So there was this poor guy, and then there was this other guy in Paradise Valley.
Zelph alerted me to my name being mentioned on a popular AZ conservative blog. Sorry, but I don’t link to them so find it on your own. The blogger complained that Democrats propose tax increases on the poor to pay for the services that the less-poor and the middle class people use. [...]
Just a folksy little grassroots organization.
That’s what you’d think from reading the Republic piece on the Center for Arizona Policy today.
“There was concern about how public policy impacts families,” said Cathi Herrod, who joined the group a couple of years later and is now president. “We were seeing a need to have someone on-site at the Legislature on [...]
Arizona Republicans seek to increase the welfare rolls
From yesterday’s East Valley Tribune:
With state finances evaporating, Gov. Jan Brewer is moving to help those with needs get their services from church and nonprofit groups.
In an executive order Tuesday, Brewer created a 20-member task force to coordinate volunteer efforts statewide. The panel also will look for ways to both inform people of the services [...]
Who pays for John Kavanagh’s health coverage?
I’m fairly certain that Rep. John Kavanagh (R-Fountain Hills), retired police officer and member of the Scottsdale Community College faculty, enjoys great health care benefits. And because he’s a Family ValuesTM conservative and Pro-LifeTM he couldn’t care less if poor people can’t see the doctor. It’s not like they’re real people like fetuses, [...]
Trent Franks.
By now I’m sure y’all are aware of his recent comment:
FRANK: In this country, we had slavery for God knows how long. And now we look back on it and we say “How brave were they? What was the matter with them? You know, I can’t believe, you know, four million slaves. This is incredible.” [...]
Unenforceable, eh?
The Supreme Court’s recent Citizens United decision has spurred Sec’y of State Ken Bennett and a bipartisan group of legislators to rush to put together a bill that will bring our state’s law pertaining to corporate campaign contributions into line with that decision.
The Secretary of State’s Office is proposing changes in state campaign [...]
Tom Horne, AZ Superintendent of Public Instruction, don’t know much about history.
In case y’all missed it, last Monday Horne testified before a House Education in support of HB2281. You can click on the hotlink, scroll down to testimony on the bill. About 1 hour 25 minutes in you will hear Tom Horne refer to longtime labor and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta as “a [...]