Posted by AzBlueMeanie: If you missed Bill Moyers Journal this week, be sure to watch the replay of "Justice For Sale" online. Bill Moyers Journal . Watch & Listen | PBS After you learn how the elections of Judges in Pennsylvania, Louisiana and Texas has undermined judicial integrity, impartiality and fairness, you will understand why … Read more
by David Safier Kathleen Parker and Chris Buckley waved buh-bye to Republican orthodoxy during the presidential campaign. They're thoughtful, intelligent people who could no longer stomach the ideas and people (for Parker, it was Palin) they were told they had to take seriously. (Since then, to my surprise, Parker has become one of my favorite … Read more
posted by Craig McDermott As usual, all info gathered from the website of the legislature, except where noted, and subject to change without notice. This post will cover the money committees – Senate Appropriations and Finance and House Approps and House Ways and Means. …House Ways and Means will meet on Monday at 2 p.m. … Read more
by David Safier A short article based on an unscientific survey of internet "experts and users" concluded that the internet will improve reading and writing skills, and make us smarter to boot. Take the survey for what it's worth, which is very little, but I think there's something to its conclusions. When people understand writing … Read more
by David Safier One of the AZ Republicans' educational reforms this year is to give each school and district an A-through-F grade, just like students get on their report cards. Apparently, it's a wonderful idea because: It won't cost any money Florida does it, so it has to be a good idea. I read SB1286. … Read more