Will Arizona’s prima donna Sheriff Joe Arpaio run for governor?
April 9, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Aging media darling and prima donna Sheriff Joe Arpaio is tantalizing the chattering class with hints that he is exploring a run for governor. Both the Arizona Guardian (subscription required) and the Arizona Republic report that crazy Uncle Joe is price comparison shopping for a company that uses paid petition circulators to
FactCheck.org — education edition
April 9, 2010
by David Safier For those of you in the classroom who are looking for a resource to keep up with what's fact and what's fiction on a day-to-day basis, FactCheck.org has launched a new website FactCheckEd.org. I haven't looked through it myself, so this is information for educators, not an endorsement. Both sites are projects
G.I. looking for Philanthropy Officer: to bring money in, not give it out
April 9, 2010
by David Safier Goldwater Institute does few things as well as turning the meaning of words inside out. Prime example: Matthew Ladner's contention that Bus drivers are Bureaucrats. That one is infuriating at the same time it's amusing. But this one is just funny. G.I. posted a job opening for a Philanthropy Officer. To figure
The legislative scorecard to date
April 9, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Capitol Times has a brief rundown of the legislative scorecard to date. Brewer signs 22 bills into law, vetoes one: After the first 87 days of the 2010 legislative session, 61 bills had made it to the governor’s desk for a final up-or-down decision. So far, she has signed 22
Ed Supe candidate Huppenthal: And by public education, I mean private education.
April 9, 2010
by David Safier Our latest Floridation of Arizona Education move is to create a constitutionally sanctioned voucher system. Florida had one. The students in private schools performed no better than those is public schools. And it was ruled unconstitutional and tossed out. But never mind details. We need one too. Huppenthal wants to import the
Meet the billionaire brothers who bankroll the radical right
April 8, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I read a discussion of the Koch brothers to posts David Safier posted recently. You may find this Progress Report from Think Progress in December most useful to your understanding. Radical Right — The Billionaires Behind The Hate: Billionaire brothers David (right) and Charles Koch (below left) are the wealthiest, and perhaps
GOP Taliban advances its assault on the Voter Protection Act
April 8, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Capitol Times reports that Senate panel OKs bill to temporarily end voter-protection of spending: A Senate panel April 6 advanced a bill that would give lawmakers more flexibility on spending, regardless of whether voters intended the money to be spent on specific programs. HCR2039, a ballot measure that would go before
GOP Taliban attacks Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association for daring to “tax the rich” for health care
April 8, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: GOP Taliban lawmakers angry at a proposed ballot initiative backed by the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association that would raise taxes for the wealthiest residents to pay for some health care programs retaliated by proposing to instead tax hospitals and other healthcare providers. The GOP Taliban proposal by Sen. Carolyn Allen, R-Scottsdale
