The alternative headline for this blog post could be: Are eight tax cuts in two weeks too many? I think so. Last week, I said that the State of Arizona should change its motto from Ditat Deus (God Enriches) to Tax Cuts R Us. Looking at this Wednesday’s Ways and Means Committee agenda with four more … Read more
BECOMING DR. RUTH by Mark St. Germain Preview Performance Tuesday February 11, 2020: Tickets $20 All other performances: Tickets $35 “Everyone knows Dr. Ruth Westheimer from her career as a pioneering radio and television sex therapist. Few, however, know the incredible journey that preceded it. From fleeing the Nazis in the Kindertransport and joining the … Read more
Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman came to the House Committee on Education to tell the story about the state of Arizona’s schools in her State of Education Address. Superintendent Hoffman started her speech celebrating the many heroes that work to make education a rewarding experience for Arizona’s children. These included the bus drivers, the … Read more
For those of you tuning in last night for the results of the Iowa Caucus, the “carnival of democracy was fun and bewildering to watch until it all went sour.” Iowa a carnival of democracy for media — until it went sour: The failure of authorities to produce results meant no one knew as bedtime … Read more
For those of us who come from states that border on Iowa, there is a familiar old joke that goes I.O.W.A. is just an acronym for “idiots out wandering around.” You should keep this in mind because tonight’s Iowa Caucuses Are a Democracy Disaster, as Clint Hendler explains at Mother Jones. Even The Gazette newspaper … Read more