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Legislation coming fast and furious as sine die approaches
April 19, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Things get crazy during the mad rush to sine die, so let me try to summarize the latest news from the Capitol. You have all heard by now that Gov. Jan Brewer is slightly less crazy than our Tea-Publican legislature; she vetoed the "Birther bill," HB 2177, because of the "ick factor."
Action Alert: Demand your legislators support a one word fix to unemployment compensation
April 19, 2011
Posted by AzblueMeanie: David Safier alluded to the unemployment compensation fix that Democrats are seeking in the Arizona legislature in It's past time to add Al Melvin to the unemployment rolls. Today, the Arizona Republic editorializes along the same lines (less colorful language). Simple fix in law would aid many: With a one word change in
Range says R-Cubed lookin’ good. BfA agrees
April 18, 2011
by David Safier From the Weekly's blog the Range comes the news that Tedski's blog, R-Cubed, got a facelift. So I figured BfA had to get into the act as well and say, Lookin' Good, Tedski. Envy-Filled Note: The Range titled its post, "Rum, Romanism and Remodeling." Man, I wish I had thought of that.
Charters, district school closings and district budgets
April 18, 2011
by David Safier A letter to the editor in the Republic brings up an important point. With populations in Arizona stabilizing or shrinking, students moving to charters are creating empty classrooms in district schools. A half full school costs more per student than a school at or near capacity. So districts which have been tightening
Arizona Senator Pearce Attacks the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
April 18, 2011
By Michael Bryan Senator Pearce caused to be published (I suspect his press secretary actually wrote it… it smells of his hand) an op-ed attacking the 9th circuit in general and launching an ad hominem attack on two of the judges. Notably, Pearce did not address any issues of substance, instead merely ranting about some
It’s past time to add Al Melvin to the unemployment rolls
April 18, 2011
by David Safier The more they talk, the more they reveal who they are. A quick fix in the state legislature would allow about 20,000 Arizonans to continue receiving jobless aid. It wouldn't cost Arizona a dime. According to a House Democrats' media release, it would mean $4.5 million a week in federal dollars coming
Bipartisan agreement to defend Tucson against the Arizona legislature
April 18, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Tea-Publicans from Southern Arizona have made it their special project to punish Pima County, and the City of Tucson in particular, this session with bills in the state legislature designed to assert the legislature's control over the City of Tucson and to micromanage the city's affairs from Phoenix. (Tucson is a
Free Workshop on “How to Moderate” offered by League of Women Voters
April 18, 2011
by David Safier Read the head carefully. It's not a workshop on how to be a moderate. It's teaching the art of moderating a forum or panel discussion. Here are the details. The League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson presents: A Free Workship on How to Moderate Is your organization planning a panel discussion,
