Arizona Legislature week in review –
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… Advertisement OK, so that's a little overwrought, and more than a little unoriginal. 🙂 It was definitely a "mixed bag" sort of week, with some genuinely horrible legislation moving forward while some equally horrible legislation was … Read more
Utah, the Sutherland Institute and the non-monolithic conservative movement
by David Safier It's heartening to see cracks in the Republican Party. John Boehner is having trouble holding his troops together. Some of Arizona's Republican state legislators are beginning to rebel a bit against Pearce's iron-fisted rule. And then there's Utah. As I posted the other day, Utah passed some less-than-awful immigration legislation with the … Read more
The latest on the Mexican American Studies program audit
by David Safier The ADE put out a Media Release about the Steve Gallon III situation — hiring an ex-superintendent who is barred from being connected with education in New Jersey to determine the MAS program's legality. Gallon is officially off the team. Cambium Learning Group assured ADE that Dr. Gallon is not and has … Read more
An Aggressive Defense of Teachers
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This guy and I agree: "You see, I have a policy about honesty and ass-kicking, which is: if you ask for it then I have to let you have it." The Most Aggressive Defense Of Teachers You’ll Hear This Year | MoveOn.Org: The guy who asked teacher Taylor Mali, “What do you make?” at … Read more
Biden: Unions ‘keeping the barbarians from the gate’
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Right on, Joe! Joe Biden's a long-time union backer, and Huffington Post reports Vice President Biden Fires Up Union Activists: Organized Labor Keeps 'Barbarians From The Gate' (AUDIO): WASHINGTON — Vice President Biden gave the Obama administration's most forceful statement of solidarity with organized labor in its current battles around the nation … Read more
Steve Gallon removed from Mexican American Studies audit, but the costly audit continues
by David Safier Steve Gallon III, who was supposed to be part of an audit of Mexican American Studies to determine if it complies with A.R.S. § 15-112 has been removed, or has removed himself (You say po-tay-to, I say po-tah-to) because of his checkered past. That's a good thing. And having an audit to … Read more
Congrats to Linda Valdez, Laurie Roberts of the Republic
by David Safier Two Republic reporters won awards and a bit of cash from the Scripps Howard Foundation honoring the best journalism of 2010. Linda Valdez of The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, receives $10,000 and the Walker Stone Award for editorials that made a case for comprehensive immigration reform as anti-immigration fever erupted in Arizona. [Category: … Read more
