Unacceptable

Call Governor Jan Brewer and tell her that the new plan is still unacceptable:

Telephone (602) 542-4331

Toll Free 1-(800) 253-0883

Fax (602) 542-1381

Then call back and ask to speak with Rep. Kavanagh (602) 926-5170, Speaker Adams (602) 926-5495, President Burns (602) 926-5993 and Sen. Pearce (602) 926-5760.

Republican lawmakers met in a closed-door meeting last night to decide education's future, including $142 million in university budget reductions and $133 in K-12 reductions: http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/breakingnews/108834.php

http://media.wildcat.arizona.edu/media/storage/paper997/news/2009/01/29/News/United.Students.Fight.For.Future-3603333.shtml


There is no plan to increase taxes as an option to offset these deficits. Don't forget that the Daily Star reported that a one cent sales tax increase would bring in $1 billion in a year!


According to Dr. Matt Heinz (Rep, Dist. 29): "We are at risk of decimating the university system and of becoming the lowest in K-12 per-pupil funding nationally - in fact, it appears that according to the most recent stats from 2007-08 we are now solidly at the bottom of the barrel with a ranking of 51st (DC schools included)."