That’s gotta suck for the GOP candidates
Posted by AzBlueMeanIe: I previously reported that HSL Properties, Inc., and its president Humberto S. Lopez, are supporting the GOP candidates for Tucson City Council and making his apartment complexes available to them for posting their campaign signs. Update: Opposition to Prop. 200 Continues to Grow I suggested that the Arizona Multihousing Association, which is opposed … Read more
Ad: Local doctors support health care reform
by David Safier More than 40 doctors signed an ad that appeared in this morning's Star supporting health care reform. Here is a copy of the complete ad. This is how it begins: One in 5 Tucsonans and one in 4 Phoenicians have no healthcare insurance. That is 108,000 and 381,000 people left vulnerable to … Read more
Tucson Ballot Proposition Endorsements
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: With the self-inflicted death of the newspaper industry, Tucson is left with only one daily newspaper, the Arizona Daily Star, and one weekly newspaper, the Tucson Weekly. Both newspapers have weighed in with their endorsements of Tucson ballot propositions. The Arizona Daily Star first provides an explanation of Prop. 400 lets city … Read more
The next conservative public ed agenda?
by David Safier I read an article and a column recently that may point to what we'll be hearing from conservatives next session when it comes to education: decentralization. Kill the state Department of Ed, and pretty much kill district administrations. First, kill the DOE: Rep. Lucy Mason, R-Prescott says she will introduce a bill … Read more
Keep jumpin’ that shark
by David Safier How can you ridicule the totally ridiculous? Protest Planned Against NJ School's Obama Song Conservative groups plan to rally Monday near a New Jersey school where students performed a song celebrating President Barack Obama. The planned rally has school district officials planning to beef up security at the B. Bernice Young School … Read more
Democrats prepared to enforce party discipline and unity in the Senate
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On September 30, 2009 I posted this piece of advice for Democrats Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat: the public option is alive and well: Let's be clear. The 60 votes senators incessantly talk about is not required to pass a bill. It is a vote for cloture to close debate … Read more
Did Steve Kozachik want a job before he wanted on the council?
by David Safier Back in April, the Star ran a short "Why I'm running" piece on Nina Trasoff and Steve Kozachik, introducing their runs for the city council seat. Here's Kozachik's statement. Why running?: Because it matters. I reached out to Councilwoman Nina Trasoff's office in the middle of last year because I saw they … Read more
