Sustainable Tucson meeting on “Dealing with Drought” at Watershed Management Group’s office
January 7, 2019
Sustainable Tucson Monthly Meeting: Jan. 8, 2019 Dealing with Drought “Arizona could experience the impact of a Tier 1 water shortage by 2020 if the water level in Lake Mead continues to drop. What can we do to avoid this situation…or at least mitigate the impact if it does happen? Join Sustainable Tucson for our … Read more
Enough of Trump’s Sh*tdown!
January 6, 2019
Ever since Trump announced his candidacy, up has been down, black has been white, wrong has been right. That trend continues as a man who is viewed by his supporters as a populist (seeking to represent the interests of ordinary people) obviously cares nothing about the 800,000 federal employees (about a quarter of all government … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of January 6, 2019
January 6, 2019
The Political Calendar is posted on Sundays. Please send us notice of your political events prior to the Sunday before your event (7 days would be most helpful). See the calendar icon in the right-hand column of the blog page for easy access to the calendar. Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Note: For … Read more
Should seniors skate?
January 3, 2019
The Legislative session doesn’t start for another week and a half and I’m already tired of the bad ideas being proposed. I previously wrote about HB2002 Rep. Mark Finchem’s (R-Oro Valley) proposal, which would “allow the state to fire teachers who discuss politics, religion, or racial issues in classroom settings.” Yesterday, Newsweek picked up on … Read more
Happy New Year from an improved Blog for Arizona (updated)
January 1, 2019
Dear readers, You’ve probably noticed that we’ve been having problems with our comments approving automatically (or not) for a few months. I’ve been approving the legitimate ones when I’m online. Some spam ones have gotten through the filters, and I’ve been deleting those. Because we haven’t been able to fix the problem, our webmaster consultant … Read more
New Year’s resolution suggestion for Finchem
December 31, 2018
I have a suggestion for Representative Mark Finchem, (R-Oro Valley). How’s about one of his New Year’s Resolutions be that he sponsors a bill this session that actually improves the lives of his constituents? Instead, the latest bill he is sponsoring, according to the AZ Capitol Times, is HB2022 (empowerment scholarships; financial oversight; treasurer) intended … Read more
