by David Safier A group emerged recently, Building a Stronger ADP, which deserves to be taken seriously. The group put together "A New Way Forward," a seven page pdf document which describes the changes these folks think the Arizona Democratic Party should make. Whether all the ideas should be implemented is secondary. This document should be … Read more
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