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Gristmill (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
By Kate Sheppard The House Natural Resources Committee pulled a rarely-used move today to block uranium mining in one million acres of public land near the Grand Canyon, using their authority to order the Bush administration to immediately halt mining claims. Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), chair of the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forest and Public Lands, suggested using the emergency move, which...
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Stranger Fruit (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
I'm disappointed to note that both Harry Mitchell and Gabby Giffords joined the other 103 Democrats who voted for the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 . (Ed Pastor and Raúl Grijalva voted against.) The 105 Dems have covered themselves in shame, granting immunity to telecom companies, while basically telling the American public that their privacy is not important and that the Fourth Amendment is just something...
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YubaNet.com (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
Representative Raul Grijalva submitted a resolution Thursday to the Natural Resources Committee pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act that would enact emergency protections from uranium development across 1 million acres of federal public lands surrounding Grand Canyon National Park.
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YubaNet.com (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
Today Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-Az), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, announced that the House Committee on Natural Resources, chaired by Congressman Nick Rahall, (D.WV), introduced an emergency resolution to prevent uranium mining from disturbing the peace and further contaminating Grand Canyon National Park. The emergency resolution is in response...
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Rum, Romanism and Rebellion (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
Raúl Grijalva aide Sami Hamed has filed to run for Justice of the Peace on the West side of Tucson. Hamed is a board member and alumnus of the Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind. Hamed has also served on numerous boards and commissions. Earlier this year, one of Hamed’s former classmates, Juan Pablo Guzman, [...]
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Mock, Paper, Scissors (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
From After Downing Street: (And if you notice, none of the three major corporate mainstream candidates are listed. Yet another reason why I’m not supporting Iceberg Lettuce or Dressing-on-the-Side.) HOUSE _____ Arizona Raul Grijalva, AZ-7, Democrat, incumbent, http://grijalva.house.gov and http://www.grijalvaforcongress.com Arkansas Abel Tomlinson, AR-3, Green Party, intends to caucus with the Democrats,...
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The Business Journal of Phoenix (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano and U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., have come out against the idea of suspending the federal gasoline tax for the summer.
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Off the Kuff (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
There's something deeply ironic about this: U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., introduced the hearing, titled "Walls and Waivers," as a...
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YubaNet.com (Free subscription) | 04/26/2008
Reps. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Guam-at large), subcommittee chairs of the House Natural Resources Committee, have called a field hearing to discuss the border wall and the REAL ID Act waiver used by the Bush administration to bypass more than 30 national environmental and public safety laws. The hearing will cover issues of expense, effectiveness and the dramatic impacts the...
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Lonewacko (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
Yesterday the Congressional Hispanic Caucus complained about the failure of other Democrats to support "comprehensive immigration reform", aka a massive amnesty. ...Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona called the Democratic caucus "spineless." "Today my party wants...
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Rum, Romanism and Rebellion (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
Okay, here’s something vaguely disturbing for all y’alls. Go ahead…do a Google image search on the name Raul Grijalva. Do it now; I’ll wait. (cue Jeopardy theme) Check out that fourth picture. Yep. That’s me at the fan tournament at MLS Cup in Dallas back in 2005. The picture was taken by a Cambridge resident by the name of [...]
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AZNetroots - Front Page (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
Representative Raul Grijalva, the most progressive member of the Arizona Congressional delegation, has enthusiastically endorsed Howard Shanker in the Democratic primary for the seat being vacated by scandal-ridden Republican Rick Renzi. Says Grijalva: "Howard's understanding of the issues facing you in the geographically largest and highly diverse congressional district in Arizona is unsurpassed....
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Blog For Arizona (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
Link: U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva Endorses First Congressional Candidate Howard Shanker | Politicker AZ. Grijalva has endorsed Howard Shanker, which is a huge break for Shanker and gives him a needed boost against Ann Kirkpatrick. But wait... Ann Kirkpatrick was...
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DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
AZ-01 is bigger than whole states and it has been represented in Congress by an extraordinarily corrupt Bush rubber stamp, Rick Renzi. Renzi, a close ally of John McCain-- and, until after he was indicted on 35 charges, co-chair of McCain's presidential campaign-- agreed to stop running for public office. He was also forced to give up his committee positions. It's one of the Democrats' best opportunities...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. Rep. Raul M. Grijalva has enthusiastically endorsed Howard Shanker, a Democratic candidate for Congress from Arizona’s
