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Who’s got the juice?
Arizona politics had been uprooted and turned upside down in the past year. New governor. New issues. New campaign season. So, who's got the "juice" - the influence - this year?
The Pulse: Call it the Rose Mofford
No, nobody would be discussing it if the governor was a man. And yes, there's plenty of more important issues facing the state. But that hasn't stopped people from talking about Gov. Jan Brewer's hairdo, on display this week during her State of the State address.
The Pulse: Governor’s race about to heat up
Northern Arizona businessman Buz Mills just dropped $2 million into a gubernatorial bid. Every pundit in town is preparing for the Terry Goddard administration. And Tucson attorney John Munger keeps talking up his fundraising abilities in his quest to be Arizona's chief executive.
The Pulse: In New Year, let’s put aside clichés
A researcher in Scranton says about half of Americans who make New Year's resolutions keep them. Well, at least that's better than the percentage of politicians who keep their campaign promises. One recent poll found that only 4 percent of voters believe most politicians do what they promise once they're in office.
Arizonans to watch in the next decade
Here are 14 Arizonans, whose professions range from the political to business sectors, to keep an eye in the next ten years.
The Pulse: Political predictions nutty as a fruitcake
I have a prediction for the New Year: Pretty much everyone's predictions for the New Year will be wrong. It's a bold position I'm taking, but after much thought I've come to the conclusion that I have about as much insight into the future of Arizona politics as Janeane Garofalo has about international relations. And just like that doesn't stop Garofalo from mouthing off - it doesn't stop us eit[...]
Most influential Arizonans of the decade
When Arizonans rang in the new millennium back in 2000, most knew next to nothing about a woman named Janet Napolitano. And while John McCain wasn't new to anyone in the Grand Canyon state, the rest of the country was just beginning to meet him.
Santa knows what AZ GOP leader has been up to
State GOP chairman Randy Pullen has been a bad, bad boy, according to Americans for Tax Reform.
The Pulse: Brewer takes tree talk to religious crowd
Gov. Jan Brewer bragged on her Facebook page last week of introducing mega-minister Joel Osteen (or "Olsteen" as she wrote numerous times) Friday in front of a crowd of 15,000 at Jobing.com Arena in her hometown of Glendale.
The Pulse: First amendment showdown
Sometimes free speech can get messy. Like this week, when Sheriff Joe Arpaio agreed to be grilled by a panel of professors in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications' "First Amendment Forum."
The Pulse: Joe won’t decide on governor bid until May
With a new poll showing Sheriff Joe Arpaio able to trounce any other Republican in a gubernatorial primary, America's Toughest Sheriff continues to flirt with the notion of running for the state's top office - although every political observer this side of the Gila River doubts he would ever make such a move.
The Pulse: Maybe rules were meant to be broken
Looks like Republicans and Democrats in the state Senate are ignoring their own rules again. Gov. Jan Brewer recently made a rare visit to a Republican caucus meeting, prompting the GOP to kick out spectators and seal the doors - an apparent violation of Senate rules.
