Mule Train Mail: Dick Kaiser “Bushies Allowed to Kill Election Reform for Another Year”
by Dick Kaiser: On April 15, as millions of Americans made a commitment to fulfill their obligation to fund the commonwealth and its imperialistic ways, the House of Representatives all but guaranteed that election integrity in November this year will be a crap-shoot at best. The story begins full of good news… At … Read more
Tonight: Tucson School Closure Smackdown
by David Safier This is the big night for four Tucson elementary schools. According to the Star, “The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. today, but the closure portion is expected to start around 7:45 p.m., followed by boundary changes, if warranted. Public input won’t be taken.” The meeting is at Morrow Education Center, 1010 E. … Read more
Will Mandatory Recess Become the Law for Arizona Schools?
by David Safier On the one hand, a bill mandating recess in Arizona elementary schools not a big deal, because it’s such a no brainer. Who wouldn’t be for allowing children to have a run-around-and-laugh-out-loud break during the school day? But on the other hand, it’s a big deal, because many elementary school students don’t … Read more
Pod For Arizona: Oro Valley’s Elections with Bill Garner and Salette Latas, and Blogger Art Segal
Recently, I had the opportunity to have a nice conversation with newly-elected Oro Valley Councilpersons Bill Garner and Salette Latas. We discussed their astounding primary victories in which both of them managed to net over 60% of the primary vote, placing both of them directly on the Council from the primary: a first for an … Read more
Mule Train Mail: Mickey Duniho on the Attorney General’s Investigation of Election Integrity in Pima County
by Mickey Duniho: Pima County voters deserve to see convincing evidence that the May 2006 Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) election was honest, not just a half-baked investigation that raises more questions than it answers. The concern about possible wrongdoing arose from several anomalies: the RTA passed by a surprisingly wide margin; there are computer audit … Read more
Arizona Donkey Feed Is Mighty Tasty!
Is your finger tired? Don’t want to spend time looking for all the best Arizona political news and commentary, but still want to keep current? Me too. Problem is there is no way for me to do that, because the only way to get all your Arizona political news from both sides of the aisle … Read more
Black? White? From the Mouth of the Sunday Funnies . . .
by David Safier Why is it that I find more insight in the newspaper comics, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report than I find on cable news or the op eds in the paper? Today’s insight comes from Berkeley Brethed’s Opus,where the characters decide to have a meeting, “our first national conversation on race.” … Read more
