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Visit the Democrats of Greater TucsonBig news from Florida: Crist vetoes anti-teacher-tenure bill
by David SafierThis is a shocker to me. Florida's legislature passed a bill that "would have abolished tenure for new teachers and instituted strict merit pay guidelines," which teachers and many others oppose mightily. And Gov. Charlie Crist vetoed it.The bill is similar to the one Arizona teachers and others are fighting that will basically … Read more
DNC Ad: “Not Again”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Democratic National Committee is out with a new ad pushing the need to pass the president's financial regulatory reform plan by ominously warning that if Congress fails to act, the market meltdown that caused the current recession "could all happen again." DNC Ad Warns Of Financial Crisis Repeat Without Reg Reform … Read more
GOP tells Luntz Lies to whore for the pirates of Wall Street
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Republicans and their Tea Party corporate Astroturf front groups have tried to reposition themselves as "economic populists" after their laissez faire free market deregulation of the financial services industry turned Wall Street into casino capitalism and the pirates of Wall Street nearly destroyed the world's financial system and the world's economy with … Read more
Just when I thought Star’s headlines were getting a little better
by David SafierI hadn't spotted a truly bad Star headline for awhile. Maybe the paper was being more careful not to slant stories with misleading heads, I thought.It looks like I was wrong. Maybe the paper's Creative Headline Writing Team was on vacation for a few weeks.Today's front page, tax day headline in the Star:US … Read more
This definitely will (not) increase the number and quality of AZ teachers
by David SafierFrom the Arizona Education Association, the provisions of HB 2227 that just passed Arizona's House and Senate: Permits school districts to reduce the salary of any teacher in any manner and at any time. Prior law said that continuing teachers’ salaries may be reduced only if there is a general salary reduction applied … Read more
AZ lege’s Republicans: “brown skin” equals “probable cause for arrest”
Posted by Craig McDermott To the joy of nativists all over the country, the Arizona House of Representatives passed SB1070 on Tuesday, which if passed into law would bar sanctuary city policies, require local law enforcement officers to enforce federal immigration laws, radically lower the probable cause threshold for traffic stops, make it a crime … Read more
Fool’s Gold bonanza: Ladner calls for “Truth in Advertising”
by David Safier Today's Fool's Gold edition isn't about the iron pyrite the Goldwater Institute usually tries to pass off as the real thing — ore that glitters like gold but is actually worthless. This is so blatant, it borders on the comical. Matthew Ladner has taken a garden variety stone and glued on a … Read more
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