Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Monday, July 13 is "Decision Day" (D-Day) for the Accidental Governor. She has until the close of business on Monday to decide the fate of dozens of bills: whether to sign the bill, veto the bill, or allow the bill to become law without her signature. Expect to see a flurry of … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: When the Accidental Governor vetoed the package of budget bills on July 1, her intent was to create "collateral damage" to state agencies (and GOP policies embedded into budget bills) to force compromise on a budget more to her liking. No urgency at Capitol as budget woes loom What is some of … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I had an opportunity to speak with some of our Democratic legislators over the weekend about the status of negotiations on the state budget. In short, "it doesn't look good." There will be a pro forma session of the Legislature to comply with the rules on Monday, but there are no other … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: For those of you who appreciate history, I ran across this link to a bit of history about our failed heath care system and how it all began. Damn you Nixon and Ehrlichman! The Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia provides this transcript and audio of a discussion … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Is access to health care a fundamental right expressly or implicity guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution? Short answer: No. And neither is a public education, I would hasten to add. There are two types of governmental action which will cause the U.S. Supreme Court to depart from its usual "rational basis scrutiny" … Read more