Today, following a hiatus, I restarted the Arizona Donkey Feed feature with new selections of what's news around Arizona. The Feed is the daily (or reasonable approximation of daily) news selections by me, BlogForArizona.com impresario/curator Michael Bryan, from the blogs and news outlets covering Arizona politics and current events. It's a one-stop spot to see … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The House passed the final bill in the budget package Tuesday, repealing the state equalization property tax, but deliberately failed to convey the measure to the Senate, a maneuver intended to stall the process while Republican leaders try to convince Gov. Jan Brewer to sign the bills. (h/t Arizona Guardian). The maneuver … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Over the weekend, Obama administration spokespersons including Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, and President Obama himself, appeared to signal a a retreat on the public option. There was gnashing of teeth and loud wailing from the base of the Democratic Party. The netroots went into action immediately to remind … Read more
I just installed threaded comments. That means you can now reply directly to a comment, or even to a comment on a comment. Your comments will feel more like a genuine conversation now. The drawback is that you have to sign in and create a free Typepad comment account. This prevents the need to use … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: State Sen. Jack Harper, R-Surprise, likened the behavior of legislative Democrats during budget talks this year to that of Sunnis who ruled Iraq with an iron fist for more than two decades. Political Insider: Sen. Harper: Capitol Democrats behaving like Sunnis and Saddam Hussein: The minority Sunnis, led by dictator Saddam Hussein, … Read more