David Safier by David SafierIt was a solemn, bipartisan moment at the state legislature. A bust of the late Jake Flake was unveiled. Flake was known as a gentleman in the legislature, and people on both sides of the aisle spoke warmly about him. But first came Al Melvin. According to Daniel Scarpinato's blog, [Melvin] didn’t mention … Read more
by David Safier According to the Arizona Guardian (I finally got me a subscription, so I get to read the whole article, not just the opening paragraph), A late addition to budget bills rushed through the Legislature last week would ease the tax burden on businesses by shifting it on to homeowners. Here's how it works. … Read more
by David SafierThe back-and-forth between Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist (No New Taxes, Ever!) and Chair of the AZ Republican Party Randy Pullen got a little snippy over the past few days. On June 4, Norquist accused Pullen of being part of an orchestrated, $225,000 media campaign, agreed to by Brewer, to target … Read more
by David SafierI'm confused. The Republicans, led by Paton, are ramming a bill through that would change the way our city council is elected. And all but one Democrat voted for it in committee. Forget about whether they're right or wrong, whether nonpartisan is better than partisan, whether elections by ward are better than citywide … Read more
by David SafierAccording to commmenter CCUSD Watch, Basis Scottsdale pays its teachers $100,000 per year in part from a grant from Intel's Craig Barrett and in part from its own master teacher fundraising program. The Basis schools in Tucson and Scottsdale are charter schools, meaning they can't pay their teachers 100 grand each on their … Read more