by David Safier Though Cutman, the Masked Man from Mesa, and Melvin, his Sidekick from Saddlebrooke (AKA Russell Pearce and Al Melvin), haven't wavered in their neverending battles to cut taxes and chase immigrants, lately, their individual efforts have become part of a larger struggle by a band of valiant Republicans to right the wrongs … Read more
by David SafierSteve Farley reporting from the special session to create a new $5 million corporate tuition tax credit: We did hear a lot of rhetoric about how private school choice is going to help everybody, if we can only unleash the free market to serve parents' needs. More to the point, we heard that … Read more
by David SafierIf you're not a regular reader of the comments after the posts (I admit I usually skip them on other blogs I read), I strongly recommend you scroll down to the comments on Two dirty little secrets about tuition tax credits and Can anyone tell me whether I'm right or wrong?. Between Matthew … Read more
By David SafierIn yesterday's post, Two dirty little secrets about tuition tax credits, I mainly presented facts about the way individual tuition tax credits are structured. But I also took three leaps into the realm of conjecture, and I would be grateful if anyone out there who has the facts will let me know whether … Read more
by David SafierHere are two facts lots of people aren't aware of about the way School Tuition Organizations (STOs) give out individual tuition tax credit money. People who give tuition tax credits can recommend who they want the scholarship to go to, so long as the child is not a dependent. The STO doesn't need … Read more