Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Almost lost in the crush of news coming out of our state capitol this week was the sad news of the passing of former Congressman Jim McNulty. I did not know Jim well, but I did volunteer on his campaigns back in the early 1980s, and I saw him frequently at Democratic … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse — House Speaker Kirk Adams, Senate President Bob Burns, House Appropriations Committee chairman John Kavanagh, and Senate Appropriations Committee chairman Russell Pearce — tried their best to destroy the state of Arizona. But they were thwarted (temporarily) by the veto stamp of the Accidental Governor — … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Democratic Party has issued a statement responding to the epic failure of leadership from Governor Jan Brewer and the Republican-dominated Legislature in failing to produce a reasonable state budget before July 1 for the first time in Arizona history. Here are the highlights: Brewer's Failed Leadership Delivers a Budget Mess … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Well that didn't take long. The Accidental Governor, Jan Brewer, has issued a strongly worded press release announcing her veto of the GOP legislative budget and calling for a Special Session (beginning Monday): Arizona Legislature Fails to Provide Timely, Responsible Budget I am deeply disappointed to report to the people of Arizona … Read more
by David SafierThe state legislature telling Tucson how to run its government is like Mark Sanford teaching "abstinence only."