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Update: Federal Court orders Texas not to proceed with discriminatory redistricting plans
September 30, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Let this be a warning to the Arizona Independent Redistricitng Commission (AIRC) which is proceeding with a fundamentally flawed congressional map proposed by Chair Colleen Mathis. You have a date with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Courts if you persist down this road. A panel of three federal judges … Read more
The media villagers’ love affair with Gov. Chris Christie
September 30, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The other day someone had left the television on and I happened to walk in on Mrs. Greenspan on MSNBC interviewing Washington, D.C. media villagers in breathless speculation that half-term New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was "seriously reconsidering" entering the GOP presidential primary, even though he had just got done telling very … Read more
Jonathan Rothschild campaign ad
September 30, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jonathan Rothschild, Democratic candidate for mayor of Tucson, has his first ad "Why I'm running for Mayor of Tucson."
Fox11 News covers Rawson’s money flip
September 30, 2011
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by David Safier It’s just a short, detail-free piece, but Fox News covered Rawson’s “You pay me, I pay you” contribution scheme. It’s a start.
Pearce Recall Update: Citizens for a Better Arizona TV Ad
September 30, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Phoenix New Times reports Russell Pearce Skewered by CBA in TV Ad: State Senate President Russell Pearce, a wholly owned subsidiary of sleazy fatcat lobbyists, with his hand out, ready to take pricey trips and football tickets for himself and his family, while cutting hundreds of millions of dollars in state … Read more
Pearce Recall Update: ‘Sham’ Candidacy Exposed, But Will the Court Act?
September 30, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Based upon a compilation of reporting on Thursday's hearing challenging the candidacy of Olivia Cortes, here is what we now know: – Cortes testified that she has given $500 of her own money to fund the campaign but admitted she hasn't yet spent any money. Which begs the obvious questions, "who paid … Read more
What makes Finland’s schools so successful?
September 30, 2011
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by David Safier We're obsessed with test scores, so Finland's top-in-the-world scores on international student tests should make us wonder, how do they do it? There are a wide range of possibilities, including the country's homogeneity (though apparently immigrants from Somalia, Iraq, etc. are doing pretty good as well). But when people complain about our … Read more
GOP debate, ALEC Summit converge in Phoenix
September 30, 2011
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by David Safier By a happy accident (he said, tongue planted firmly in cheek), the newly scheduled GOP debate in Phoenix will be in town the same time as ALEC's States & Nations Policy Summit. The ALEC event is November 30-December 2. The debate will be December 1. ALEC. The Republican Party. Corporate influence. Republican … Read more
