You can’t put it any better than this
by David Safier“The leadership we provide in these hard times will be measured by how well we take care of our youth, our elders and our disabled." Senator Albert Hale (D, LD-2)
Education
A professional chimes in on Yarbrough’s STO
by David SafierBefore I go into the substance of this post, let me mention an excellent post on Random Musings that adds to the discussion of Yarbrough's ACSTO paying about $400,000 a year to Yarbrough's HY Processing. "Random" quotes from the IRS rules governing 501(c)3 organizations, particularly the prohibition against "excess benefit transactions" where the … Read more
Farley on the Special Tax Credit Session
by David SafierFor those of you who don't get Steve Farley's weekly email report, here's his take on the Republican call (headed by Steve Yarbrough) for a special session to give private school tuition money to 400 children while schools, DES and health care are gutted: Meanwhile, the legislative majority and the Governor are still … Read more
Does it matter if Yarbrough is skimming a few dollars off the top?
by David SafierIf you read my post just before this one, you know I'm skeptical about a company Yarbrough set up, HY Processing, charging his STO about $400,000 a year for data processing. I've looked at the tax returns of a few other large Student Tuition Organizations, and none of them list any expenses related … Read more
Yarbrough: What did he spend, and how did he spend it?
by David SafierThe story I wrote about last night — Steve Yarbrough's Student Tuition Organization and the expenses it claims — is in the Star and the Republic today. Jen Darland and Lisa Hawkins, both from Tucson, held a press conference in Phoenix on the topic Monday, and both papers covered it in reasonable detail. … Read more