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Biggs to challenge Pierce for Senate’s top post
Senate Majority Leader Andy Biggs confirmed yesterday he will challenge Senate President Steve Pierce’s hold on leadership when Republicans convene after the elections next month.
School officials: Major cuts coming if Prop 204 fails
Supporters of the initiative to make permanent a temporary one-cent sales tax increase claimed today that its failure at the ballot in November would have dire repercussions, including the closure of schools, teacher layoffs and increases in class sizes. They also pushed back against opponents’ assertion that revenues from the tax won’t reach the classroom.
Independent campaign groups ramp up spending
Outside campaign groups have ramped up their electioneering activity this month, spending roughly $246,000 to help elect or defeat state Senate candidates.
State Senate considers hiring Shadegg as health care consultant
The Arizona Senate is in negotiations to hire former U.S. Rep. John Shadegg as a consultant on health care issues.
McComish voted against ‘Tea Party’ bills, backed measures Dems opposed
A closer examination of Sen. John McComish’s voting record this year showed him opposing bills authored by colleagues with “Tea Party” leanings while also backing measures that infuriated Democrats.
‘Mainstream’ McComish called ‘extremist’ by Dem foe Hydrick
Last year, Sen. John McComish, a Republican from Phoenix, embraced the political risks that came with voting against measures that were aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration.
Prop. 204’s new TV ad pushes back against “special interest” label
Proponents of the initiative to permanently keep a 1-cent sales tax hike are aggressively pushing back against the charge that it’s conceived and drafted by “special interests” that will reap the benefits if voters approved the measure this November.
Money keeps pouring in for Prop. 204 “yes” and “no” campaigns
The initiative to maintain a one-penny tax for schools got another financial boost this week, when it received $250,000 from the National Education Association, the campaign reported today.
Republican group targets state Senate races
A well-funded independent expenditure group launched what is likely to be the first of numerous attacks targeting three Democratic candidates in hotly-contested state Senate races.
Prolife group claims Prop. 204 money could go to abortion providers
Arizona’s most influential prolife advocacy group is opposing an initiative that raises money for schools, claiming the measure’s language is vague and could funnel hundreds of millions of dollars to abortion providers.
Prop. 204 opponents show they complied with finance laws
The opposition to the initiative to keep a 1-cent sales tax increase has produced copies of two checks and proof of an online payment transfer to show it complied with reporting requirements mandated by campaign finance laws.
Candidate known as ‘Q’ tries to dig out of political quagmire
Doug Quelland, a former Republican lawmaker who was kicked out of office for violating campaign finance laws two years ago, is hoping to make history by becoming the first independent candidate to win a Senate seat in Arizona.
