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.

Guest Post: Organize for 2020!

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By Sierra Yamanaka, Arizona Democratic National Committeewoman [Editor’s Note: The deadline for applications is April 8th! Don’t sit on this opportunity!] In the summer of 2014, I walked into a campaign office for the very first time, not knowing anything about what to expect. I was a junior in college, a political science major, and … Read more

Trump Constitutional Crisis: Day 7

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As I said in my last post, I don’t believe that AG Barr intends to turn over the Mueller Report, at least not without heavy redaction that will obfuscate Mueller’s findings, or a long delay that will allow the Administration time to try to discredit the Report. It is now 7 days since AG Barr … Read more

The Trump Constitutional Crisis Has Arrived

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Let me be the first to say, if Trump releases the Mueller Report in full, I’m dead wrong about most of what I’m saying. I hope that happens, and that I’m just wrong. But if Trump doesn’t release the Report and starts to make excuses, the crisis is coming. The Mueller Report will be the … Read more

Arizona’s AHCCCS Work Requirement In Jeopardy After Today’s Court Decision

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In January, the federal government approved Arizona’s proposal to impose a work requirement on persons receiving AHCCCS (aka Medicaid) benefits. That plan may be in jeopardy today after a U.S. District Court judge today ruled that the Trump Administration ignored the purpose of Medicaid in permitting Arkansas and Kentucky to add work requirements. The judge again ruled … Read more