by David Safier Six Republican legislators went to Cochise County on a "border fact-finding mission." But during a town hall, there was one fact they didn't want to deal with: SB1070. [T]here was one thing the state senators and representatives would not talk about — the bill recently signed by Republican Gov. Jan Brewer allowing … Read more
by David Safier The Star has 3 separate articles related to SB1070 today. Let's hope they keep up the coverage. I'm most pleased about Rhonda Bodfield's article on the Paton fundraiser being held at the D-Back's Chase Field co-hosted by D-Backs owner and Managing General Partner Ken Kendrick. After Kendrick said he's kinda against SB1070 … Read more
by David Safier Yesterday, I expressed my respect for Marlene Phillips in the Examiner, the folks at tucsonsentinal.com and Jim Nintzel at the Weekly for stoking the fires with their SB1070 stories. I left out a major player in Phoenix, the Phoenix New Times. Now the New Times' owners are literally putting their money where … Read more
by David Safier It sounds like Arnold is telling Arizona, "I won't be back." When Schwarzenegger is trying out his Jay Leno lame-one-liner impression at Arizona's expense during a commencement address at Emory University, you know the SB1070 story has gone prime time, and it isn't going away any time soon. "I was also going … Read more
by David Safier [Before I begin the post, let me give Marlene Phillips, who writes in The Examiner, credit for this catch and for her diligence on this issue. And while I'm at it, let me also give credit to tucsonsentinel.com for its updates on SB1070-related information. (The latest: Latino hip-hop group Cypress Hill has … Read more