Items by papatodd

• Arizona – the New California?

  —The Sonoran Alliance

  Number of comments: 2
  

  Following the lead from our neighbors to the west, cash-strapped Arizona might do that California IOU thing.

  State and university employees could wind up with IOUs in their pay envelopes instead of checks in February if the planned sale of state buildings hits a snag, state Treasurer Dean Martin warned Monday.

  And [...]

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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 8:11am EST
  by papatodd

• City Severance Packages Cost More than $120,000

  —The Sonoran Alliance

  Number of comments: 4
  

  I want to be a city manager.  I know nothing about the job or what it entails.  And who cares?  All I know is want to have get one of these sweet severance packages that city mangers receive when they get kicked to the curb. Like this one.

  Firing City [...]

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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 10:27am EST
  by papatodd

• Tucson loses control of Rio Nuevo project

  —The Sonoran Alliance

  Number of comments: 2
  

  Acting like any good parent, The State of Arizona has taken away the Tucson City Council’s favorite toy, the Rio Nuevo Project.  After years of acting like spoiled brats [and blowing millions of dollars in the process] the City Council now puts the fate of Tucson into the hands of [...]

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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 4:29pm EST
  by papatodd

• Arizona Mayors Play the Shell Game

  —The Sonoran Alliance

  Number of comments: 15
  

  I saw this article this AM and for just one brief moment I was almost giddy.  Or as Chris Matthews puts it, I had a tingle go up my leg”.  But then I read the whole thing and came crashing back to earth.

  Four southeast Valley mayors challenged the Legislature on [...]

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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:36am EST
  by papatodd

• Giffords Claims Health Bill Will Cost Nothing

  —The Sonoran Alliance

  Number of comments: 1
  Gabby Giffords, with all the rest of the Arizona Democrats, marched lock-step with Nancy Pelosi in passing the House version of the government take-over of health care.  In her newsletter she actually claims that the health care bill will not add to the deficit. Click to Enlarge Now that is really interesting [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 10:14pm EST
  by papatodd

• Parents More Concerned with Money Than Education

  —The Sonoran Alliance

  Number of comments: 10
  Arizona voters took to the polls on Tuesday and not only said “No” but a resounding “Hell No” to bonds on any given range of topic.  Alex Bloom from AZCentral, in this article postulates that the resounding NO on school funding had to do with the state  of the economy. The [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 6:05am EST
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• Lindsey Graham Scolds Conservatives

  —The Sonoran Alliance

  Number of comments: 15
  From papatodd: Mr Kumbiya himself, Lindsey Grahamensty, with his southern panties in a bunch, was out today, again refusing to listen to the heartbeat of the American people.  Oblivious to the fact the Doug Hoffman came from total obscurity to almost winning in NY23, the uber-moderate senator scolded conservatives for being, [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 6:57am EST
  by papatodd

• Some Call it California’s Cash Advance

  —The Sonoran Alliance

  Number of comments: 5
  Gird your wallets friends.  The desperate politicians are at it again, this time with more “creative financing” for the state of California.  And once again this “creative financing” is a direct hit at your take home pay. Spotlight California; Effective today, the amount of state income taxes withheld from California workers’ paychecks [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 8:01pm EST
  by papatodd

• Karin Urlich Slanders Opponents

  —The Sonoran Alliance

  Number of comments: 15
  With the Tucson City council elections just days away, Karin Uhlich is showing her true feeling towards her constituents.  Rather than standing on the issues and her own voting record, she has now laid the smack-down by calling those who oppose her,  “Tea baggers”.  Not unexpected from the state-run media, [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 3:36pm EDT
  by papatodd

• Three Times a Charm for GM

  —The Sonoran Alliance

  President Obama’s administration is SO good at resolving our economic calamities that they are now going to TRIPLE-DOWN on GMAC.  According to the LA Times, GM is simply too big to fail, which makes perfect sense as long as Barack continues to throw billions down the rat hole.  Even though [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 11:09am EDT
  by papatodd

• WOW-Stimulus adds/saves 650 jobs in Arizona

  —The Sonoran Alliance

  Number of comments: 5
  In a recent report, the president’s oversight board released data specifically showing more than 30,000 jobs created or saved nationwide, including more than 650 in Arizona. Recipients in Arizona said they had received $29.6 million of $139 million in contract awards so far. Again, for you folks educated in the public [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 8:32am EDT
  by papatodd

• Brewer Plans to Attract New Business by Taxing Existing Business

  —The Sonoran Alliance

  Number of comments: 15
  Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (RINO) somehow believes that the way to attract new business growth in Arizona is by Increasing taxes on existing businesses Abandoning her promise of tax cuts for business. Earlier this year,  Gov. Jan Brewer promoted her plan to rid the state government of its record $3.3 billion deficit. Her five-point [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 9:09am EDT
  by papatodd

• Subsidies for Cyclists

  —The Sonoran Alliance

  For years,Tucson Arizona has earned the award of being one of the county’s most “Bicycle Friendly Community”.  Good for Tucson.  It’s good for Tucson’s economy as well.  The el Tour de Tucson alone brings in thousands of  riders and millions of dollars annually. Let’s face it, Tucsonans are into their [...]
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  Posted: October 22, 2009, 9:05am EDT
  by papatodd

• Where is that Audit of the Rio Nuevo Program ?

