What’s Wrong With Debt? Ask Glendale

The Republic reports today that the City of Glendale, Arizona–facing massive debt and debt service–is seriously considering borrowing against the value of their City Hall complex. Reporter Paul Giblin [@PaulGiblinAirz] references the similar recent sale of the Arizona State Capitol buildings, that apparently the State is considering buying back according to an Tim Murphy [@timothymurphy]  […]

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Voting Rights Act Gutted

I was sorely disappointed to read in the Republic this morning that the Supreme Court has gutted key provision of the federal Voting Rights Act. Of course, the VRA [Department of Justice VRA webpage] hasn’t kept AZ politicos from undercutting democracy at every turn (consolidated elections, stripping local jurisdiction over campaign signs, refusing to mail […]

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Who’s to Blame for Prism

National Security isn’t a regular topic on ScottsdaleTrails. However, a few friends have corresponded with me about the PRISM program recently and I wanted to point out something about its history. From Wikipedia’s PRISM entry: PRISM replaced the Terrorist Surveillance Program, which was implemented in the wake of the September 11 attacks under the George […]

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