Here's some more crap coming out of the Brewer administration -

[jillan]

9000 people were laid off at the Dept of Economic Security.
This is the agency that oversees
*Food Stamps
*Unemployment claims
*Child Protective Services

WTF are they thinking????:grr:
This is the agency that is probably the busiest right now. And child protective services? Think about that. Think about the parents that have lost their jobs - fighting to stay in their homes.
You really think they are going to have the necessary patience needed with children while they are under that stress?

And that's not it -
They are trying to do away with needing 60 votes to pass legislation.

Az House of Reps:
11 D 18 R
AZ Senate:
21 D 35 R

You know all those bills Napolitano vetoed? Here we go.

I need to figure out a way to get more involved. This is just sickening.

[JOE MURPHY]

1. getting involved

Check out DFA-MC; PDA and Az Advocacy Network to get involved. There are a lot of people working for positive change in AZ. AZ Advocacy Network is presenting a forum: responsible Reform: Protecting itizen Initiatives on 2/19 at Faith Lutheran Church at 801 E Camelback at 6 PM. People start gathering around 5 PM. There will also be a forum on March 19th entitled Quality, Affordable Health Care for All. DFA-MC is hosting brad Freiman of Bradblog later this month. There is a lot going on . Join us../.joe murphy

[jillan]

3. Thank you Joe!!!!!

[Ptah]

2. 9,000 told they must take up to 9 days off without pay , not laid off.

"The only DES program that will not be affected is the
unemployment-insurance section, Barker said,
because the salaries of those workers are paid entirely
with federal dollars."

http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/280062


I share your anger at what is being done.

[jillan]

4. You're right - I didn't read the whole article thru.

I read the headline, got mad.
Then read the first page of the article, and only skimmed the second page.

Whew!!!!

[dbackjon]

5. But 600 WERE laid off today

[Ptah]

6. I hadn't heard that.

Is it in the news?

[dbackjon]

8. DES to layoff 620 workers

http://www.azcentral.com/news//articles/2009/02/14/20090214DES0214.html

A day after announcing massive furloughs, officials with the Department of Economic Security said Friday that it will lay off 620 people as part of program cuts totaling more than $100 million.

The cuts affect virtually every program the department oversees, including deep cuts to Child Protective Services, jobs programs, child-support enforcement and homeless shelters. More layoffs probably will be announced next week, spokeswoman Liz Barker said. The department employs about 10,500 people.

[drmeow]

7. All of ASU (except those on grants)

are having to take between 9 and 15 days off without pay (furlough). Its happening all over the country. There is even a facebook group "What I did on my Furlough" (granted, 4 of the 6 group members are ASU staff but still ...).

I'm really hoping that this finally pisses off enough people that some of the f**king you-know-whats in the AZ Legislature will finally be replaced with someone a LITTLE less extremely right wing.