Tucson Weekly–don’t expect the whole story »

The Tucson Weekly ran a post on their blog citing a New York Times article excerpt about a working mother in Tucson who lost her state subsidized day care benefit because she missed a deadline and is now on a waiting list for resumption of that benefit.  The Weekly author, Jim Nintzel, used this to take a shot at [...]

Bankruptcy of U.S. now certain »

Rural Watch: After reading this article, one sort of scratches their head and ponders, ‘Knowing this, why do the Dem’s and RINO’s still push for Cap & Trade, higher taxes, nationalized everything, and forbid domestic production of natural resources and finished goods (i.e. Wealth).’ My answer is that the American economy is the last thing [...]

New tax for state parks, Another Big Government Solution »

Rural Watch: Please note while reading this article from the Goldwater Institute that the House Natural Resources and Rural Affairs Committee Chairman is none other than the RINO himself, Bill Konopnicki. Need I say more? New tax for state parks would entrench wrong approach to funding By goldwater Created 03/01/2010 – 16:52 Byron Schlomach [1] [...]

Earth to U of A (Reprise) »

Sometimes you have to wonder what they are thinking over at the U of A.  Some legislators must be scratching their heads. So I think that we are all aware of a $4B state budget deficit.  We’re bombarded with messaging from Democrat lawmakers, newspapers, television stations, students, about “devastating” cuts to education funding.  Lawmakers are forced with [...]

Where are the green jobs? »

Among the many myths foisted on us by the left, the “green jobs” fallacy is one of the more cruel hoaxes as unemployment hovers around 10%. The theory goes that as the left destroys and dismantles traditional businesses through hostile regulations and mandates, a whole new economy based on forced use of “alternative energy” sources [...]

$100M About to Leave Tucson »

Tonight on Fox 11 News, Gem Show honcho Doug Hucker was shown telling the Sleeper Cell City Council that the Gem Show will leave as quickly as possible if the downtown hotel is not built and the convention center is not upgraded.  “The dog ate our downtown progress” isn’t going to cut it anymore.  How [...]

Tucson City Council’s Business Climate »

Here’s a great video that is an example of the current Tucson City Council’s business mindset This is posted on YouTube with Council Members Trasoff and Glassman crowing about how they passed a law that starting in 2010 that “all new commercial development within the City of Tucson will be required to use rainwater harvesting”, click the link [...]

NY tax increase not working as promissed »

Raising taxes, like the proposed 18% increase in the Arizona state sales tax, does not always bring in the full amount promised in the projections. Here is a story about New York state and their tax income tax increase on high income residents.

Why the Star Opinion Writers Shouldn’t be Running Rio Nuevo »

The Star Editorial Board continues to offer it’s stellar advice on how to make a winner out of Rio Nuevo, the state’s first “Reverse TIF.”  For those unfamiliar with the concept, a Reverse TIF is a Tucson creation whereby state sales tax dollars are invested in a predefined area so that the sales tax generation potential of that area is actually lower [...]

Almost as good as Mission Accomplished »