A brand new “grass roots” organization has hit the streets called Arizonans for Financial Reform. These community oriented Arizonans are demanding that the legislature get off its collective rear-end and reform the payday loan industry. From their website and their mailer:
For too long, the Arizona State Legislature has debated the issue of payday loans without […]
Sen. Jack Harper is introducing SCR 1001, titled Statewide Initiatives; Legislative Consideration. It is a constitutional amendment that, if passed, would go in front of voters.
The amendment would first of all remove the Latin “centum” from Article IV of the state constitution and replaced it with the more ‘Merkin “cent.” Oh, then it rips the […]
It looks like the pressure is going to be on our legislators to gut the provisions of the just passed proposition 202 that raised our state’s minumum wage.
The crux of the argument is that the new minimum wage statute overrides a federal provision that allowed of sub-minimum wage for employers that hired the developmentally disabled. […]
Writing this blog, it’s like being in the mob. I keep wanting to leave but they keep pulling me back in…
I am still able to read the on-line edition of the Star, of course. Here was a bit from Daniel Scarpinato in today’s Political Notebook column:
On ABC’s “This Week,” host George Stephanopoulos asked [Sen. John] […]
As reported in the Arizona Daily Star yesterday, newly elected Senate President Tim Bee has gotten rid of four staffers: Greg Jernigan, Rob Dalager, Mark Swenson and Nick Simonetta. One capitol observer also told me that another staffer has also been let go, but I haven’t been able to confirm this.
A couple of things are […]
The “Protect Marriage Arizona” ammendment is still failing by approxamately 40,000 votes, according to the Secretary of State’s website.
So, why did we not pass this in Arizona, when such ammendments have passed easily in other states?
I have a couple of theories. One is that this particular ammendment over-reached. Had the ammendment been strictly drawn to […]
I recieved an e-mail from a reader (you never can really trust them readers, can you?) who was miffed that John McCain is now featured in ads endorsing proposition 107.
It really shouldn’t be suprising. The thing that suprises me is the blinders that so many of us have regarding just how conservative McCain is and […]
I was driving down Broadway the other day, and I saw a huge yellow sign:
Secondhand Smoke Kills!
Vote Yes on 200
This left me trying to figure out what a voter lottery has to do with second hand smoke. I’ll call Mark Osterloh and ask him, he is an MD after all.
I’ve seen some ads and comments from people that are supporting the R. J. Reynolds backed Proposition 206. I’m a bit confused by it.
I saw an interview with one supporter of 206, and he said that unlike 201, 206 represents “freedom.” Their advertisements have sent this message as well. This has also been reflected in […]
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