a move that sends a strong rebuke to the state’s GOP legislative majority, most of which backed a near-total ban earlier this year.  Support for Proposition 139, the Arizona Abortion Access Act, overwhelmingly outweighs opposition. With about half of … Read more

Six Myths Behind the Fallacy of a “Border Crisis”

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This is an edited article by Gloria Rebecca Gomez of the Arizona Mirror. Yes, the country needs comprehensive immigration reform. But the persistent Republican disinformation that there is a “border crisis” has no basis in reality. Instead, there has been a sharp decline in migrant encounters at the US-Mexico border in 2024. The truth is … Read more