Budget almost completed; sine die possible today
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A quick review of the Arizona Legislature's web site: the House Appropriations Committee hearing that had been scheduled for 8: 00 a.m. this morning was cancelled. There are no...
View ArticleGovernor Brewer signs Medicaid (AHCCCS) restoration into law
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In a signing ceremony this morning, Gov. Brewer signed into law Arizona’s Medicaid restoration program: Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law today an expansion of Arizona’s Medicaid...
View ArticleSinema Touts Bipartisanship: Is It Really a Good Strategy for Democrats? (video)
by Pamela Powers Hannley Bipartisanship is a popular buzz word in some political circles. Republicans use the call for “bipartisan solutions” to strong-arm Democrats into voting for bad ideas (like...
View Article‘ObamaCare’ is bending the cost curve on healthcare costs
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: More good news on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (aka "ObamaCare") -- it is bending the cost curve on healthcare costs, just as it was designed to do, which also...
View ArticleStreet Heat: Progressives Protest Against Food Stamp Cuts Nationwide
by Pamela Powers Hannley For weeks, Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) has been turning up the heat on Congressional Democrats in an effort to stop the proposed $20 billion in cuts to the...
View ArticleBreaking News: Farm Bill Defeated 234-195, AZ Dems Split
by Pamela Powers Hannley The Farm Bill-- which included $20 Billion in cuts to food stamps-- went down in flames in the US House of Representatives this morning. The vote was 234-195, with 62...
View ArticleOh, SNAP! House fails to pass GOP farm bill
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Further evidence today that the Tan Man, Weeper of the House John Boehner, is the "Worst. Speaker. Ever." His comical sidekick Eric Cantor is no better. The GOP drafted farm...
View ArticleThe price for GOP nativism and racism: $30+ billion wasted dollars
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Tea-Publicans love to rail against government spending, the federal deficit, and the national debt, and loudly proclaim that they are fiscally conservative. Bullshit. Ronald...
View ArticleTom Colicchio takes on ‘pro-hunger’ politicians
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Tom Colicchio is perhaps best known for being a judge on Top Chef, but he’s long been interested in the other side of the food equation: the problem of food scarcity. He’s come...
View ArticleGovernor Brewer calls wasteful ‘border surge’ a ‘victory for Arizona’
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I posted about the "border surge" amendment from Sens. Bob Corker (R-TN) and John Hoeven (R-SD) to the "Gang of Eight" comprehensive immigration bill last week. The price for...
View ArticleOhio Tea-Publicans restrict women’s reproductive health care
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: While all eyes were on Texas last week and the people's filibuster led by state Sen. Wendy Davis, Tea-Publicans in Ohio demonstrated how to get things done in the dark while no...
View ArticleStill think the GOP Sequester does no harm?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Senator John McCain, in a rare moment of candor, gives some "straight talk" on the effects of the GOP Sequester. Prescott's The Daily Courier reports, U.S. senators visit...
View ArticlePlan Tucson on Tucson City Council Agenda for Tuesday
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Final Plan Tucson is included on the agenda for the Mayor and Council meeting on July 9, 5:30 p.m., City Hall. Mayor and Council will be considering two decisions: (1)...
View Article(Update) Who is behind the initiative to bankrupt the City of Tucson?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I previously posted about Who is behind the initiative to bankrupt the City of Tucson? A Virginia-based advocacy organization started by longtime ballot initiative activist Paul...
View ArticlePro-Choice Advocates Fight Back in Wis, NC, & Texas
by Pamela Powers Hannley Pro-choice advocates are fighting the Republican Party's anti-woman laws in Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Texas. In Wisconsin, a federal judge has issued a temporary...
View ArticleTea-Publican Senators filibuster the student loan bill
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The student loan interest rate problem was resolved several years ago, but this is what happens when legislation needs to be renewed every few years. Congress missed its...
View ArticleOh, SNAP! House Tea-Publicans pass farm bill without any food stamps funding
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It was amatuer hour in the House today as Tea-Publicans, who cannot conceal their contempt for the working poor who depend on food stamps for their day-to-day survival, stripped...
View ArticlePDA Street Heat: Prosperity Not Austerity Rally at Raul’s
by Pamela Powers Hannley Progressives in Congress and across the country are fighting the tide of right wing extremism on multiple fronts-- from food stamps to cuts in Social Security to stalled...
View ArticleKrugman: A Whiter Shade of Fail
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Paul Krugman is the latest to debunk the flawed analysis of Sean Trende in a four part series on RealClearPolitics. Trende’s analysis is built around the idea of “missing white...
View ArticleBernanke: Congress biggest obstacle to growth
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: You gotta love the headline: Fed Chief Calls Congress Biggest Obstacle to Growth - Economist's View, from a New York Times report, since recaptioned Fed Chairman Reaffirms...
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