School recess bill didn’t get a hearing
February 20, 2010
by David Safier From Steve Gall: Unfortunately, HB2408 elementary school recess did not even get a hearing in front of the House Education Committee. Chairman Rich Crandall, Republican from Mesa, told Rep. Frank Antenori who introduced the bill that he did not have the votes. Several of the Committee members, both Democrats and Republicans, sit
Reminder: Rep. Giffords invites the public to view a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence
February 20, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is inviting Southern Arizonans to view a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence that will be on display in Tucson later this month. “The Declaration of Independence is our nation’s most cherished testament to the value we place on individual liberty,” said Giffords. “Southern Arizonans should not
A coupla other blogs attack Star coverage
February 19, 2010
by David Safier Lately, I've been going after the Star's Creative Headline Writing team's assault on articles about Obama and the Democratic Party (though I've left out a few goodies from the last two days. Kinda busy with other things.) Today, both R-cubed and pocobravo went after another Star failing: its minimal coverage of a
The 65% legislative pollution
February 19, 2010
by David Safier AZ Republicans are blowing smoke once again to obscure their unconscionable defunding of education. This time, it's that old favorite, the 65% solution. State lawmakers are moving to require schools to spend at least 65 percent of their funding on classroom expenses – but using a method that the top education official
Texas conservative assault on textbooks
February 19, 2010
by David Safier The story in Sunday's NY Times Magazine, How Christian Were the Founders?, has nationwide import. Basically, a very powerful conservative cabal on Texas' state school board dictates what will be included in textbooks which will be bought by the state. And since Texas is such a huge consumer, as the state's textbooks
Just how out of touch is Sen. Jack Harper?
February 19, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Sen. Jack Harper, R-Surprise, has always been a few bricks short of a full load, if you know what I mean. This says more about the character of the voters of his district who continue to elect him to office than it does about him. Yesterday, Sen. Harper convinced his Senate colleagues
GOP purity: “We do not serve Independent voters”
February 19, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Back in January, the Republican National Committee at its winter meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii (you know, that exotic foreign-sounding place not really a part of America even though it is the fiftieth state for more than 50 years) adopted a "Republican Platform Test" over the more stringent "GOP Purity Test" that had
Update: Legislative District 28 Democrats “Meet the Candidates” Public Forum
February 18, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This candidate forum now also includes the Senate candidates in LD 28. Rather than repost the earlier announcement, I want to give a shout out to Carolyn Classen at the Tucson Citizen (I almost forgot you guys are still around) on the LD 28 House and Senate campaign trail…Feb. 21 – Carolyn's Community:
