Heads up Citizens
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Lost in the hubub over the Special Session today is this equally important hearing that Craig previously covered in his "The Coming Week" post: Advertisement Senate Appropriations will meet on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in SHR109. This one is possibly the lowlight of the week. It's got a striker to SCR1015 that would … Read more
Living in the State of Delusion
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Last week the Arizona House rushed through a package of future tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy, and transferred the corporate property tax burden to residential homeowners and to Arizona's county governments. Just how reckless and irresponsible was this corporate bailout? New figures on Friday from the Joint Legislative Budget Committee … Read more
And so begins the 6th Special Session of the 49th Arizona Legislature
Posted by Craig McDermott Earlier today, Governor Brewer called the sixth special session of this, the 49th Arizona Legislature. Her proclamation included the subjects to be considered by the Special Session. From the proclamation – 1. Adjustments to address the fiscal year 2009-2010 state budget, including additional education rollover payments and sale-leaseback of state … Read more
Dispelling the “center-right country” myth
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: As someone who has reviewed in great detail countless issues polls over many years, this latest poll comes as no surprise to me. It merely affirms what has been true for many years – the United States is not a center-right country. Wa-whaaaat? "But the media villagers and Beltway bloviators constantly tell … Read more
Sam Crump to resign to run for Congress in CD3
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It never ceases to amaze me how individuals who have been a part of the most incompetent failed legislature in Arizona history somehow think they deserve a promotion. It turns the Peter Principle on its head. It is arrogant and delusional. Last week Senators Pamela Gorman and James Waring resigned their seats … Read more
The Floridation of Arizona Education: Reading scores
by David Safier Saturday I offered a brief preview of some posts I've planned looking at the "Florida educational miracle" that Arizona's conservative educators are hell bent on duplicating — at least the parts they like. The most important piece of Florida-based legislation this year is one to hold back 3rd graders with low reading … Read more
You look like a political winner
by David Safier Here's a strange and troubling couple of articles in Scientific American, saying both adults and children can choose who is going to win a political race by looking at pictures of their faces. Obviously, it's not 100% accurate, but that this would be a statistically significant finding says something about the nature … Read more
