Progressive Democrats of America spring membership meeting April 25
April 19, 2011
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by David Safier The Tucson Chapter of the PDA will be holding its spring membership meeting Monday, April 25, 7pm, at the Hotel Tucson City Center, 475 N. Granada Ave (junction of St. Mary’s Rd and Granada, just east of I-10). The public is welcome. A donation of $5 is suggested but not required. Agenda: … Read more
First hearing on Ethnic Studies suit April 20
April 19, 2011
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by David Safier The first hearing on the Ethnic Studies' lawsuit to challenge the constitutionality of A.R.S. § 15-112 will be held April 20, 2pm, at the Evo DeConcini U.S. Court House, 405 W. Congress Street. This is to be a status hearing, and more hearings will follow. "Save Ethnic Studies" wants a show of … Read more
‘Tea Party’ License Plates Approved
April 19, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the House Democratic Caucus: GOP passes special interest bill giving Tea Party special Arizona license plate STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX – House Minority Leader Chad Campbell released the following statement tonight on Tea Party license plate bill (SB 1402), which was sent to the governor: “Arizonans are sick of the … Read more
Legislation coming fast and furious as sine die approaches
April 19, 2011
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Things get crazy during the mad rush to sine die, so let me try to summarize the latest news from the Capitol. You have all heard by now that Gov. Jan Brewer is slightly less crazy than our Tea-Publican legislature; she vetoed the "Birther bill," HB 2177, because of the "ick factor." … Read more
Action Alert: Demand your legislators support a one word fix to unemployment compensation
April 19, 2011
Posted by AzblueMeanie: David Safier alluded to the unemployment compensation fix that Democrats are seeking in the Arizona legislature in It's past time to add Al Melvin to the unemployment rolls. Today, the Arizona Republic editorializes along the same lines (less colorful language). Simple fix in law would aid many: With a one word change in … Read more
Range says R-Cubed lookin’ good. BfA agrees
April 18, 2011
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by David Safier From the Weekly's blog the Range comes the news that Tedski's blog, R-Cubed, got a facelift. So I figured BfA had to get into the act as well and say, Lookin' Good, Tedski. Envy-Filled Note: The Range titled its post, "Rum, Romanism and Remodeling." Man, I wish I had thought of that. … Read more
Charters, district school closings and district budgets
April 18, 2011
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by David Safier A letter to the editor in the Republic brings up an important point. With populations in Arizona stabilizing or shrinking, students moving to charters are creating empty classrooms in district schools. A half full school costs more per student than a school at or near capacity. So districts which have been tightening … Read more
Arizona Senator Pearce Attacks the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
April 18, 2011
By Michael Bryan Senator Pearce caused to be published (I suspect his press secretary actually wrote it… it smells of his hand) an op-ed attacking the 9th circuit in general and launching an ad hominem attack on two of the judges. Notably, Pearce did not address any issues of substance, instead merely ranting about some … Read more
