by David Safier Russell Pearce and his cronies hate children. It's no big deal for them to cut education to the bone and eliminate KidsCare. But their animus increases when the children have brown skin. To further their extreme right wing agenda, they're willing to sacrifice those children's chances to get an education and potentially … Read more
By Karl Reiner The controversial immigration issue is on its way to be taken up in Congress again. A diverse coalition of interest groups is pressing for action on comprehensive immigration reform. The Speaker of the House believes it could be included on the agenda sometime in 2010. Although most parties agree the current system … Read more
by David Safier Let's hope this gets more coverage. The Phoenix New Times reports, The Bishops of the Arizona Catholic Conference, which includes the Dioceses of Phoenix, Tucson, and Gallup, New Mexico, issued a statement today criticizing state Senator Russell Pearce's mirror anti-immigrant measures HB 2632 and SB 1070, urging that they be yanked from … Read more
by David Safier Of course, the "lib" in the headline refers to "libertarian." It looks like there's a dust-up going on among conservative bloggers over the candidacy of Shawnna Bolick, running in LD-11. She's the wife of Clint Bolick, G.I.'s litigator in residence, and Seeing Red AZ wants to hang Clint around Shawnna's neck like … Read more
by David Safier I was told Ed Supe Tom Horne had 3 of his auditors at the Pima County School Superintendent's Office a few weeks ago, rifling through transportation records to try and get the goods on children who may be coming in from Mexico and riding the Lukeville bus into Ajo to go to … Read more