What if . . .
by David Safier I don't usually indulge in "What ifs," because if you change one thing, three other things change, so any conclusions from "What ifs" are questionable at best. Advertisement That being said: What if . . . After 9/11, we focused our military efforts on Afghanistan, including chasing Al Qaeda into Tora Bora … Read more
Too good not to post
by David Safier I just got a comment from AZterritory on my story below about a teacher being fired from an Imagine charter school in Arizona for her bumper stickers. I had to move the comment to the front. Had an incident about 12 years ago as a teacher in central Phoenix with a bumper … Read more
Teacher at Imagine Prep charter in Arizona fired for bumper stickers
by David Safier I've written a lot about Imagine charter schools in Arizona and across the country. Their CEO is an amazingly rich guy, also very conservative, also deeply Christian, who keeps a tight rein on the schools. Imagine Schools has been the subject of all kinds of negative press across the country (and almost … Read more
Profs, students, prepare to lock and load
by David Safier Last I heard, the legislature was talking about letting college faculty carry weapons. But, reason Republican legislators, that would leave students defenseless. So . . . SB1467 would allow anyone with a concealed weapons permit to carry guns on campus. What do the campus police think about the bill? University of Arizona … Read more
Redistricting Update: Linda McNulty, lawyer from Tucson, appointed to AIRC
by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Senator David Schapira, leader of the Democratic caucus in the Arizona Senate, today announced his selection for the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) via Facebook - … I am pleased to announce I have selected Linda McNulty as the final legislative appointment to the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. Linda … Read more
Senate SWAG Update
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In a state run by fringe lunatics, I suppose it's only appropriate that some flake is running for the U.S. Senate. Rep. Jeff Flake, that is. The former executive director of the Goldwater Institute (anyone associated with this pain-in-the-ass bad government think tank should be prohibited by law from ever holding public office), became the first … Read more
Update: Pimps for Private Prisons and Profit
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Well, what did you expect? This is what happens when state government is a wholly owned subsidiary of corporate lobbyists. Despite a bipartisan outcry last summer after three inmates escaped from a private prison near Kingman, bills to increase state oversight of for-profit corrections companies can't get a legislative hearing. Arizona private prison oversight … Read more
