The coming week – legislative edition
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings As usual, all info gathered from online sources such as the website of the Arizona Legislature, and subject to change without notice. This is likely the last week with a full committee schedule, though committees will still meet on occasion with permission of the leadership of the appropriate … Read more
Star editorial slams Obama as weak on gun regulation
by David Safier We're at an interesting moment in the gun regulation battles. Obama chooses to place an exclusive op ed in the Star about preventing gun violence last week, and today's editorial slams Obama for his "no stance" stance. When the Star and public opinion are both out ahead of what a Democratic president … Read more
Arizona Legislature week in review –
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… OK, so that's a little overwrought, and more than a little unoriginal. 🙂 It was definitely a "mixed bag" sort of week, with some genuinely horrible legislation moving forward while some equally horrible legislation was (surprisingly) … Read more
Utah, the Sutherland Institute and the non-monolithic conservative movement
by David Safier It's heartening to see cracks in the Republican Party. John Boehner is having trouble holding his troops together. Some of Arizona's Republican state legislators are beginning to rebel a bit against Pearce's iron-fisted rule. And then there's Utah. As I posted the other day, Utah passed some less-than-awful immigration legislation with the … Read more
The latest on the Mexican American Studies program audit
by David Safier The ADE put out a Media Release about the Steve Gallon III situation — hiring an ex-superintendent who is barred from being connected with education in New Jersey to determine the MAS program's legality. Gallon is officially off the team. Cambium Learning Group assured ADE that Dr. Gallon is not and has … Read more
An Aggressive Defense of Teachers
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This guy and I agree: "You see, I have a policy about honesty and ass-kicking, which is: if you ask for it then I have to let you have it." The Most Aggressive Defense Of Teachers You’ll Hear This Year | MoveOn.Org: The guy who asked teacher Taylor Mali, “What do you make?” at … Read more
Biden: Unions ‘keeping the barbarians from the gate’
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Right on, Joe! Joe Biden's a long-time union backer, and Huffington Post reports Vice President Biden Fires Up Union Activists: Organized Labor Keeps 'Barbarians From The Gate' (AUDIO): WASHINGTON — Vice President Biden gave the Obama administration's most forceful statement of solidarity with organized labor in its current battles around the nation … Read more
