First recent photos of Giffords released

by David Safier I've been waiting with anticipation and trepidation to see the first photos of Gabby since the January 8 shooting. The trepidation is gone. She looks wonderful — hair shorn, bespectacled and beautiful. More photos are supposed to be released this morning on her facebook page.

David Schweikert has time for contributors but not for constituents

By Craig McDermott First, from Schweikert's House website – Due to a scheduling conflict, the Listening Sessions with David Schweikert planned for May 16th and May 19th, 2011, have been postponed to a future date to be determined. However, whatever the "scheduling conflict" may be, apparently it isn't important enough to get in the way … Read more

It’s official: schools can’t require immigrant status information

by David Safier The U.S. Departments of Education and of Justice have made it official. School districts may not use enrollment practices "that may chill or discourage the participation, or lead to the exclusion, of students based on their or their parents’ or guardians’ actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status." In other words, school … Read more