by David Safier Democratic legislators are traveling around the state talking about the budget with constituents. They'll be in Tucson Thursday, February 5, from 7-9 pm, at Amphi High School, Murphy Auditorium (125 W. Yavapai, just South of Prince off of Stone).
by David Safier You can take your own No New Taxes Pledge, courtesy of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club. It's "an Arizona taxpayer petition to balance the state budget by cutting spending and opposing tax increases." Because supporters Kyl, Flake, Shadegg and Steve Forbes can't be wrong.
by David Safier By chance, did any of you who watched the Superbowl have something unexpected come onto your television screen around the time Arizona scored its last touchdown? I'm not going to be more specific than this. If I were, I'm afraid some of you would accuse me of making stuff up, or hallucinating. … Read more
by David Safier Among the budget casualties is the 21st Century Fund that provides grants to get bioscience and technology ventures up and running. It's Napolitano's baby. Need I say more about the reason it was cut? In the passage below, don't miss the reason the neanderthals give for wiping out the fund. These folks … Read more
by David Safier I was struck by a quote from Jon Kavanagh, one of the original architects of the state budget, in today's Citizen: "There are painful cuts but none are lethal, so it appears." My favorite part of the quote is "so it appears." Reminds me of one of the many definitions from the … Read more