David Safier by David SafierThis is potentially very big news. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decided that portions of Arizona's private school tuition tax credit programs violate the U.S. Constitution. Before you pop champagne corks or pull out your pitchforks, depending on which side of the controversy you're on, nothing is final so long as … Read more
by David SafierBob Herbert's column in today's NY Times puts an unhappy face on our current economic woes. Poverty and homelessness are increasing and, as Lawrence Mishel, the president of the Economic Policy Institute, said during an interview this week, “There are a whole lot of people who are going to be economically desperate for … Read more
by David SafierWhich Guv are we to believe? The March, '09 Guv who advocated for a $1 billion temporary tax increase: "We cannot place all of the burden on our children and their schools. We cannot place all of the burden on the parents that need day care so they can go to work and … Read more
by David SafierHere we go again. A student had a picture of a bloody Christ on the cross on her notebook. Another student complained, and the teacher sent the student to the principal, who said the student couldn't bring the notebook to school. The student had a right to complain about the notebook. A student … Read more
by David SafierI'm going to bypass the subject of the bill passed by the House that says it's OK for people to park their cars in private parking lots with guns inside. I'm against it, but that's not what this is about. It's about my favorite line in the article. It seems Rep. Konopnicki, an … Read more