Republic gets it really right on tuition tax credits
by David Safier My post below gives the Star some credit for writing a good editorial this morning on the recommendations of the R-dominated House committee on tuition tax credits. However, the editorial pales in comparison to the coverage in the Sunday Republic: 1 article, 5 separate opinion pieces and a graph. Congrats again to … Read more
Star gets it right on tuition tax credits
by David Safier The Star has a good editorial this morning blasting the recommendations the R-majority committee on tuition tax credits put together. I've complained mightily for weeks (months?) about the Star's lackluster-to-absent coverage of the topic. Let's hope this is the paper's first installment on tuition tax credit and STO abuse, not the final … Read more
AZ GOP Executive Director accused of misusing Voter Vault
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Arizona Republican Party Executive Director Brett Mecum just can't seem to stay out of trouble. Back in May he was arrested on a charge of criminal speeding and reckless driving, captured by a photo-radar doing 109 mph on Loop 101. The charges were later dismissed by Arrowhead Justice Court Judge John C. … Read more
The solution to tuition tax credit problems? Increase the tax credits
by David Safier I could call this self parody, but for AZ legislators of the Republican persuasion, it's business as usual. You probably remember that both the East Valley Trib and the Republic ran a number of investigative articles starting a few months back exposing all kinds of problems with the tuition tax credit system … Read more
SWAG Update: Early Filers for 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: It's time once again to update the early filers with the Arizona Secretary of State for 2010. After the legislature returns for the regular session the week of January 11, filings will really pick up. You can play along at home at http://www.azsos.gov/cfs/CommitteeSearch.aspx Republican State Treasurer Dean Martin is "seriously considering" running … Read more
The NRA candidate for governor?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Accidental Governor, Jan Brewer, has been a friend of the National Rifle Association (NRA) her entire political career. She welcomed the NRA to Phoenix for their national convention this past summer, and she signed into law every wet dream fantasy on the NRA's legislative agenda this past session, including the right … Read more
Update: Maricopa County Fiasco
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Before I begin, David Safier's complaint that the Arizona Daily Star is AWOL again is applicable here. The editors' recent announcement that the Star will focus more on local content (read petty crime stories) means that the Arizona Daily Star is failing to report on the biggest political scandal in Arizona since the … Read more
