by David SafierI've been watching cable news this afternoon (Warning: watching too much cable news can result in severe attacks of anxiety and rage. Contact your physician if the symptoms last longer than 24 hours — or shut off the damn TV!) The Republicans are trying desperately to reframe the torture debate into a single … Read more
by David SafierAfter it looked like Brewer was planning to cave to R legislators last week and accept a hack-and-slash budget with no taxes, she issued a press release saying, yes, she still wants a temporary $1 billion per year tax increase. Today, she may have sealed the deal. The Accidental Guv, then the Oscillating … Read more
by David SafierI posted earlier today (What?) about the plan to withhold $300 million in state payments to school districts. That's bad enough, given how cash strapped schools are, but it's not the worst part. This is supposed to be a rollover, where you withhold payments now but make them sometime in the near future. … Read more
by David Safier It sounds like we're going to get some news soon about a budget deal between the Rs in the legislature and the Guv. One of their plans is simply stunning. The Legislature is expected to take action today on a fast-track bill to strip another $300 million from school districts — potentially … Read more
by David Safier The Arizona Guardian called it a Poetry Slam, and I followed their lead. But it looks like the event at the White House was a Poetry Jam. Having James Earl Jones performing a scene from Othello isn't normal Slam fare. No open mic (a commenter tells me "mic" is short for "microphone," … Read more