New study says second round of stimulus aid to the states will be necessary
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Earlier this year, the Accidental Governor and several Republican state legislators toyed with the idea of rejecting federal stimulus aid to the state. It was purely ideological grandstanding. Wiser heads prevailed and Arizona accepted the federal stimulus aid. The current budget deficit would have been far worse without the federal stimulus aid. Advertisement A … Read more
Caribou Barbie book signing in Tempe
Posted by AzBlueMeanIe: I have always heard that Costco is a Labor/Democrat friendly business, despite the fact that it sells every screed from right-wing pulp fiction publishing houses at bulk discount prices. Now it is selling Caribou Barbie — no, not the doll — the real-life Sarah Palin, right next to the tire department. Is … Read more
Where is the Star on the tuition tax credit issue?
by David Safier If you live in Tucson and you want to know about the tuition tax credit/STO mess, there's currently only one place to go: my posts on BfA. The Star has been AWOL when it comes to covering the story. I don't think it would take all the fingers on one hand to … Read more
Charles North, tuition tax credit expert
by David Safier In the post below, I wrote about the recent meeting of the R-created committee looking into painting a happy face on the tuition tax credit mess. I mentioned it brought in an "expert," Charles North, to explain that tuition tax credits save Arizona millions and millions of tax dollars. So who is … Read more
House committee tries to whitewash tuition tax credit problems
by David Safier The other legislative committee looking into tuition tax credits and STOs met Monday. I call it "the other committee" because it was set up by Rs to counter the task force set up by Ds. The D-created task force is trying to probe tuition tax credit abuses. The R-created committee is trying … Read more
Rep. John Shadegg makes World’s Worst Persons
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rep. John Shadegg wins the bronze in World's Worst Persons for November 17, 2009. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy UPDATE: Rep. John Shadegg was forced to apologize on Tuesday for suggesting the family of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg could be in danger with such … Read more
Teabaggers get punk’d into supporting removal of European immigrants from U.S.
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Tea Party has moved into its next phase, opposition to immigration reform legislation soon to be introduced in the Congress. This past weekend, the nativist right-wingers at ALIPAC and the National Policy Institute organized a series of "Tea Parties Against Amnesty. Things didn't go quite as the teabaggers planned at their rally … Read more