  —The Sonoran Alliance

  Number of comments: 1
  Anyone remember this story? The Tucson City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to look into seeking a detailed, outside audit of Rio Nuevo. In case you forgot, the date of this article was March 24, 2009.  Well, guess what, today is October 20th and there is still no audit.  A call to the [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 11:11pm EDT
  by papatodd

• Let’s Pass the Hat to Finish Rio Nuevo Gardens

  —The Sonoran Alliance

  Number of comments: 3
  The genius think-tank that is the Tucson City Council outdoes themselves again.  After they blew through millions of taxpayer dollars to fund Rio Nuevo and left us with nothing but a big hole in the ground, Mayor Bob and the seven dwarfs (I put Mike Letcher in there) have come [...]
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  Posted: October 15, 2009, 10:26am EDT
  by papatodd

• Democratic Party Proposals are Meant to Help People

  —The Sonoran Alliance

  Number of comments: 5
  The State of Michigan is in real trouble. Faced with a the highest unemployment rate in the US (14%) and reeling from the continued demise of auto manufacturing in the state, it is refreshing to find some real-world answers to these daunting challenges. Mark Brewer is the Michigan Democratic Party chairman, [...]
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  Posted: October 08, 2009, 1:07pm EDT
  by papatodd

• A Street Car Named Nada

  —The Sonoran Alliance

  Number of comments: 7
  Big news for Tucson. We can spend even more money on yet another streetcar project. The Tucson Modern Streetcar just got approval from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to go ahead and proceed with their final design. First I must clarify.  The Tucson Modern Streetcar Project is a totally different from the [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 8:18am EDT
  by papatodd

• McCain to Remake GOP in “His Own Image”

  —The Sonoran Alliance

  Number of comments: 10
  I almost gave myself a “noser” when I saw this article in the Politico. Fresh from a humbling loss in last year’s presidential election, Sen. John McCain is working behind-the-scenes to reshape the Republican Party in his own center-right image. In his own image?  So even with the humbling loss, John still [...]
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  Posted: October 05, 2009, 9:08am EDT
  by papatodd

• Families lose Kid’s Care but Find Other Options

  —The Sonoran Alliance

  Number of comments: 1
  Here in Arizona, the state subsidized “Kids Care for Parents” health coverage program is ending this week.  Hundreds of Arizonans will lose their state subsidized health coverage. The “Kids Care for Parents” program is being cut from the state budget and lawmakers hope to save about $7 million a year.  [...]
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  Posted: September 30, 2009, 6:30pm EDT
  by papatodd

• Tucson City Budget Planning Meeting

  —The Sonoran Alliance

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  I went to the first ever Tucson “Community Key Services Dialogue” meeting tonight.  (subtitled-Working Together to Set City Budget Priorities).  There are some ideas here that have merit and some that well, don’t.  It is important that people do get involved in their community and I am proud of all [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 11:39am EDT
  by papatodd

• Crime is Up, Time to Cut Agents

  —The Sonoran Alliance

  Number of comments: 6
  Today, the Obama administration threw the state of Arizona under the bus by cutting the number of Border Patrol agents that are stationed at the troubled US/Mexico border. (CNSNews.com) – Even though the Border Patrol now reports that almost 1,300 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border is not under effective control, and [...]
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  Posted: September 26, 2009, 11:03am EDT
  by papatodd

• A Free-Market Approach to Health Care Reform

  —The Sonoran Alliance

  Number of comments: 6
  No doubt about it, America needs health care reform.  The Cato Institute proposes a uniquely American solution to improving health care quality and affordability: freedom. What Is the Free-Market Approach to Health Care Reform? President Obama is right when he says that the U.S. health care system needs reform. Although this country [...]
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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 12:08pm EDT
  by papatodd

• Cash for Clunkers by the Numbers

  —The Sonoran Alliance

  Number of comments: 12
  Government officials ALWAYS focus on intentions, never on results.  Now these same brilliant minds are holding up the Cash for Clunkers as a HUGE success.  Really?  Let’s crunch the numbers… A vehicle at 15 mpg and 12,000 miles per year uses 800 gallons of gasoline per year. A vehicle at 25 mpg [...]
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  Posted: September 22, 2009, 9:24am EDT
  by papatodd