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.

Ducey’s Duplicity on COVID-19 Leads to a New Emerging Crisis

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Cross-Posted from Tucson Weekly’s The Range. I, like many Arizonans, have been following Gov. Doug Ducey’s regular COVID-19 press conferences. I really appreciate him doing these pressers—it allows the media to make inquiries about his policy choices in the face of the current crisis. And I’ve been able to closely examine the case that he … Read more

ECMO Crisis: Gov. Ducey Tracking Ventilators, But it’s ECMOs That Are in Short Supply for the Very Sickest COVID Patients

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Ongoing analysis of Governor Ducey’s COVID-19 pressers: May 22th: Proof Ducey’s Lying: Arizona’s NOT Ready to Re-Open May 29th: Governor Ducey Continues to Lie About Arizona’s COVID-19 Status June 4th: Ducey Stays on Course for Re-Opening, Despite COVID-19 Resurgence Governor Ducey has consistently cited the available supply of ventilators as a key metric for Arizona’s preparedness … Read more

Ducey Stays on Course for Re-Opening, Despite COVID-19 Resurgence

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PLEASE NOTE UPDATES ON 6/8/20 AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE Ongoing analysis of Governor Ducey’s COVID-19 pressers: May 22nd: Proof Ducey’s Lying: Arizona’s NOT Ready to Re-Open May 29th: Governor Ducey Continues to Lie About Arizona’s COVID-19 Status June 4th:Governor Doug Ducey and AZ DHS Director Dr. Cara Christ gave the press another update on the … Read more