Sen. Manuel Alvarez (D-LD25) on the state budget
January 26, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Daily Star's series continues today with Sen. Manuel Alvarez (D-LD25). Formatted for transcript format. Sen. Manuel V. Alvarez, D, District 25 Sen. Manuel V. Alvarez, D-LD25 Committees: Public Safety and Human Services (Ranking Demo-cratic member); Veterans and Military Affairs (Ranking Democratic member); Government Institutions The Arizona Daily Star asked the following
Well, they won’t have Pam Gorman to kick around any more…
January 25, 2010
Posted by Craig McDermott FYI – Pam Gorman is the Republican state senator from LD6 (Anthem), and "they" refers to her own caucus and leadership in the State Senate. From AZCentral.com's Political Insider – Pamela Gorman made it official Monday, becoming the first Arizona lawmaker to resign the Legislature in pursuit of the District 3
A legitimate “birther” movement for corporations
January 25, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This story has been passed on to me by several people who attended the Democrats of Greater Tucson luncheon today, and it bears repeating. An individual asked a question about the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC. She asked how is it possible that foreigners can now influence U.S.
Putting a hole in Hupp’s pro-school stance?
January 25, 2010
by David Safier A piece of hilarity. I have to give a hat tip to Seeing AZ Red for this one, not a blog I'm used to tipping my hat to. John Huppenthal, running for Ed Supe, has a humongous 24 foot sign proclaiming his candidacy and general wonderfulness. On Saturday, he hung it on
The T word
January 25, 2010
by David Safier I'm not a political consultant, and I don't play one here on BfA. That being said, I'm certain Dems need to stand for something — firmly and clearly, even if they take flak as a result — or they can't count on anyone to be on their side other than the always-vote-for-Dems
Republic chimes in on charter school cheerleading
January 25, 2010
by David Safier Color me suspicious. When the Star, then the Republic publish articles about district schools scrambling to cope with competition from charter schools — a day apart, with no specific event driving the news — I have to think both stories are being driven by an outside agenda. Wanna bet both papers got
Jonathan Paton fails to answer a single question, but that’s OK with the Arizona Daily Star
January 25, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Ok, so I lost a bet yesterday on the Minnesota Vikings, but I won it all back today on a bet on the Arizona Daily Star. The Daily Star announced on Sunday it would be interviewing Pima County legislators on their views on the state budget and the series would begin on
Star charter school article kinda hits, kinda misses
January 24, 2010
by David Safier A front page Sunday Star article is titled, Sunnyside, TUSD work to counter charters' lure. Decent headline, I have to mention, since my post below criticizes other Star headlines. Though the story talks about students going to private schools as well as charters, charters are the main focus. Charter schools are pulling
