Tuesday, January 24th, 2006...4:44 pm
Did They Think They Could Get Away With That?
So, the legislature passed what could charitably called a sham fix for our ongoing and well litigated English language learner problem here in Arizona. The bill delivered a paltry sum of money to the classroom, and used accounting tricks to make it look like more money was actually being spent.
Even though this was the case, Governor Napolitano was prepared to go ahead and sign the thing, full well knowing that the judge who forced the legislature into doing this in the first place would hapilly throw it back and make the legislature do it again.
Something odd happened though. There was a delay in the delivery of the bill to the governor. This struck some as strange.
It turns out that the bill contained something that legislative leaders did not want the governor to see: a new corporate tuition tax credit. A tax credit that could amount to $850,000,000. This would effectively eliminate corporate taxes in Arizona. They do a massive tax giveaway to corporations and disguise it as help for needy students. There are words for this, but this is a family blog.
Word has it that the gloves are now off, the Governor will veto the bill and call these guys into special session tonight. Maybe she’ll lock the door until they come up with a real bill.
I am not holding out hope for that. The talk is that the Republicans will probably call a pro forma session and immediately adjourn. Look for them to whine like spoiled seven-year olds the rest of the week.
1 Comment
January 25th, 2006 at 1:11 pm
Ted, I hate that pic of janet… why do you keep using it?
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