by David Safier Democratic legislators are going to release their 2010 budget proposal to the press Monday at 10:30. It will be available simultaneously to the public at www.strongerarizona.com (I just visited the site, and it's not up. I assume they'll have it ready in time for the unveiling.) Rep. Steve Farley says it's a serious alternative … Read more
by David Safier During a gathering today at Pima County Democratic Headquarters, a number of elected officials spoke. Rep. Dave Bradley was bemoaning the current budget cuts that hurt the weakest among us, whom he vowed to protect when he was first elected. He began his talk with these words: "I'm from the government, and … Read more
by David Safier Someone told me today that my posts sometimes are a hodgepodge of fonts and spacings, but that AZ Blue Meanie's posts look fine. I don't see the problems on my computer. Is anyone else having this problem? I use a Mac and compose on Safari, and it may be that other browsers … Read more
by David Safier I was one of many people who was floored when Al Melvin was given the absolute lowest rating in the Senate by the very conservative Pachyderm Coalition. The Pachyderms went so far as to call him a RINO (Republican In Name Only), which is the vilest epithet you can throw around in … Read more
by David Safier I don't know much about State Sen. Carolyn Allen, except that she's a Scottsdale Republican from the same district as John Kavanagh. With that in mind, you should read her very human op ed about our need to maintain Arizona's safety net in spite of our budget problems. It's another signal of … Read more