City Clerk agrees with Pima Dems on Rawson’s campaign money flip. The Star hears crickets.
by David Safier I looked through the Star today, hoping to find a story about Jennifer Rawson's "You pay me, I pay you" scheme to get city matching funds for her campaign. Nothing. True, the allegations came from the Pima County Democratic Party, but they were relying on public records. The Star could have checked … Read more
U of Phoenix must be the bestest college in the whole wide world
by David Safier I've seen more TV ads for the University of Phoenix than I've seen . . . well, ever. Their graduates are all major success stories, according to the ads. And they're sponsoring MSNBC's Education Nation because they care so very, very much. Then again, I saw more ads for BP during the … Read more
Republic agrees: charter school performance no better than district schools
by David Safier It's nice to see the Republic confirm what I've written here frequently: If you don't cherry-pick your charter schools, their student achievement is more-or-less the same as district schools. The occasion was a fact check of a statement made by Joe McCord, a governing board member of the Peoria Unified School District. … Read more
AIRC public hearing in Tucson this morning – your testimony is requested
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Bad facts make bad law. Compromise solely for the sake of compromise leads to bad results (and unintended consequences). Compromise is only a means to an end, not an end unto itself. I am speaking to AIRC chairwoman Colleen Mathis who proposed on Monday what is being dubbed a "donut hole" congressional map which … Read more
The Koz says the ‘do nothing’ State of Maricopa-appointed Rio Nuevo Board is the problem
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Will the Tea-Publican candidates for mayor and council continue to sing the praises of Steve Kozachik (The Koz) and cite in their campaign materials this most recent in a series of guest opinions in the Arizona Daily Star placing the blame for downtown squarely on the "do nothing" State of Maricopa-appointed Rio Nuevo Board? "Rio … Read more
Federal Judge rules Arizona’s ‘paycheck deception’ law (SB 1365) is unconstitutional
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The only people who did not see this coming were the Tea-Publican Arizona legislators, their handlers at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), anti-union think tanks like the Goldwater Institute, and anti-union media in Arizona like The Arizona Republic. "Paycheck Deception" is right-wing speak for voluntary union deductions some of which is used … Read more
DOJ finds Texas redistricting plan purposefully discriminatory against Hispanic voters
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Department of Justice (DOJ) made the same objection to Arizona's redistricting plan a decade ago in 2001. This is why it is so important for you to stand up to the Tea-Publican intimidation of the current Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) in an attempt to maintain the unfairness of noncompetitive districts … Read more
