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Source says Ducey delivered warning to business groups
During a meeting last week, Ducey warned Greater Phoenix Leadership, Southern Arizona Leadership Conference and Flagstaff 40 against pursuing any ballot measure without getting a green-light from him first, according to a source who spoke with several attendees.
Lege hires mapping firm
The US Supreme Court hasn’t yet ruled in the redistricting case brought by the Legislature, but Republican leaders are already hiring consultants to work on redrawing the congressional map.
Biggs to universities: Believe me, you’re fine
While other legislators worry about the cuts to higher ed and are exploring ways to restore the funding, Biggs said the universities have not indicated that they expect enrollment to go down. A statement Biggs emailed to our reporter via Senate spokesman Mike Philipsen shows no indication he is willing to consider adding back funding to the universities, and indicates that he believes the universi[...]
Ducey: Planned Uber sting left director Über-fired
During his speech to the RNC’s spring meeting at The Phoenician today, Ducey dropped a previously undisclosed bombshell: that he fired the interim Weights and Measures director Shawn Marquez because he was planning a pre-Super Bowl sting on Uber and Lyft with the aim of shutting the ride-sharing companies down.
CCEC rule goes forward, but with willingness to change
The Clean Elections Commission voted today to open up nearly a dozen proposed rule changes for public comment, including a contentious proposed rule change that would impose new criteria in determining whether a group’s primary purpose is electioneering.
Reagan: CCEC making ‘brazen power grab’
Reagan lambasted the Clean Elections Commission in response to its proposed rule change aimed at cracking down on dark-money-funded “convenience corporations.” The secretary of state was acerbic in accusing the commission of overstepping its boundaries.
Clean Elections eyeing ‘dark money’ regulation
The Clean Elections Commission on Thursday will consider a proposed rule aimed at forcing disclosure from “convenience corporations” – nonprofits, LLCs or other entities created for the purpose of dark money-funded electioneering.
We’ll have a gay old time
The latest results from a poll conducted earlier this month by Dem firm Public Policy Polling showed that Arizonans are largely nonchalant when it comes to the legalization of gay marriage.
Passing pot petitions promptly
The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol is nearly done revising the initiative the political committee filed in April and could soon ramp up signature-gathering efforts.
Just what every conservative wants
The AG opinion allowing county attorneys like Sheila Polk and Bill Montgomery to use public resources to educate the public about election topics is far too expansive and essentially licenses public officials to propagate “government propaganda,” said election attorney Kory Langhofer.
Rep. Doubting Thomas remains skeptical
Several Republicans have told our reporter they’re not buying everything Gowan says about scaling back planned renovations in the House basement. “I don’t believe it. I think they’re waiting for the kerfuffle to die down,” one House Republican said.
With the right challenge, McCain is vulnerable
Dem polling firm Public Policy Polling surveyed the 2016 US Senate race over the weekend, and the results it released today show McCain in a tenuous position in the primary, but that he likely only faces danger of defeat if Salmon or Schweikert challenge him.
