Steve Gall has some success with his recess bill

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

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

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

Melvin votes against allowing teaching of the Holocaust

by David Safier This is . . . really something. Al Melvin is all for HB 2281, the anti-ethnic studies bill whose title should probably be "The Tom Horne anti-TUSD La Raza Studies Bill." Melvin voted for it along with his fellow Republicans. But before the final vote, he voted against an amendment that says … Read more

My conclusion: No red flags at Sonoran Science Academy

by David Safier I've listened to a number of people and read quite a bit of material, and I've come to the conclusion there is no reason to condemn Sonoran Science Academy. In fact, the Sonoran Science schools appear to be very serious about their educational mission, and the students appear to benefit from going … Read more