New sneaky bad Arizona laws to keep an eye on
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Advertisement People have heard about the high profile laws recently enacted (the anti-abortion measures, school vouchers, attacks on unions, etc.) and even the surprisingly vetoed (loosening the state's already lax gun laws, the scheme by Sal DiCiccio/Frank Antenori to privatize city services in Tucson and Phoenix), but there … Read more
Prop. 113 ‘Secret Ballot’ Lawsuit Filed
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Does the Arizona legislature not have legal staff to review the legality and constitutionality of measures before they enact them? Or do they simply not care and actually want to go to court as a means of full employment for lawyers from right-wing think tanks like the Goldwater Institute? Doesn't this constitute … Read more
Citizens Clean Elections Lawsuit Filed
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: He is gone, but still a pain in the ass. Jonathan "Payday" Paton, now serving as appointed Viceroy of Tucson, is the man behind the effort to defund Arizona's Citizens Clean Elections, effectively voiding the law without actually asking voters directly to repeal it. The legislative referendum SCR 1025 is purposefully deceptively … Read more
State tests and NCLB: education’s subprime mortgage scam
by David Safier The Star has an interesting front page article about high school seniors who are waiting for their AIMS scores to find out if they're graduating or not. If, after multiple tries, they fail part of the AIMS test this last time, they don't graduate. The kicker in the story is, the state … Read more
This is getting ridiculous
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I was thinking about starting the "SWAG" (silly wild ass guess) post for candidates filed to run for office in 2012 as early as this summer. But apparently I need to start a post for the next election cycle in 2014 as well. This is getting ridiculous. I posted earlier about A … Read more
Is the MAS electives resolution off the table?
by David Safier If you are to believe Josh Brodesky, TUSD Board President Mark Stegeman is bowing to the inevitable and considering taking his electives resolution off the table. "I don't want it to die," Stegeman said of his proposal. But his sense is it will. The staff and board majority, even if they are … Read more
The Tequila Party
Postes by AzBlueMeanie: Beats the hell out of weak tea or Kool-Aid… From the Phoenix New Times, Tea Party, Meet the Tequila Party; Latinos Launching Vote Drive Organization: DeeDee Blase, Arizona's Republican immigration activist, has a message for the Tea Party: "Move aside, the Tequila Party is here," she said at an afternoon press conference. … Read more
