Posted AzBlueMeanie: There has been substantial activity in advance of the bipartisan health care summit scheduled for this Thursday. As has been reported over the past week, Senate Democrats have renewed their effort to pass health care reform through reconciliation – a budget process routinely used by the Bush-Cheney regime to pass its regressive agenda … Read more
by David Safier Hat tip to the blog, Strong Schools, for showing a clip from a discussion between AEA's John Wright and G.I.'s Matthew Ladner on PBS's Horizon about the "Florida Education Miracle." Wright raised many of the points I brought out in my series, The Floridation of Arizona Education, and Ladner, not used to … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Arizona Democratic Party: Women leaders to call out Horne for comments on Huerta Schools chief made false, insulting remark about national icon PHOENIX - Women from the business, educational and political sectors will gather with supporters Monday at the Capitol to speak out against state Superintendent of Public … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: There was a Legislative District 28 candidate forum last evening: two senate candidates and five house candidates. It was advertised in the Arizona Daily Star political calendar and the Tucson Citizen blog, and of course here at Blog for Arizona. It's not like the local political media was not aware of this … Read more
posted by Craig McDermott As usual, all info gathered from the website of the Arizona lege, except where noted, and subject to change without notice… …The Senate's Judiciary Committee will meet on Monday at 1:30 p.m. in SHR1. On the agenda: – a striker for SB1076 adding "Mixed Martial Arts" to the name of the … Read more