Arizona: Arizona Democratic Party

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

I received an e-mail today from Tucson City Councilman Rodney Glassman announcing the formation of the "Rodney Glassman U.S. Senate Exploratory Committee." "Through this committee, we intend to raise funds in order to 'test the waters' for the 2010 U.S. Senate race."

You can check out Glassman's exploratory committee web site at www.rodneyglassman.com. In case you are wondering, an exploratory committee means that Glassman does not have to resign to run under Arizona law, not that anyone is enforcing the law any longer.

It's curious timing. Could it be because the right-wing blog Gila Courier discovered his web site yesterday?

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have been a bit remiss lately in updating the early filers with the Arizona Secretary of State for 2010. You can play along at home at http://www.azsos.gov/cfs/CommitteeSearch.aspx. Since the last update, former Arizona Democratic Party chairman...

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
Only Stop-Gap Measures Get Through; Serious Budget Problems Still Not Solved

After nearly a full six months in office, and even though the Legislature is controlled by members of her own party, Governor Jan Brewer couldn't pull it off.  As a result of her astounding lack of leadership, Arizona now has an even bigger mess on its hands - an incomplete budget, with absolutely no vision or timeline for a resolution.

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

The Arizona Democratic Party today launched a new web page complete with a "countdown to government shutdown" clock, entitled "Bad Plan Jan." Here is the press release with a link to the web page:

Brewer's budget jeopardizes Arizona's future, Democrats stand opposed
Arizona Democratic Party unveils webpage highlighting Brewer's short-sighted budget

Today the Arizona Democratic Party launched the "Bad Plan Jan" webpage to educate the public about Governor Brewer's misguided budget plan.

Governor Brewer, showing up months late and presenting a budget only two weeks ago, continues to steer Arizona toward a government shutdown. She insists that the legislature accept her plan, and no other.