Corporations Can Go To Heaven, Too… Apparently
March 4, 2012
By Michael Bryan Corporations have religion? Who knew? The Arizona Legislature, apparently… from the striker bill HB 2625, providing a Blunt Amendment-style 'religious conscience' exception that in Arizona, having failed in the U.S. Senate: "NOTWITHSTANDING SUBSECTION Y OF THIS SECTION, A CONTRACT DOES NOT FAIL TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION Y OF THIS SECTION … Read more
Time to get creative in the GOP war against women
March 4, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie:
Now that the "strike everything" bill HB 2625, the Christian Taliban aka Center for Arizona Policy bill (similar to the "Blunt Amendment" in Congress) to give employers and insurance companies the right to make healthcare decisons for women by denying them contraceptive coverage has passed our Tea-Publican House, I would urge the Democratic Caucus to offer innovative amendments in the Senate.
Virginia state Sen. Janet D. Howell (D-Fairfax) didn’t think much of a bill that would require women to have a transvaginal ultrasound before undergoing an abortion. Viagra regs paired with abortion rules:
When the proposed legislation came up for a preliminary vote in the Senate Monday, Howell offered a floor amendment that just about floored her colleagues.
“Prior to prescribing medication for erectile dysfunction, a physician shall perform a digital rectal examination and a cardiac stress test,” Howell said, reading the amendment aloud. “Informed consent for these procedures shall be given at least 24 hours before the procedures are performed."
“I just think we should have a little gender equity here,” Howell added.
The amendment failed, though not by much, in a 19-21 vote.
Quick update on Congressional races
March 4, 2012
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Note: in my original post, I didn't cover the Tucson-area races in any depth. Check Blog for Arizona frequently for updates on those races – most of the writers here are from Tucson and have a deeper knowledge of the people and issues there than I do. … Read more
DCSRA LD 2 Candidate Forum
March 4, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Democratic Club of the Santa Rita Area * MONTHLY MEETING * Please join us for our March Monthly Meeting Legislative District 2 Candidate Forum State Senator Linda Lopez House – Sal Baldenegro House – Andrea Dalessandro House – Rosanna Gabaldon Saturday, March 10th … Read more
Michael Block: “I would privatize the entire government school system.”
March 3, 2012
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by David Safier At the end of a long discussion about education in the Republic, the moderator, Robert Robb, asked the three panelists, "If you could implement any single one idea to improve K-12 education in the state, what would it be?" One of the panelists, Michael Block, the man who started BASIS charter schools, … Read more
Babeu boarding school story gets more TV time
March 3, 2012
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by David Safier The Republic has a long, detailed article about Babeu's tenure as headmaster at the DeSisto School in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Accompanying it is a shorter TV news piece summarizing the findings of the reporters who investigated. Among the items mentioned: abusive punishment at the school, Babeu's false statement that the school became more … Read more
Oh, and he’s also on the Board of Directors of K12 Inc.
March 3, 2012
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by David Safier Craig Barrett will be speaking at School Choice Now's National Policy Summit. Here's what's mentioned about him in the blurb: "education advocate" "chairman of the board of Intel Corporation from 2005 until 2009" "president and chairman of BASIS School Inc." "chairman of Achieve, Inc." "chairman of Change the Equation" "member of the … Read more
LD 28 Annual St. Patrick’s Day Fundraiser – New Date!
March 3, 2012
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Thanks to the Arizona Democratic Party scheduling a Special State Committee Meeting on the same date and time as the originally scheduled event (doesn't anyone know how to do a calendar conflict check? Why do you think we publish a weekly calendar?), LD 28 has rescheduled its Annual St. Patrick's Day Fundraiser … Read more
