Politics from Both Sides of the Aisle
The state legislature is debating whether to put National Guard troops on the border and how to discourage employers from hiring illegal workers. There's also a proposal to phase out the state income tax. Another bill would require home builders in rural Arizona to show there's enough water to sustain development. And it's that time of year when Democrats in the legislature wonder aloud if they'll play any role in hammering out a state budget.
On Friday's Here & Now, 11 am till Noon on KJZZ, we're joined by:
State Senator Richard Miranda (he is the number 3 Democrat in the Senate)
Republican Ken Bennett. He is the Senate President.
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When Symington became governor, he and Lisa Graham Keegan started creating the AIMS test. Teachers also began learning and preparing students for this test, in other words working harder. No new funds were given to education after he came into office and Lisa said that teachers would not get a raise until after the test scores began to improve. That has not happened yet. A few new funds were given to education a couple of years ago and these were swallowed up by healthcare costs. Arizona was #36 when Symington came in and thanks to his policies and those of the republicans we are now 49 or 50. We now have a surplus so will you propose a raise for public school teachers? Why or why not?
I'm an immigrant from Haiti, I think it's wrong for my children to be forced to learn spanish. we're in America we should all be speaking "English". I agreen with the governor on that....
Regards.
I was reading in the East Valley Tribune today that the legislature only sent 9 bills to the governor since the session started. What's been going on over there? Has there been anything done to figure out what to do with the surplus? Have legislators been doing their jobs?
English is the language we should all learn since it is the general language of the land. However it is a choice, when a state "forces" its population (good or bad) it is tantamount to an Orwellian system of government. The ends do not justify the means. Encourage the people to learn the languge, fund the necessary programs, but realize that in the end we all have the individual choice to learn.
