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Star says No to college tuition tax
November 15, 2008
by David Safier The Star agrees with what I wrote in an earlier post that the state shouldn't take tuition funds to shore up Arizona's budget problems: We understand the financial straits facing the state. But taking students' money from universities demonstrates the backward tendencies of lawmakers who refuse to accept that Arizona can't grow
State to tax college tuition?
November 14, 2008
by David Safier Looks like Russell Pearce wants to increase state revenues by taxing Arizona college tuition. He doesn't call it a tax, but that's what his proposal amounts to: Lawmakers are eyeing an extra $56.7 million collected in tuition by the three public universities, possibly to help balance the state budget. See, the universities raised tuition
Sometimes it takes genius to see the obvious
November 14, 2008
by David Safier Obama will deliver his weekly radio address this weekend. No one will listen, though a few news shows might pull out a sound bite or two. For the first time, the address will also be videotaped and put on YouTube. If anything's worth seeing, people can view it any time they want.
Dr. Word tries to analyze Sarah’s syntax
November 12, 2008
by David Safier From the first time I heard Sarah Palin speak off script, I was perplexed by the strange way she mangled the language. It didn't sound like Bush-speak, or like any other public official I remembered. A lot of Republican governors have really good ideas for our nation because we’re the ones there
A golden educational opportunity we’re sure to pass up
November 9, 2008
by David Safier (TASL) Here's what we should do right now, while we're in the midst of a financial meltdown, to improve education over the next decade: Raise teacher salaries significantly. Raise salaries even more in underperforming and rural schools. Offer loan forgiveness programs to new teachers — 10%-20% off their college loans for every
Spaceman
November 9, 2008
by David Safier This from Sean McCaffrey, executive director of the Arizona Republican Party. He says, while Tim Bee can claim a long list of accomplishments, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' accomplishments are so thin, "you'd have to include marrying a spaceman." Spaceman. I think that's the first time I've heard that term used to describe an
Obama’s pleasantly boring press conference, radio address
November 8, 2008
by David Safier I tuned into Obama's press conference Friday with a post-election calm. For the first time since Obama came on the scene, I wasn't terrified he'd screw up and blow everything. He never did, which just made me more terrified the next time. Except for a few quips, the presser was pleasantly boring.
Kyl: No Empathetic Justices!
November 8, 2008
by David Safier Our own Jon Kyl takes a bold stand against empathy. Jon Kyl, the second-ranking Republican in the U.S. Senate, warned president-elect Barack Obama that he would filibuster U.S. Supreme Court appointments if those nominees were too liberal.Kyl, Arizona’s junior senator, expects Obama to appoint judges in the mold of U.S Supreme Court
