by David Safier I'm out of my area of whatever-expertise-I-may-have here, but the idea of cutting funding of Rio Nuevo as a state cost cutting measure seems both wrong and harmful to the greater Tucson area. From what I've seen, the first years of Rio Nuevo planning were a joke, courtesy of the Republican majority … Read more
by David Safier So many topics, so little time! All week I've been bookmarking articles and telling myself I'll write about them. I've put together an answer (in my head) to the Goldwater Institute on their "education tax credits save money" talking point. I've talked with people who've talked with other people and learned all … Read more
by David Safier Looks like Senator Al Melvin has a soft spot for state parks, at least those in his district, LD-26. It couldn't have anything to do with politics, could it? Melvin is far too principled for that! An Explorer story has Melvin commiserating with a group of people about the possible closure of … Read more
by David Safier What had become my go-to source for legislative info, the newly created online Arizona Guardian, has adopted the subscription model. A professional subscription costs $150 per month, a non-profit professional, $120 per month and an individual $30 per month. It's now, unfortunately, my no-to source. I got myself a free login, but … Read more
Dateline 2.10.09 by AzBlueMeanie Series (War correspondent AzBlueMeanie is embedded with the Freedom Fighters of the Arizona Democratic Resistance in the occupied state of Arizona. This dispatch is filed from an undisclosed location within the liberated territories of Baja Arizona) All officers and employees of the state of Arizona are required to take a loyalty … Read more