Michael Bryan

Michael founded BlogForArizona.net as the Howard Dean presidential campaign blog for Arizona in 2003, and has been blogging ever since. The Blog is now coming up on 20 years of continuous publication, a major achievement for any political blog, which usually have the life-spans of mayflies. Michael is an attorney living in Tucson with his wife Lauren. In 2008, Michael remade BlogForArizona into a collaborative project. Michael is now but one of the contributors to the blog and provides editorial and publishing direction in consultation with the Board of Directors and the other authors. If you want to keep up with the latest Arizona and National political news in an entertaining quick hit of news and opinion, check out the BlogForArizona twitter feed, which Mike largely curates and writes. Michael is also an AAPC member who occassionally consults on political campaigns, strategy and communications.

How Trump’s Decision to ‘Pause’ Aid Has Already Killed Ukrainian Civilians, Including Women and Children

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Trump’s chest-pounding ‘pause’ on shipments of “all military equipment not yet inside Ukraine” will primarily impair Ukraine’s ability to defend civilians from aerial attack from Russian missiles and drones. The inevitable result of Trump’s latest gift to Putin will be felt not on the front lines, but in the rear of the active combat areas … Read more

UPDATED: Tucson Voters Overwhelmingly Say Nay to Tucson’s Prop 414

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UPDATED 5/11 at 9:30pm: Tucson voters appear to have roundly rejected Prop 414 by a roughly 70/30 ratio. This is a stinging rebuke of the city council and Mayor’s approach to backfilling likely cuts in state shared revenues resulting from tax cuts by the GOP caucus in the legislature. Either voters don’t want more taxes, … Read more

Join AZ List for Our Annual Event on March 1st Across Arizona

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Please consider buying a ticket or two for AZ List’s Annual event! Celebrate Democratic women and Democratic victories and join AZ List’s mission and candidates at the Tucson and Phoenix parties, Yuma and Flagstaff watch parties, and virtually across the state. Thank you for supporting AZ List’s mission!

The Non-partisan Scottsdale City Council Is Anything But!

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Tuesday night’s (February 11, 2025) Scottsdale City Council meeting was a heart-wrenching experience that leftthe hundreds of attendees sickened and dismayed. It was obvious that five of the seven council members came to the meeting to vote to eliminate Scottsdale’sdepartment of diversity and decades-long commitment to being a welcoming, safe, and accessiblecommunity for all. Council … Read more