The Phisher King, Tyler Vogt, spams Tucson, breaks the law
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have told you about The Phisher King, Tyler Vogt, Tea-Publican troll candidate for the Tucson City Council, who misused and abused a public records request to obtain e-mail addresses for a commercial purpose, i.e., to solicit you for campaign contributions. Tyler Vogt goes 'phishing' for your email address. Advertisement Dan Gibson at the Tucson … Read more
In Florida, $55 million for charter buildings, zero for district schools
by David Safier Ah, yes, the "Florida Educational Miracle," Gov. Rick Scott edition. They love them some charter schools — district schools, not so much. So they're giving $55 million for charter school building construction and maintenance. Older district schools, far more in need of maintenance, are getting nothing. Here's an example. The charter school … Read more
Making money off charter schools. What could go wrong?
by David Safier This story is from Tennessee. K12 Inc., a for profit online education corporation which has "virtual schools" all over the country, including Arizona Virtual Academy here, needs to operate in volume to make a profit. So it needs, first, to get legislators to let it in and second, get students to sign … Read more
Is ALEC behind Terri Proud’s efforts to delegitimize the AIRC?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Karoli at crooksandliars.com has a post about ALEC's Influence On Campaigns Exposed: Previously I've told you about ALEC's mission, which is to write boilerplate right wing legislation and distribute it to state and federal lawmakers as a way to advance right-wing causes across the country. But ALEC's influence does not begin or … Read more
Arizona Democratic Party Chairman Andrei Cherny on Sunday Square Off
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Arizona Democratic Party Chairman Andrei Cherny covers a number of topics with Brahm Resnik, host of "Sunday Square Off" on KPNX-TV.
Let’s learn more about Arizona’s newest political party, Americans Elect
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The other day I saw this report posted at the Arizona Capitol Times (subscription required) Americans Elect becomes recognized political party in Arizona: The Americans Elect Party doesn’t have a platform or philosophy, but it will be an officially recognized party on Arizona ballots in 2012. The Washington, D.C.-based party submitted 27,288 valid … Read more
Stacking a commission to produce the desired result
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: No, not that commission. I am talking about the Governor's "Privatization" Commission. The Governor stacked the commission with like-minded individuals who would parrot back to her what she wanted to hear and to produce the desired result — a commission recommendation to which she will point in support of her policy proposals. … Read more
