by Len Munsil | May 17, 2006 | Blog, Education
On Tuesday Janet Napolitano vetoed a bill that simply made it easier for employees to have a portion of their paycheck withheld in support of tax credits for gifts the employees wanted to make to public schools, to organizations that work with the poor and to...
by Len Munsil | Apr 28, 2006 | Blog, Education, Tax/Fiscal
Under our constitutional system, the legislative branch controls the government pursestrings. The executive branch has an opportunity to weigh in on spending issues through the power to sign or veto legislative bills. But in Arizona, the executive branch — led...
by Len Munsil | Apr 5, 2006 | Blog, Education, Tax/Fiscal
Today’s news that Arizona ranks 49th in education spending is a classic example of asking the wrong question. When you ask the wrong question you get the wrong answer. Stephen Covey, in his famous 7 Habits book, says we should “begin with the end in...
by Len Munsil | Apr 5, 2006 | Blog, Education
Our constitutional separation of powers — the notion that governmental power is divided between three branches, and divided again between the state and national governments — is not irrelevant, arcane political theory. It is an essential element of...
