What happens if state government shuts down on July 1?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This question was posed by the Arizona Republic today and reporters Casey Newton and Mary Jo Pitzl received some interesting answers What if the budget rift shuts down the state?: Advertisement If government does shut down, Arizonans will feel it in several ways. An Arizona Republic survey of key state agencies found: … Read more
The Accidental Governor begins preparing for a state government shutdown
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: After earlier denying reports that she had told House Minority Leader David Lujan last week that she was prepared to shut down government if a budget deal isn't struck, on Monday the Accidental Governor ordered her agency chiefs to figure out what state services will continue ā and which will not ā … Read more
GOP budget negotiations end in impasse
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Arizona Senate President Bob "Bluto" Burns imploded the "double super secret" GOP budget negotiations with our Accidental Governor on Sunday evening when negotiations ended in a GOP food fight and Burns walked out in a dramatic exit. State budget talks stall as suit is threatened Well, there's the problem – too many … Read more
UPDATE: Bill to eviscerate Citizens Clean Elections voted out of Senate Judiciary Committee
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Tucson's wannabe tin horn dictator, Sen. Jonathan Paton, not satisfied with telling the residents of Tucson how they must conduct their local elections, and still not satisfied with telling the parents of Tucson Unified School District what curriculum TUSD must teach their children, yesterday told the voters of Arizona that we were … Read more
Why we need Ethnic Studies
by David SafierTom Horne's statement should be required reading in ethnic studies classes — in TUSD schools and at universities. It's a classic. "We should be teaching these students that this is the land of opportunity," Horne told the committee. "We should not be teaching them that they are oppressed." And we should be teaching … Read more
Greenwald on war supplemental
by David SafierI'm putting this up as information, not as an endorsement. Robert Greenwald made the video below to encourage people to call their Congress members and tell them to vote no on the War Supplemental legislation which continues funding for the military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. As someone whose default stance is anti … Read more
Arizona Citizens Clean Elections under attack again
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Capitol Times (subscription required) reports that Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission is under attack again: On June 15, the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hear testimony and vote on whether to further SCR1025 for a full Senate consideration. The referendum would allow Arizona voters to amend the state's Constitution to … Read more
