I am so sick and tired of lazy “horse race” political reporting masquerading as “economics” reporting, especially from the the New York Times. Alan Rappeport is an economic policy reporter for The New York Times, based in Washington. He covers the Treasury Department and writes about taxes, trade and fiscal matters. He is also good … Read more
At an early afternoon Press Conference with Ylenia Aguilar, the President of the Osborn School District Governing Board and Dr. Jason Vargas, the President of the Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman discussed the progress of reopening all Schools in the Grand Canyon State for In-Person … Read more
Saying “we need to tackle the growing hunger crisis in America,” President Biden has signed an Executive Order allowing the Department of Agriculture to let families hardest hit by the economic downturn caused by the pandemic to enroll for more “generous benefits” in the SNAP-Food Stamp Program. Biden hopes this order will allow millions of … Read more
Lower than projected student enrollment figures have caused some of Arizona’s traditional and charter public schools to lose greater revenues than anticipated during the summer. During the summer, Arizona and other states received CARES act funding designed to go to aid public schools. Governor Doug Ducey and his team said that schools and districts could … Read more
Howard Fischer reports today, COVID-19 funds to prop up state unemployment fund: Gov. Doug Ducey plans to put federal cash given to the state for COVID-19 relief into the soon-to-be-insolvent unemployment trust fund to save companies from having to replenish the account on their own. But unemployed Arizonans will have to continue to live on … Read more