College notes
by David Safier New, cheaper AZ colleges? A few ideas are being discussed by the AZ Board of Regents, like buying a community college, then making it into a four year institution, or creating a number of four year colleges around the state that don't emphasize the research component, which would bring costs down. Good … Read more
Rio Nuevo in Maricopa hands? What could possibly go wrong?
by David SafierThese days, nobody loves Rio Nuevo, which makes this a perfect moment for the Tucson haters to step in and take control. (Myself, I'm not as discouraged as most people. I lived through the years-long "big dig" that was Portland's light rail construction. During the construction, never was heard an encouraging word as … Read more
The media conflates conservative criticism of President Obama delivering the commencement address at Notre Dame
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have been noticing over the past several weeks that the media has been conflating the criticism from a small number of very vocal anti-choice conservative Catholics, who are opposed to President Obama delivering the commencement address at the University of Notre Dame, as representing the opinion of the broader Catholic community. … Read more
Budget update from Steve Farley
by David SafierHere is a lengthy excerpt from today's Friends O'Farley Report. The House Republicans are celebrating Cinco de Mayo today by rolling out in Appropriations Committee the official bills that spell out their terrible budget. In addition to the description I sent out in last week's Farley Report, there are a few differences: –> … Read more
A Mushrooming Pension Fund Scandal
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Mortgage bubble bursts… the financial markets collapse… investment banks are bailed out with taxpayer funds… Bernie Madoff… criminal investigations into TARP recipients… and now a mushrooming New York pension fund scandal that is going national. Last Friday, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced that his office was issuing more than 100 … Read more
GOP Pizza Party: “New” GOP same as the “Old” GOP
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The GOP establishment's National Council for a New America held its first "listening session" last Saturday in a pizza parlor in Alexandria, Virginia. (See earlier post GOP Launches Second Rebranding In a Year) A wealthy D.C. suburb? Not venturing beyond the Beltway bubble? Baby steps, I guess. Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney, … Read more
Budget time
by David SafierThe Republican budget is emerging like a toadstool grown in a dank cave under the watchful eye of a small group of secretive legislators. Soon they'll be holding it in the air and calling it a chanterelle. I've read so many conflicting numbers about the education portion of the budget lately, from both … Read more
