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.

Welcome CPMAZ!

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By Michael Bryan  I would like to welcome Craig McDermott, whom many of you will know as CPMAZ of Random Musings, to BlogForArizona. Craig has agreed to cross-post some of his work at BlogForArizona as well as writing original posts for BlogForArizona. Craig has been blogging since 2006 when the Mitchell-Hayworth race sparked his interest. … Read more

The Healthcare Issue: No Solution in Sight

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By Karl Reiner   The healthcare provided to Americans has gotten increasingly more expensive. During the last 40 years, healthcare costs have risen faster than the economy has grown by about 2.5% per year on average. Although most Americans with health insurance are satisfied with the care they receive, healthcare is now consuming around 16% … Read more

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Michael Bryan Michael founded BlogForArizona as the Howard Dean campaign blog for Arizona in 2003, and has been blogging ever since. Michael is an attorney living in Tucson with his wife Lauren Murata, and serves as one of the hosts of the weekly political social club, Drinking Liberally, which meets every Sunday evening starting at … Read more

Send Your Political News to Blog For Arizona

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Blog for Arizona is pleased to announce a new feature for 2012. Because mainstream media do not cover local campaigns except within a narrow window of coverage shortly before a primary or general election, BforAZ will strive to provide our readers with in-depth election coverage throughout the year. With the number and coverage of newspapers … Read more

Arizona’s Budget Crisis in a Nutshell

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By Michael Bryan  Let's make this simple. The budget crisis proves that the Arizona GOP is unfit to govern. Here's why. Arizona's GOP majority permanently cut taxes (mostly for the wealthy and corporations, and mostly without any minority party support) during a decade-long economic bubble based on the specious premise that the resulting revenue surpluses … Read more