David Safier by David Safier I'm out of my area of whatever-expertise-I-may-have here, but the idea of cutting funding of Rio Nuevo as a state cost cutting measure seems both wrong and harmful to the greater Tucson area. From what I've seen, the first years of Rio Nuevo planning were a joke, courtesy of the Republican majority … Read more
by David Safier So many topics, so little time! All week I've been bookmarking articles and telling myself I'll write about them. I've put together an answer (in my head) to the Goldwater Institute on their "education tax credits save money" talking point. I've talked with people who've talked with other people and learned all … Read more
by David Safier I'm going to miss Billie Stanton when the Citizen folds next month, a lot. She combines passion with research. Good combination. Stanton's latest column is about the Republicans stealing money from a fund, First Things First, designed to pay for early childhood education and health issues with a tobacco tax. Voters approved … Read more
by David Safier From the East Valley Trib: Jan Brewer spoke to a rally at the Capitol called to support the education measures already approved and to lobby lawmakers to expand existing tax credits. The same groups that organized this event also backed a limited voucher program enacted in 2006 to help children with special … Read more
by David Safier Looks like Senator Al Melvin has a soft spot for state parks, at least those in his district, LD-26. It couldn't have anything to do with politics, could it? Melvin is far too principled for that! An Explorer story has Melvin commiserating with a group of people about the possible closure of … Read more