by David SafierYesterday I posted that a billion worth of fed stim money may be in jeopardy because of the sweeps of education funding written into the Republican budget — you know, the one they passed, then said, "We didn't really mean it, Guv. We'll hold onto this one. Let's do lunch, OK?" Now it's … Read more
by David SafierScarpinato has a piece in this morning's Political Notebook about the Goldwater Institute's Byron Schlomach agreeing with Dem legislators about lowering and broadening the state sales tax. "The current sales tax is highly distorting because it is not broadly applied," says Byron Schlomach, director of Goldwater's Center for Economic Prosperity. "Therefore, I congratulate … Read more
by David SafierA New York charter school opening in September will be paying its teachers $125,000 a year. I wrote about this months ago when the story first appeared in the NY Times, but now they've hired the teachers and are ready to go. The school will give preference to neighborhood kids — and it's … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The state Legislature will embark Monday on a mad dash to consider hundreds of new laws before the end of the month, including abortion restrictions, looser gun regulations and changes to how local elections work. Burst of activity expected at Capitol In the [next] three weeks… hundreds of bills they hope to … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Since the last SWAG Re: Early Filers for 2010, there have been a few more campaign committees filed. Governor Johnnie E. Robinson III – Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Gary Nine – Republican Arizona Legislature LD12 Angela Cotera – Democrat – House LD25 David Stevens – Republican – House LD30 David Gowan … Read more