Ben Quayle goes pay-per-view with his district
by David Safier Ben Quayle won't be talking to the constituents he represents in the U.S. House — not for free, anyway. If you want to meet with him, you have to pay. According to Politico, Quayle is one of many Republican lawmakers (including Paul Ryan) "whose August recess town hall-style meetings are strictly pay-per-view." … Read more
Ethnic Studies appeal hearing begins in Phoenix Friday
by David Safier It's time for the next stage of the Mexican American Studies battle: TUSD's appeal hearing testing Huppenthal's finding that MAS violates the law. Save Ethnic Studies is asking people to attend. The hearing dates for TUSD's appeal against Supt. Huppenthal's finding have been set! Administrative Law Judge Kowell will be presiding over … Read more
Arizona a leader in student concussions, and concussion education
by David Safier I didn't know this. According to Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Arizona "ranks second in the nation for traumatic brain injury" among students. Though the article isn't clear, I think this refers specifically to college athletes, not K-12 athletes who, I know from my teaching experience, get … Read more
Tea-Publican Tyranny in Wisconsin: Final two recall elections today
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Just so long as Democrats don't become complacent with their two victories and fail to turn out to vote in the numbers they did last week, this should be an easy win for the two Democratic state senators in the final two recall elections today. Public Policy Polling for Daily Kos, which … Read more
Russell Pearce’s “fair and balanced leadership”
by David Safier Steve Pierce, R-Prescott — no relation to Russell Pearce, except in general ideology — has a Guest Opinion in the Capitol Times (subscription only), supporting Pearce. As a member of the Senate Republican caucus, I lend my support for Senate President Russell Pearce. He has demonstrated fair and balanced leadership during one … Read more
More on the Koch brothers’ ‘Freedom Center’ at the U of A
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In case you missed it, the billionaire bastard Koch brothers and their "Freedom Center" at the University of Arizona are back in the news again. David Safier posted about it back in May. All the university right wing money can buy: The Tucson Weekly had one of those articles last week that make the paper … Read more
The Farley Report: Back-to-School Edition
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Time once again for the Farley Report from Rep. Steve Farley (D-LD 28): It's the back-to-school edition of the Farley Report, and, thanks to $1.6 billion in Republican cuts from the Legislature over the past three years, our public school students are now dealing with the largest class sizes in history along … Read more
