The Fair Tax Act Can Help the Fat Cats More Easily Scamper Out on the Tab
February 7, 2023
In a bold move to ensure the wealthy continue to bask in the warm glow of their overflowing bank accounts, Republicans are beginning to throw their weight behind the Fair Tax Act. The Fair Tax Act will allow our nation’s wealthy to happily avoid more of their fair share of federal taxes by eliminating the
Half Way There: The Arizona House Passes a Suspension of the AEL
February 7, 2023
The Arizona State House of Representatives, in a 46 to 14 vote, secured a suspension of the Aggregate Expenditure Limit (AEL) for this year by passing Republican David Cooks HCR2001. The AEL is the archaic 1980s legal mechanism, that if allowed to be applied in March, would deny traditional public schools the right to spend
Our Budget Should Be an Investment in Arizonans’ Future
February 7, 2023
The “skinny” budget presented by Arizona Republicans narrowly failed to pass this week. It’s basically a re-write of the 2022 budget, with little to no additional investment except for $200 million due to public schools in return for ESA voucher expansion. Said vouchers, over time, will actually remove millions more from already under-funded public schools.
Arizona Republican Legislators Do a Disservice to Educators with FearMongering about CRT and Wokeness
February 6, 2023
Last week (January 31, 2023,) the Republicans on the House Education Committee resuscitated a revised attack on Critical Race Theory and Wokeness, sponsored by the chairperson, Beverly Pingerelli, by securing passage of HB2458, a measure that if it makes its way through the State House and Senate and, in some alternative reality, gets Governor Katie
Poorly Kept Secrets: Document Debacles & Classification Conundrums
February 6, 2023
Trump. Biden. Pence. Are special markings like CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET, and TOP SECRET ”more of a suggestion” to these dudes rather than important policies designed to safeguard our nation’s intelligence? Do their real world desktops resemble the aftermath of hurricanes? Or can we simply blame it all on the ridiculous amount of classified material perused daily…for at least




