"New Republican Majority?" They gained only one seat in the AZ House. What a pretentious jerk. I was ranking member on House Regulatory Affairs Committee. That was a wild ride. The most memorable bill was Mesnard's bill to allow anyone to "identify as an engineer" regardless of education. (It passed of course.) The committee mostly focused on new things they wanted to proactively deregulate and closing boards and commissions that had not met recently because they didn't have quorum. Ducey played games with the boards and commissions. Many couldn't reach quorum because he didn't appoint members (although he had stacks of qualified applicants).
Missed in editing-assertion that curling irons were not in use in 1912: "French hairdresser Marcel Grateau is widely credited as the inventor of the modern curling iron, popularizing the "Marcel Wave" hairstyle in 1872 using heated tongs, which marked a significant advancement in hair curling technology. "
It’s interesting to note that although Kolodin hates government, he became a governmental “agent” who now wants to dictate the rules. A short-sighted opportunist, Kolodin will deregulate everything but his own paycheck. Keep your eye on him.
I assume that Rep. Kolodin purposely chose a title with an acronym "AFUERA" which is Spanish for "outside." I guess he wants to be legislating outside the box, but I think his suggestion is pretty much inside the ideological box of "government regulation = bad". Certainly government regulations need to be periodically examined for potential modification or elimination, but others that are needed could also be added. The criterion should be as careful an examination as is feasible, taking into account likely consequences of any changes.
But I guess that sounds too boring compared to just trashing things.
I love his reasoning, and why stop at the advisory council? The entire Tourism Board should be eliminated. Everybody already wants to go look at the Grand Canyon, it's not that hard to find.
Might want to do a little research. Tourism is a $4 billion dollar industry in the state. Many AZ communities rely on it and in some destinations, the tax revenue is the majority of their budget. San Diego, Washington State and Colorado discontinued tourism spending and visitation and revenue fell, their competitors ate their lunch and they lost their market share. As a result, they're now spending money on tourism promotion. Responsible tourism is an economic driver and just because you don't think it's a thing doesn't mean it's not a thing. BTW, 50% of people surveyed, think the Grand Canyon is in Nevada.
I'm from Bisbee, and during the 70's-80's after the mine left, the Tourism Board was one of the only things that kept the town alive. I was being sarcastic, and wasn't sure if /s at the end would have been understood.
Mr. Kolodin always has been a "Ready. Fire. Aim." sort of guy. He thinks he's too smart to need to actually consult with stakeholders about his 'reforms'. If he would actually listen to others and believe that they might be as, or more, competent than him to make policy, he might actually become a decent legislator and leader. Sad.
"New Republican Majority?" They gained only one seat in the AZ House. What a pretentious jerk. I was ranking member on House Regulatory Affairs Committee. That was a wild ride. The most memorable bill was Mesnard's bill to allow anyone to "identify as an engineer" regardless of education. (It passed of course.) The committee mostly focused on new things they wanted to proactively deregulate and closing boards and commissions that had not met recently because they didn't have quorum. Ducey played games with the boards and commissions. Many couldn't reach quorum because he didn't appoint members (although he had stacks of qualified applicants).
Ducey thereby proved the fecklessness of those boards \commissions. Prima facie
Only the best and the brightest.
when will someone sponsor the Abolition of Functionally Unnecessary Excessive Bill Titles and Committee Names Act
Missed in editing-assertion that curling irons were not in use in 1912: "French hairdresser Marcel Grateau is widely credited as the inventor of the modern curling iron, popularizing the "Marcel Wave" hairstyle in 1872 using heated tongs, which marked a significant advancement in hair curling technology. "
I also saw that interesting tidbit of history. That's why I put "electric" curling iron, which was invented in 1959.
It’s interesting to note that although Kolodin hates government, he became a governmental “agent” who now wants to dictate the rules. A short-sighted opportunist, Kolodin will deregulate everything but his own paycheck. Keep your eye on him.
It seems to me that Kolodin is the new, ignorant, Republican asshat.
I assume that Rep. Kolodin purposely chose a title with an acronym "AFUERA" which is Spanish for "outside." I guess he wants to be legislating outside the box, but I think his suggestion is pretty much inside the ideological box of "government regulation = bad". Certainly government regulations need to be periodically examined for potential modification or elimination, but others that are needed could also be added. The criterion should be as careful an examination as is feasible, taking into account likely consequences of any changes.
But I guess that sounds too boring compared to just trashing things.
I love his reasoning, and why stop at the advisory council? The entire Tourism Board should be eliminated. Everybody already wants to go look at the Grand Canyon, it's not that hard to find.
Might want to do a little research. Tourism is a $4 billion dollar industry in the state. Many AZ communities rely on it and in some destinations, the tax revenue is the majority of their budget. San Diego, Washington State and Colorado discontinued tourism spending and visitation and revenue fell, their competitors ate their lunch and they lost their market share. As a result, they're now spending money on tourism promotion. Responsible tourism is an economic driver and just because you don't think it's a thing doesn't mean it's not a thing. BTW, 50% of people surveyed, think the Grand Canyon is in Nevada.
I'm from Bisbee, and during the 70's-80's after the mine left, the Tourism Board was one of the only things that kept the town alive. I was being sarcastic, and wasn't sure if /s at the end would have been understood.
No worries. I live in Scottsdale and a lot of the locals complain about the tourists and that Scottsdale sells itself.
Mr. Kolodin always has been a "Ready. Fire. Aim." sort of guy. He thinks he's too smart to need to actually consult with stakeholders about his 'reforms'. If he would actually listen to others and believe that they might be as, or more, competent than him to make policy, he might actually become a decent legislator and leader. Sad.