The Coming Week – Legislative Edition
Apparently, some of the PTBs at the lege have taken pity on me – instead of the super-packed committee agendas that were the norm for the last few weeks, they've cancelled all but two committee meetings next week, and both of those are on Monday. From the announcement from Senate President Bob Burns – Advertisement … Read more
G.I. Guarantee Watch: Day 2
by David Safier It's after 6pm, so Day 2 of the G.I. Guarantee Watch comes to a close. Still no reply from Matthew Ladner to my second request that the Goldwater Institute honor its written guarantee and note on its website that Ladner made an error in one of his Daily Emails. I didn't mention … Read more
Kirk Adams: We’re not anti-solar energy, just stupid
by David Safier HB2701, which would have killed the solar energy momentum in Arizona and cost the state business and jobs, has died a humiliating death. When the entire Corporation Commission opposes the bill and its Republican chair Kris Mayes can't believe the "disconnect" of some legislators "unfortunately from my party," even Republican legislators understand … Read more
65% solution: Districts spend one-third more in classrooms than charters
by David Safier An article in today's Star looks at the percent of their budgets Arizona districts spend on classroom instruction. It comes up with districts spending about 57% in the classroom, considerably lower than the proposed 65% Solution bill being pushed by Russell Pearce and his district-school-bashing cronies. When I ran the same numbers … Read more
Goo-Goos Gone Bad (redux)
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Back in January 2009 I posted a piece on Goo-Goos Gone Bad. "Goo-Goos" is a shorthand acronym for "good government" activists. Goo-Goos have successfully enacted several measures over the years that on their face probably sounded like a good idea to most voters at the time, but in practice have proved to … Read more
GOP LD 30 District Election this Sunday
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: GOP Legislative District 30 Republican precinct committeemen in Pima County will hold their district election this Sunday to select three nominees to refer to the Pima County Board of Supervisors who will decide which nominee replaces Sen. Jonathan Paton. What: District 30 Election When: Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. Where: … Read more
The GOP Taliban’s Winter Offensive
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: David Safier touched upon this the other day in Read 'em and weep. The GOP Taliban have been on their Winter offensive this past couple of weeks, and no one has been spared from their cruelty and ideological purity dictates. The Crazies is not just a movie premiering in theaters this week, … Read more
