We’re number one in education funding [for tuition tax credits]
by David SafierArizona has to take pride in whatever number one rankings it gets, especially in education, where it's at the bottom of the per student spending pile. So this is something to be proud of . . . I guess. According to Sen. Jorge Luis Garcia in an op ed in this morning's Star, … Read more
You can’t put it any better than this
by David Safier“The leadership we provide in these hard times will be measured by how well we take care of our youth, our elders and our disabled." Senator Albert Hale (D, LD-2)
A professional chimes in on Yarbrough’s STO
by David SafierBefore I go into the substance of this post, let me mention an excellent post on Random Musings that adds to the discussion of Yarbrough's ACSTO paying about $400,000 a year to Yarbrough's HY Processing. "Random" quotes from the IRS rules governing 501(c)3 organizations, particularly the prohibition against "excess benefit transactions" where the … Read more
Congress Approves a Financial Crisis Investigation Commission
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Earlier this week, the House passed the final version of a bill intended to enhance enforcement of financial crimes, one of the provisions of which will create a 10-member commission to investigate the causes of the financial crisis. The vote was 338 to 52. The Senate passed the same version of the … Read more
Credit Cardholder Bill of Rights Approved by Congress, Sent to President
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Senate on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to impose tough new restrictions on the credit card industry, which had spent years successfully avoiding regulations. Senate approves tougher credit card rules in 90-5 vote The bill bars firms from hiking interest rates on cardholders unless they are 60 days late in payment, bans “double-cycle … Read more
SWAG Re: Early Filers for 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: There has been a number of early candidate filings this year for 2010. Many of the ranked contenders, however, may not file until as late as January of 2010 because of Arizona's resign to run law. So the early filers are not necessarily indicative of who's in and who's out for 2010. … Read more
Fitz makes HuffPo
by David SafierLocal writer and frequent Huffington Post contributor Marlene Phillips profiled our own David Fitzsimmons on Huffington Post. Did you know "Fitzsimmons' cartoons are in syndication in over 700 newspapers in the United States and around the world"? Neither did I.
