A Discussion with Senator Gould, Foe of Guest-Worker Bill

Senator Gould, never one to mince words, is featured in today's addition of the Repugnant. He points out some of the numerous flaws with the proposal (HCM 2012) and discusses his amendments.

The following Republicans have signed on as sponsors of this measure:

BURNS J

HERSHBERGER

MASON

FLAKE

O'HALLERAN

CRANDALL

MCLAIN

REAGAN

KONOPNICKI

Raising the Gas Tax

Kathleen Ingley, an editorial writer for the Arizona Republic is calling for the state to raise gasoline taxes which have not been raised in 17 years, in order to keep up with the rising construction costs of transportation projects. Wow! I think my first step might be to cull some of the blatant pork projects out of the budget and practice responsible appropriation of taxpayer monies.

English Classes for Immigrants Fall Short of Demand

This Arizona Repugnant article details the challenges faced by both legal and illegal immigrants in accessing government (taxpayer) funded English classes because of long waiting lists. Sounds to me like there is a perfect oppotunity for more privately run schools to address this problem!

The article also notes some of the effects of voter-approved Prop 300. I am so thankful to hear how this initiative is working when it is implemented properly!