Vince Leach likes to get involved in the affairs of Arizonans and local leaders that do not reside in his district. For an alleged conservative that believes in small unintrusive government, that is a pretty big intrusive government approach to the casual political observer. Over the last couple of years, Mr. Leach, as a State … Read more
Arizona Voters have an important decision to make in the 2020 elections. Make no mistake about the significance of the 2020 elections. They are a referendum on what direction to steer Arizona and the country. Do Arizona and the country go forward, stand still, or move backward? Does the nation continue on the path of … Read more
While education funding, through the efforts of many community and political stakeholders (including the Red for Ed Movement,) has increased in Arizona over the last several years, public schools in the Grand Canyon State still face serious obstacles in providing a quality education to the state’s children. These include: Funding levels are still below what … Read more
There is no question that Legislative 16 House Representative John Filmore has ideas on advancing state education policy. What is the question is how good they are. The Arizona Mirror and Eastern Arizona Courier, in a series of articles, has reported that the Apache Junction legislator and House Education Committee Vice-Chair has offered a series … Read more
Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman and most of the public servants entrusted with deciding which schools receive school safety grant monies in the coming weeks are pragmatic public servants that recognize that there is not a one size fits all approach to ensuring children and educators are in a safe education environment. Arizona Legislative … Read more