Update: GOP to target women and babies
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Now that's what I'm talking about! Advertisement Pay attention Howie. Your stenographic reporting on our de facto governor, Sen. Russell Pearce, and our lame-duck governor, Jan Brewer, is becoming embarrassing. Proposal to change 14th Amendment draws fire and support. The Arizona Capitol Times and the Arizona Republic demonstrate the proper way to … Read more
Report: Arizona’s budgeting politicized and short-sighted
by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Don't be surprised if the other writers at Blog for Arizona chime in on this one – it's that important. ASU's Morrison Institute for Public Policy and Brookings Mountain West, a joint enterprise of both the Brookings Institute and UNLV, have released a report on the long-term … Read more
Gosh! There are Democrats in Arizona! Who knew?
by David Safier I just received a press release from Paula Aboud, incoming Senate Minority Whip, about the War on Ethnic Studies. The first few paragraphs say it all: The actions of Attorney General Tom Horne and Superintendent John Huppenthal are nothing more than political opportunism against Arizona’s schoolchildren when there are more pressing state … Read more
Horne threatened school administrators and board members over ELL program he didn’t really believe in
by David Safier NPR ran a story yesterday about Arizona's mandated four-hour-a-day ELL program, which basically segregates students with limited English skills into "Mexican rooms" and insists only the English language and no other curriculum can be taught. In the story, Horne says he really wasn't so hot on the idea: [Horne] admits that he … Read more
GOP to target women and babies
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Today is the big day for racists, nativists and descendants of the anti-immigrant Know-Nothing Party of the 19th Century. It's "anchor baby day," when all their racist, nativist, anti-immigrant hysteria and hatred comes pouring out of the dark recesses of their souls to spew their bilous hatred for the yet-to-born innocent children … Read more
Terrific Star editorial on Ethnic Studies
by David Safier Mark this date on your calendar. It's the day I write: The Star editorial is the best piece on the War of Ethnic Studies I've read anywhere, period. Here are a few highlights. You really should read the whole thing. Whether one agrees with Tom Horne's opinion of TUSD's ethnic -studies program … Read more
