Bowers Says There is No Risk to School Districts Losing Money: Hoffman Says Fix The Spending Cap Now
While Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman was coming before the Senate Education Committee to tell them it was vital to suspend and/or repeal the State Expenditure Spending Cap on traditional public schools, State House Speaker Russell Bowers was telling Sunday Square Off’s Brahm Resnik that school districts have no reason to worry about … Read more
Take Your ‘Pandemic Rage’ Out On The Politicians And Pundits Who Have Encouraged Americans To Not Get Vaccinated
The United States has an abundance of Covid-19 vaccines, they are widely available through your local pharmacy, and they are free of charge. Hundreds of millions of doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been given worldwide, with only a tiny fraction of people worldwide having experienced any adverse reaction. The vaccines are safe and effective, and … Read more
Sen. Wendy Rogers Wants An Anti-Vaxxer Trucker Shutdown Of The Super Bowl – Because of Colin Kaepernick?
Seditious insurrectionist Oath Keeper and QAnon cultist Sen. Wendy Rogers (Q-Flagstaff) is nuttier than a Christmas fruitcake, but she really let her freak flag fly in advance of Sunday’s Super Bowl. The Super Bowl haftime show this year is a lineup of hip-hop heavyweights, led by N.W.A rapper and producer Dr. Dre, and rappers Snoop … Read more
What is the Aggregate Expenditure Limit and How Screwed Will Your School Be on March 1st?
We just put up a count-down clock on our front page that counts down the deadline for the AZLeg to pass a resolution lifting the Aggregate Expenditure Limit for this year. The time is getting short, and if you count only the legislative working days, how little time is left is even more alarming. What … Read more
AZ Superintendent Hoffman: “Failing to Suspend the School Expenditure Cap will Harm Students and Families”
“You have a handful of working days to prevent students and families from waking up to the consequences of political indifference – and failing to act will harm students and families. The money is already in district bank accounts. You are not adding new money or raising taxes – just letting them spend all the … Read more
Its Feels Like 1933 in Germany
Twenty years ago, we visited the Nuremberg Palace of Justice, where our German guide tried to explain why the German people elected Adolph Hitler. I remember him saying, “the German people at the time must have lost their collective minds.” I also wondered how such a thing could have happened, especially if it were America. … Read more
Kirsten Engel Challenges GOP Candidates to Disavow Jan. 6 Coup Attempt as “Legitimate Public Discourse”
Former State Senator Kirsten Engel challenged Juan Ciscomani and State Senator Kelly Townsend to disavow the Republican National Committee’s recent statements calling the January 6th attempted coup a “legitimate public discourse.” “We all saw what happened 13 months ago. Barricades were toppled, police officers beaten, and the halls of Congress stormed by insurrectionists attempting to … Read more
