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.

Will UArizona Sell the Campus Farm to Make Ends Meet?

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From an email from local organizer Bonnie Poulos regarding the Campus Farms Neighborhood Association. Reprinted with permission. -Michael Bryan, editor BACKGROUND:  Not since the late 1990s, when a developer on the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) asked the University to look into the economics of selling off the Campbell Ave Farm, has the Campus Farm been … Read more

Proof Ducey’s Lying: Arizona’s NOT Ready to Re-Open

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PLEASE NOTE UPDATE ON 6/8/20 in the Section discussing Gating Criterion 3: ICU Utilization Rates. Ongoing analysis of Governor Ducey’s COVID-19 pressers: 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 June 22nd: Governor Doug Ducey and interim Arizona DHS Director Dr. Cara … Read more

Tucson Judge Scott Rash CONFIRMED To Arizona’s U.S. District Court Bench

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UPDATE, 5/19/20, 9:40am: Pima County Superior Court Judge Scott Rash was elevated to a lifetime position on Arizona’s U.S. District Court Bench this morning, as the Senate voted overwhelmingly, 74-20, to confirm him. Both of Arizona’s Senators supported his confirmation. Rash is 57 years old and has been the presiding Family Court judge in Tucson. … Read more