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The GOP Trojan Horse of Tort Reform
September 21, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Republican plan for health care reform has nothing at all to do with health care per se. Republicans, including our own Senator McNasty, have trotted out the GOP Trojan Horse of "tort reform" – it's those "junk lawsuits" driving up medical costs! – as a panacea for reducing the cost of
What we really need is insurance anti-trust reform to restore competition to the market
September 21, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Republican plan for health care reform has nothing at all to do with health care per se. The GOP proposal du jour is to allow health insurance companies to engage in interstate sales of health insurance plans. This would require a "federal government takeover" of insurance regulation (interstate commerce). Insurance by
Arizona Daily Star . . . Paging the Daily Star . . .
September 21, 2009
by David Safier Once again, the Star is almost silent on the tuition tax credit story. I say almost, because it did run an AP story this morning about today's task force meeting. Here's the opening. A popular state program that gives dollar-for-dollar income tax breaks for donations to groups that provide private-school tuition grants
More reporting about tuition tax credits
September 21, 2009
by David SafierThe Republic has been doing some excellent reporting on tuition tax credits lately. Today's article plows some new ground. The main point is, the 5 other states that have similar tax credit laws have far more restrictions built into them than we do. For instance, in Arizona, we have no reporting that tells
I’m baaack!
September 21, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: My recent absence from posting on Blog for Arizona was due to my taking an extended leave of absence to be with a dying family member in hospice care, and to assist my family with funeral arrangements and burial, and to wind up the estate. Family always comes first. It has been
Tuition tax credit task force meeting
September 21, 2009
by David SafierThe task force on tuition tax credits met in Phoenix this morning. I was only able to catch the last 20 minutes of the 2 hour session. (Actually I was in front of my computer the whole time with the video viewer up but didn't know I had to hit the button again
Online education helps juvenile inmates graduate
September 19, 2009
by David SafierOnline education is still looking for its niche. This may be one area where it makes more sense than straight classroom schooling. [Six] teenage inmates were the first to graduate from Maricopa County Jail's high-school program with a diploma, as opposed to a GED certificate, and are believed to be the first juvenile
Charter Association files 2 “funding equity” lawsuits
September 19, 2009
by David SafierAccording to the Trib, Two separate lawsuits were filed Wednesday arguing Arizona’s system to fund public education is "unequitable" and "unconstitutional." The first suit claims charter schools receive less money per student than traditional public schools. The second claims some school districts get less money than other districts. My guess? The suit about
