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."
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rep. Steve Farley (D-Tucson) reports: [The House has] adjourned the session sine die. This session is history — the kind of history that you are condemned to repeat if you don't remember. Over in the Senate, they managed to defeat the Clean Elections bill which may well lead to the end of … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Legislative leaders had to turn off the clocks in the legislative chambers last night to maintain the fiction that they had completed a budget before midnight on June 30. Just how stupid are these guys? They do not have a budget until the governor agrees to sign it, and the budget bills … Read more