Rep. Andy Tobin carries water for Jan Brewer and payday lenders
January 14, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: First it was the lobbyists from High Ground who run the Governor's office for Jan Brewer, and her campaign co-chair Grant Woods who proposed to give payday lenders what the voters rejected in 2008. Brewer allies back payday lenders Now House Majority Whip Andy Tobin (R-Paulden) will shepherd the bill to give
Tucson elections case goes to trial January 19
January 14, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Last year Sen. Jonathan Paton (R-LD 30), the wannabe dictator of Tucson, shepherded a special bill through the Arizona Legislature designed to punish the "liberal bastion" of Tucson by using state law to override the Tucson City Charter and dictating to Tucson that its elections engage in the fiction of being nonpartisan,
Was California’s Prop 8 election stolen?
January 13, 2010
by David Safier Election integrity issues have quieted down, at least for now, in Arizona. Whatever the truth about the RTA vote controversy, the counting of the ballots has taken the wind out of the media sails of those who think the election was stolen. The RTA vote question, which got quite a bit of
Indications are that State Sen. John Huppenthal doesn’t appreciate irony
January 13, 2010
By Craig McDermott Wednesday afternoon, State Sen. John Huppenthal chaired a meeting of the Senate Education Committee. Much of the meeting was an exercise in campaign positioning (he's running for state superintendant of public instruction this year). That positioning included inviting Matthew Ladner of the Goldwater Institute to give a presentation on the "wonderful" statistical
G.I.: Illogical legal logic?
January 13, 2010
by David Safier I'm not making this post part of my Fool's Gold series, because I may be the fool rushing in where paralegals fear to tread. Be that as it may . . . Today's Goldwater Daily Email is from Nick Dranias, the Director of their Center for Constitutional Government. He argues that Arizona
Chris Deschene exploring for Secretary of State
January 13, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Yourwestvalley.com published this press release from Rep. Chris Deschene (D-LD2) who is exploring running for Secretary of State. I heard Chris speak in Pima County in December and found him to be a credibly attractive candidate with a solid background. Check him out. District 2 legislator explores run for Secretary of State:
Dean Martin to run for governor
January 13, 2010
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Dean Martin announced today that he will run for governor. No word yet on whether he will be joined by his old partner Jerry Lewis as his running mate for Secretary of State. Speculation among politicos is that the "rat pack" of lobbyist advisers to Martin will run his campaign. The Goldiggers
Lege 101 – the website
January 13, 2010
By Craig McDermott While I (and others) try to cover the activities of the Arizona Legislature and provide commentary and insight into those activities, as individuals we can't cover every single facet of the lege that could interest every single reader. There is a resource available that allows web surfer to learn about legislative topics
