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Kathy Hoffman calls for a United Front to Solve the “State of Emergency in Arizona’s Education System”
February 4, 2020
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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
Iowa makes the case for ending its ‘first in the nation’ caucus
February 4, 2020
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
Please make this the last election with an Iowa Caucus
February 3, 2020
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
Arizona’s New Motto: Tax Cuts R Us (video)
February 3, 2020
Instead of “Ditat Deus” (God Enriches), Arizona’s motto should be “Tax Cuts R Us.” Today in the Ways and Means Committee, we heard three tax giveaway bills: HB229 (corporate welfare for utility companies); HB2355 and HB2356 (increases to the 25% charitable tax credit passed in 2019); and HB2358 (increases to the dependent tax credit). HB2293 … Read more
Republican Hypocrisy Shows its Face Again over Vouchers.
February 3, 2020
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If one wanted to release the names of all the families that had obtained Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (Vouchers) and not get caught, the first thing that person should do is send that information to two news organizations in the hopes they would not tell anyone else how they obtained it. The above paragraph should tell … Read more
Backgrounder for today’s House Education Committee hearing with Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman (Updated)
February 3, 2020
Today at 2:00 p.m., Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman will deliver her 2020 State of Education address to the House Education Committee, outlining her vision and priorities for Arizona’s public schools.The Secretary will address the Education Committee in House Hearing Room 1. Here is a backgrounder on what you can expect to hear today … Read more
HB2269 Creates Process to Give Unused Medicine to the Poor (video)
February 2, 2020
All too often my video updates focus on bad bills that the Arizona Legislature is considering. To end week three of the Legislature on a high point, here is a good bill. HB2269 sets up a process for donating unused, good medications to people in need. Under HB2269, nursing homes, assisted living centers, and people … Read more
Mike Bloomberg comes to Arizona
February 2, 2020
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The grand opening of Former New York Mayors Mike Bloomberg’s Phoenix office at 801 East Washington did not happen? Why is that? Because the 300 people they expected to show up did not. 1600 people (including virtually the same press corp that attended the Warren rally last summer) came instead and the Bloomberg team had … Read more
