by David SafierFrom the Arizona Guardian: A majority of Arizona voters support a temporary tax increase to rescue the state from its deepening budget crisis, according the results of a statewide poll released Tuesday by the Arizona Republican Party. About 66 percent of the 607 likely voters surveyed said they would back a 1 percent … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: H/t to BarbinMD at Daily Kos: This story just gets better and better – from The Washington Independent: While reporters hooted at the comically simplistic charts and lack of details in the House Republican leadership’s budget plan, the green eyeshade types at Citizen’s for Tax Justice crunched the numbers (PDF). They conclude … Read more
by David SafierThe person who complained about the weird spacing and fonts on my posts was right. And the reason is, I was using Mac's native Safari browser to write the posts. It was causing me all kinds of headaches, but I didn't know why. Now I'm using Firefox, which posts more easily and without … Read more
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