Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Arizona's Senator Obstruction, Jon Kyl, tied up the unemployment benefits extension bill in the U.S. Senate for weeks based upon petty partisanship and parliamentary maneuvering. The bill bogged down in the Senate, first when senators from states with lower jobless rates demanded that the extension apply to all people exhausting their benefits, … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Now that local elections are all but over for the counting in Tucson (and a possible recount in Ward 3), it's time once again to update the early filers with the Arizona Secretary of State for 2010. You can play along at home at http://www.azsos.gov/cfs/CommitteeSearch.aspx The big news today: Terry Goddard, the … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The New York Times recently reported on Arizona privatizing its prisons, including turning over control of its Death Row to private companies. Arizona May Turn Death Row Over to Private Companies: It is a dangerous place to patrol, and Arizona spends $4.7 million each year to house inmates like [Dale] Hausner in … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy (The video is quirky) President Obama made brief remarks to reporters in the White House Briefing Room, following the AARP and AMA's endorsements of the health care reform bill. Obama: AARP's Support On Health Care Is 'No Small Endorsement': Obama … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A h/t to Flounder for a comment he posted earlier, "I think one of the biggest takeaways of the elections last night are that the right-wings TABOR Amendments failed in Maine and Washington." During the Special Session this past summer, the Accidental Governor and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Russell Pearce agreed … Read more