by David Safier AZ ranks 4th in measure of corrections spendingBy Arthur H. RotsteinTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSTucson, Arizona | Published: 03.03.2009Arizona spent a higher percentage of its general fund on corrections in fiscal 2008 than all but three other states, according to a study released Monday. The Pew Center on the States report looks at offenders … Read more
by David Safier This information is from an email blast by Rep. Nancy Young Wright, using text written by Sandy Bahr of the Sierra Club. Please help stop this very bad bill by emailing or calling your legislators today: HB2088 NOW: public conservation monies; transfer; parks (Nichols) diverts $20 million from the Public Conservation Account in the … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: As a general rule, I do not write about internal Democratic Party disputes. What goes on in the family stays in the family. But there are rare exceptions to this rule, and it pains me to admit that this is one of those rare exceptions. David Safier and Tedski at R-Cubed have … Read more
by David Safier Tedski has written an excellent post at R-Cubed about the Arizona State Democratic Party hiring a head hunter to help find a new Executive Director to replace Maria Weeg. I'm going to approach the topic from a somewhat different angle than his. He mainly discussed whether it was a good decision to hire … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The folks over at The Yellow Sheet (Arizona Capitol Times – subscription required) recently engaged in speculation and some silly wild ass guesses (SWAG) about the 2010 Arizona Attorney General race. The Yellow Sheet is of the opinion that Republican Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas will resign to run for Attorney General. … Read more