Lower quality = “good enough” results?
December 30, 2018
It should come as no surprise to anyone that teachers around the country are jumping ship at an alarming rate. According to the Wall Street Journal, public educators “quit at an average rate of 83 per 10,000 per month in the first 10 months of 2018” – the highest rate for public educators since 2001. … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of December 30, 2018
December 30, 2018
The Political Calendar is posted on Sundays. Please send us notice of your political events prior to the Sunday before your event (7 days would be most helpful). See the calendar icon in the right-hand column of the blog page for easy access to the calendar. Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Note: For … Read more
Revenge Over Reason
December 28, 2018
First, Representative Mark Finchem (R-Oro Valley) introduced HB2002 directing creation of a code of conduct that would prohibit teachers from discussing politics, religion or race at the risk of violators being fired. Now Representative Kelly Townsend (R-Mesa) proposes HB2018 which would, “expand a 2016 law that allows any state legislator to ask the attorney general to investigate … Read more
McSALLY MAKES IT OFFICIAL: 1st To Sign and File For 2020 Senate Special Election
December 27, 2018
Arizona’s appointed Senator-To-Be Martha McSally made it official last night when she signed and filed her Statement of Candidacy to retain her seat in the Senate in the 2020 Special Election. It is not uncommon for Members of Congress (including Senators) to file their Statement of Candidacy shortly after the just-passed election, because it allows … Read more
McClatchy stands by its reporting that Michael Cohen was in Prague in 2016
December 27, 2018
In April of this year, McClatchy reported Mueller has evidence Cohen was in Prague in 2016, confirming part of dossier: The Justice Department special counsel has evidence that Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and confidant, Michael Cohen, secretly made a late-summer trip to Prague during the 2016 presidential campaign, according to two sources familiar with the … Read more
McClatchy stands by its reporting that Michael Cohen was in Prague in 2016
December 27, 2018
In April of this year, McClatchy reported Mueller has evidence Cohen was in Prague in 2016, confirming part of dossier: The Justice Department special counsel has evidence that Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and confidant, Michael Cohen, secretly made a late-summer trip to Prague during the 2016 presidential campaign, according to two sources familiar with the … Read more
