David Safier by David SafierFor those of you who don't get Steve Farley's weekly email report, here's his take on the Republican call (headed by Steve Yarbrough) for a special session to give private school tuition money to 400 children while schools, DES and health care are gutted: Meanwhile, the legislative majority and the Governor are still … Read more
by David SafierIf you read my post just before this one, you know I'm skeptical about a company Yarbrough set up, HY Processing, charging his STO about $400,000 a year for data processing. I've looked at the tax returns of a few other large Student Tuition Organizations, and none of them list any expenses related … Read more
by David SafierThe story I wrote about last night — Steve Yarbrough's Student Tuition Organization and the expenses it claims — is in the Star and the Republic today. Jen Darland and Lisa Hawkins, both from Tucson, held a press conference in Phoenix on the topic Monday, and both papers covered it in reasonable detail. … Read more
by David SafierThe Arizona Economic Council has put out a scorcher of an ad about our education funding.
by David Safier A special session to create new private school tax credits is the big ed news right now. That puts one of the two main proponents of the bill, Steve Yarbrough, into the spotlight, because, as well as being a state representative, he runs Arizona's largest Student Tuition Organization (STO). (All tuition tax … Read more