Where is the Star on the tuition tax credit issue?
November 18, 2009
by David Safier If you live in Tucson and you want to know about the tuition tax credit/STO mess, there's currently only one place to go: my posts on BfA. The Star has been AWOL when it comes to covering the story. I don't think it would take all the fingers on one hand to
Charles North, tuition tax credit expert
November 18, 2009
by David Safier In the post below, I wrote about the recent meeting of the R-created committee looking into painting a happy face on the tuition tax credit mess. I mentioned it brought in an "expert," Charles North, to explain that tuition tax credits save Arizona millions and millions of tax dollars. So who is
House committee tries to whitewash tuition tax credit problems
November 18, 2009
by David Safier The other legislative committee looking into tuition tax credits and STOs met Monday. I call it "the other committee" because it was set up by Rs to counter the task force set up by Ds. The D-created task force is trying to probe tuition tax credit abuses. The R-created committee is trying
Rep. John Shadegg makes World’s Worst Persons
November 18, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Rep. John Shadegg wins the bronze in World's Worst Persons for November 17, 2009. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy UPDATE: Rep. John Shadegg was forced to apologize on Tuesday for suggesting the family of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg could be in danger with such
Teabaggers get punk’d into supporting removal of European immigrants from U.S.
November 18, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Tea Party has moved into its next phase, opposition to immigration reform legislation soon to be introduced in the Congress. This past weekend, the nativist right-wingers at ALIPAC and the National Policy Institute organized a series of "Tea Parties Against Amnesty. Things didn't go quite as the teabaggers planned at their rally
ADL Special Reports: Rage Grows in America: Anti‑Government Conspiracies
November 18, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Anti-Defamation League has released the following ADL Special Reports: Rage Grows in America: Anti-Government Conspiracies Introduction: A Year of Growing Animosity Since the election of Barack Obama as president, a current of anti-government hostility has swept across the United States, creating a climate of fervor and activism with manifestations ranging from
“Individual’s right to work” vs. students’ welfare? AZ Charter Board goes with the individual, not the students.
November 17, 2009
by David Safier I thought I would never have to write about this one charter school principal again. But a news story from KPHO Phoenix let me know the principal, who should never have been allowed to be around students after what she did in 2005, is back in the news for doing more damage
American Conservative Union, Americans for Tax Reform, Bob Barr back AG Holder’s decision to try terrorism suspects in U.S.
November 17, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This is why I was careful to say "many conservatives" rather than generalize and paint with a broad brush all conservatives in my earlier post on this topic. There are still many conservatives who share with their more liberal counterparts an abiding faith in the Constitution and the rule of law. David
