by David Safier Just a note to say what a pleasure it is to read the comments. Intelligent, sometimes witty, sometimes biting, sometimes just plain sincere. I'm not only including the people I agree with, by the way. I enjoy the dissenters as well. It keeps me and others honest, and it adds to the … Read more
by David Safier Read this portion of a Q&A with ASU President Michael Crow in what is turning out to be the best place for Capitol news, the Arizona Guardian. Q: For the moment, legislators seem intent to cut the three universities' budgets by something in excess of $100 million, perhaps in excess of $130 million. … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Senate has been debating the SCHIP children's health insurance extension all week and is working its way through votes on amendments before being called for a final vote later today, barring any further obstructionism by Republican Senators like our own "Senator Obstruction," Jon Kyl: Senate Republicans say expansion of the State … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I was recently taken ill by that virus going around and I had to spend some time in bed recovering from my illness. (I am doing fine, thanks for asking). I normally never get to watch daytime television, so I decided to check it out and see what I have been missing. … Read more
by David Safier According to the Republic, the latest budget proposal cuts $142 million from universities, down from $175 million in the original Republican options statement but far more than the $100 million worth of pain the university said it could handle. But the cuts to K-12 are at $133 million, a third higher than … Read more