Nan Stockholm Walden declines to run for U.S. Senate
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from Nan Stockholm Walden regarding her decision not to run for U.S. Senate: Advertisement Statement of Nan Stockholm Walden regarding the 2010 U.S. Senate Race SAHUARITA, Ariz. – Over the last couple of weeks, Dick and I have received an incredible outpouring of support from political leaders, friends and even strangers across … Read more
In the “new” economy, economic recovery no longer translates into job recovery
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Remember the "new" economy that Bill Clinton talked about in the 1990s? Our economy was transformed from a manufacturing economy that produced goods and services for domestic consumption and export, to an "information age" economy weighted heavily in information technology and a financial services sector that generated huge "profits" based upon risky … Read more
J.D. “Duke” Schechter busted for embellishing his military service record
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Wow. Investigative journalism in the Arizona Daily Star on the front page above the fold on a Sunday. Who would have thunk it? Rep. Olivia Cajero Bedford, running for the senate seat in District 27, should send a bouqet of flowers to Star reporter Carol Ann Alaimo for delivering the death-blow to … Read more
A dangerous week ahead
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When you start to see strike everything amendments scheduled for votes it is a clear sign that the legislative session is coming to an end. It is also the most dangerous time in the legislature, when bad ideas can be crammed through by the GOP insane clown posse leadership with little or … Read more
Citizenship test for high school students? How about a reliability test for G.I.?
by David Safier First we have a bill to hold back 3rd graders if their reading scores are too low. It exists because of a misrepresentation of the benefits of 3rd grade retention in Florida pushed by Matthew Ladner of the Goldwater Institute. Now we have a bill to make high school students pass a … Read more
Eating our grad school seed corn?
by David Safier Plenty of people are applying to go to college in Arizona as undergrads, but graduate school enrollment has fallen slightly. It may just be a bump in the road. But if it's more than that, the future of Arizona's ability to attract and hold businesses that produce high paying jobs may be … Read more
Arpaio Schadenfruede
Posted by Michael Bryan I got a warm feeling in my tummy watching this. Thought I'd share the feeling… This may be one of the biggest scandals to hit Arizona politics since, well, ever. Stay tuned for more Schadenfruedey goodness. If you ever had any doubts as to whether Arpaio had drank of the right-wing-nut-flavored … Read more
