Major federal gun legislation announced
February 23, 2011
by David Safier Sen. Chuck Schumer has announced legislation that will: Get all the names of people who should be prohibited from buying guns into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Require a background check for every gun sale in America. This is very similar to the kind of gun policies advocated in
On recess in schools
February 23, 2011
by David Safier From Steve Gall: The TUSD Governing Board passed an elementary school recess mandate starting in the Fall, 2011 at their Special Meeting last night with an unanimous vote, 5-0. It's for a minimum of 60 minutes /week and 3 days/week of structured physical activity. We wanted more minutes/week but it's a start
Summary of Tuesday’s Senate Appropriations Committee meeting…
February 23, 2011
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings In case you missed it, and given that they were going strong well into the wee hours of the morning, you probably did. Note: when a bill description is in quotes, it's quoted from the summary of that bill crafted by legislative staff. Note2 – I didn't see
Simply jaw dropping
February 23, 2011
by David Safier The South Arizona will rise again! The Arizona Senate on Wednesday is scheduled to consider a bill to give the state legal authority to go to court to take ownership of land owned by the federal government. The bill sponsored for Republican Sen. Al Melvin of Tucson is 1 of many states'
Today’s gun policy editorial in the Star
February 23, 2011
by David Safier Today's Star editorial addresses the system designed to keep guns out of the hands of people who [almost] everyone agrees should not have guns. You know, criminals, the mentally ill, people like that. The three main problems the editorial said need to be fixed: 1) the "gunshow loophole"; 2) the lack of
Who is supposed to share in the “shared sacrifice”?
February 23, 2011
by David Safier Shared sacrifice? I keep hearing that's why union members should give up pay and benefits to share the sacrifice everyone else is making. Shared sacrifice? The richest Americans screamed as if someone were threatening to cut off their right arms when people talked about returning their tax levels to what they were
Day of Action With the AFL-CIO – March 1, 2011
February 23, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Announcement from the Pima Area Labor Federation: We need to show Arizona’s solidarity with Wisconsin and stand up against the threats we ourselves face. The Pima Area Labor Federation (PALF) needs you to plan on being with us for the Day of Action on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. We will take a
New Rule: Random Drug Testing for State Legislators (They’ve got to be on something)
February 23, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The GOP's war on the poor continued unabated on Tuesday with some truly awful bills. Arizona bills aim to slash spending by state: A state Senate panel took hours of testimony Tuesday on bills that aim to shrink government, from abolishing Arizona's Medicaid system to revamping the higher-education system and using drug
