Democratic Presidents Are Always Better For The Economy – Always
January 30, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: As a political scientist (when I am not practicing law), I have seen the data and the charts many times over the years which definitively demonstrate that Democratic presidents in the modern era have always been better than Republican presidents for economic (GDP) growth, job growth, and even returns in the stock
The Same Old Song: The Audacity of “Nope”
January 30, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Despite President Obama meeting with the Republican leadership on three occasions and even agreeing to some of their useless tax cut proposals to appease them, not a single Republican in the House voted for his stimulus bill. The economy stands on the brink of a global depression as a result of years
Mr. Math asks: Are charters getting a smaller hit than traditional schools?
January 30, 2009
by David Safier I don't claim to know the answer to this, because the flow of budget money is very tricky. But my simple math skills give me the impression that charter school budget cuts are significantly less than those for traditional public schools. Here's the math. K-12 schools are supposed to get a budget
UPDATE: SCHIP extension to become law
January 30, 2009
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) has been a bipartisan program from its inception in 1997 and has enjoyed broad bipartisan support. Which is why right-wing ideologues hate it: "bipartisanship" is anethema to conservative ideologues who are opposed to any taxes and government spending of any kind for any reason. Unfortunately,
A few items
January 30, 2009
by David Safier Here are a bunch of mini posts compressed into one bullet list. Today's editorial in the Star, GOP hacking of state budget is destructive, is excellent from top to bottom. It says the GOP budget should be titled, "Let's dismantle our government." Farley is quoted as saying, "This is a triumph of
Brewer’s office is taking a tally
January 30, 2009
by David Safier I just called Gov. Brewer's office – 1-800-253-0883 — and went into a semi-long spiel about why I opposed the budget cuts to education. The woman on the phone said, "OK, we're taking a tally and giving it to Governor Brewer, and I'll put you down as opposed to the budget." It takes
Phone, email Brewer before Friday morning
January 29, 2009
by David Safier From Robin Hiller at Voices for Education: Call Governor Brewers office at 1-800-253-0883 and ask her to supporteducation. The Arizona state Legislature convened a special session today and is tryingto ram through a $128 million cut to public education. The cut would be $120for each traditional public school student and $40 for
Budget bills pass House, Senate Appropriations Committees
January 29, 2009
by David Safier Six budget bills have made it out of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to go to the floor, and they plan to move them forward with lightning speed. Republicans were expected give preliminary approval to the $1.6 billion budget plan Thursday night and could work into the wee hours to get final
