Huppenthal fine with cuts to schools
by David Safier Arizona Ed Supe John Huppenthal climbed into his bully pulpit as the top man in education in Arizona and said, Y'know, it's fine by him if we cut school funding. Advertisement Say what? Republicans defend the education cuts, saying there’s no other place to cut. Democrats say the majority leaders will not … Read more
Sheriff Clarence W. Dupnik Tribute Dinner
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: the Pima County Democratic Party invites you to the Sheriff Clarence W. Dupnik Tribute DinnerHonoring a career of courage and commitment. Saturday, April 16th 5:00 pm Cocktails, Registration6:30 pm DinnerHotel Tucson City Center475 N. Granada Ave.$65 Precinct Committeepeople$75 General AdmissionBuy your ticket onlineClick here or call (520) 326-3716Event, table and program sponsorships … Read more
Dr. Steve Gallon of Cambium Learning Group to lead investigation of Mexican American Studies program
by David Safier Earlier today, we learned "a national company specializing in research-based education solutions" has been engaged to investigate the Mexican American Studies program to determine if it is "complying with the requirements of A.R.S. § 15-112." But we didn't know who that company is. Now we do. The company is Cambium Learning Group. … Read more
The Senate Railroad Is Chugging Right Along…
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings As we speak, the Senate is conducting floor consideration of Russell Pearce's "budget" bills. The bills were introduced late on Tuesday (yesterday), received committee consideration this morning and afternoon, Caucus consideration this evening, and now is going into Committee of the Whole, or COW, to consider amendments. The live … Read more
Reasonable Utah immigration bill has backing of Mormon Church
by David Safier Surprising things have been going on in Utah lately around the subject of immigration. I won't go so far as to say they're progressive or I agree with them all, but they make Arizona look like the bastion of bigotry it is. And encouragingly, the Mormon Church has put its seal of … Read more
Coup D’etat in Michigan: The ‘Financial Martial Law’ Bill on Way to Governor
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Place your bets now on how long it will take for Arizona's Tea-Publican Legislature to propose similar legislation in Arizona. They loves them some authoritarianism! Reuters reports the Michigan House gave final approval on Tuesday to granting state-appointed emergency managers broad powers to break labor deals with failing schools an cities, and … Read more
The GOP war on Planned Parenthood
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: A humorous video by the Partisans from Andy Cobb and TheSecondCityNetwork about the GOP effort to defund Planned Parenthood:
