Education

KGUN gets it wrong about TUSD and new anti-Ethnic Studies bill

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by David Safier AZ Blue Meanie has a post about HB 2281, the newly passed anti-ethnic studies bill. He's rightly indignant about the bill, especially since it comes from people who regularly use ethnic hatred, veiled and outright, to advance their agenda. The Meanie has it right, but the articles he cites seem to have … Read more

Steve Gall has some success with his recess bill

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by David Safier Steve Gall didn't get everything he wanted, but he says it's a start. From Steve: I want to thank everyone who supported the recess amendment to HB2725 Education Omnibus Bill. It passed the House and the Senate almost unanimously yesterday and Governor Brewer will sign it into law. The amendment states that … Read more

G.I.’s $400 figure questioned by AZ Republic letter writer

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by David Safier This doesn't rise to the level of great importance, except that it shows an increasing number of people are picking apart the Goldwater Institute's specious arguments. Here's a letter in the AZ Republic. See if the argument sounds familiar. When we are dealing with difficult decisions, we need factual information to help … Read more

More on the $400 sales tax hike figure

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by David Safier This morning I wrote about the Goldwater Institute's Byron Schlomach's anti-Prop 100 op ed. Schlomach found a way to imply the favorite G.I. line, "the average family will spend $400 $516 extra if Prop 100 passes" (he actually raised the figure) while allowing him to claim that's not what he said. Today … Read more