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House to quit early this week
The House of Representatives will cut short its first work week of the legislative session in light of Saturday’s deadly shooting in Tucson.
Jim Small: Tucson shooting casts shadow over session opener
Yellow Sheet Report editor Jim Small talks about how the shooting in Tucson affects the normally festive first day of the Legislative session.
Budget deficit posing even bigger threat to education?
Yellow Sheet Report editor Jim Small talks about the budget challenges state lawmakers will face when the Legislature convenes in January.
Jim Small talks about city funding feuds
Yellow Sheet Report editor Jim Small discusses the fight cities will have to wage in order to secure state funding they've become used to receiving each year.
Small talks about Pearce’s immigration bill promise and the big legislative challenges to come
Yellow Sheet Report editor Jim Small discusses Senate President Russell Pearce's promise not to push controversial immigration bills, and how some say he's already breaking that promise, in spite of the large fiscal and economic challenges facing the state.
Recent polls demand more scrutiny
Let’s talk about polls. More specifically, let’s talk about the polls that have recently generated headlines claiming Terry Goddard has erased what some said was a 20-point lead for Jan... […]
The immigration enforcement backlog
Nearly five months ago, I reported that the lasting impact of SB1070 – assuming it ever goes into effect the way its drafters intended – may be to increase the... […]
Not the Common Sense News Network
Apparently, common sense isn’t required to be CNN’s senior political editor, as Mark Preston, the man who holds that title, fell hook, line and sinker for Joe Arpaio’s hype machine... […]
Goddard’s performance in guv debate might not matter
Tonight's debate between Gov. Jan Brewer and Attorney General Terry Goddard is probably the last time you will see the pair in the same room, much less on the same stage, between now and Election Day.
House may trend younger, big philosophical changes unlikely
Based on the preliminary results of the Aug. 24 primary election, the Arizona House of Representatives isn’t shaping up to be much changed from the past two years. There will be new faces, but philosophically, the chamber’s motto might be, “More of the same.”
Goddard moves campaign HQ
Terry Goddard has a new campaign headquarters, in a building that has some sentimental connection to the presumptive Democratic nominee for governor. It was the backdrop for his press conference this afternoon, at which he released his plan to turn around the state’s economy and create jobs.
Yellow Sheet Report editor Jim Small on immigration and campaign tactics
The Yellow Sheet Report editor Jim Small discusses how the recent immigration ruling has influenced Arizona's gubernatorial campaigns, and how it might continue to do so throughout the race.
