Recent Articles from Yellow Sheet Report
Poised for relevance
The Arizona Republican Party in February posted six figures in federal campaign fundraising, the second consecutive month it has done so, while the Arizona Democratic Party barely cracked $50,000 for the month and owes debts totaling more than five times what it has on hand.
Supreme Court empowers voucher program
The Supreme Court today denied reviewing an appellate court ruling last year that upheld the Empowerment Scholarship Account, which allows private school students to access state dollars to pay for their tuition and other educational needs.
Can’t afford that with Clean Elections money
Jones’ initial TV ad buy actually tops out at roughly $250,000 – not $150,000, as we originally reported – once cable and the Tucson media market are factored in. To... […]
Why a free market group is for a tax increase
Scott Mussi, executive director of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club, insisted to our reporter this afternoon that the issue of solar taxation is inseparable from the conversation on tax credits and incentives that rooftop solar companies have been getting, and that’s why his group is against Reagan’s striker to H2407.
Jungle primary is back
The coalition that put Prop 121 on the ballot two years ago isn’t giving up on its dream of creating a “top-two” primary system in Arizona, despite the drubbing the proposal suffered in the last election.
A theory is an unproven proposition
Following Bennett’s media briefing today to discuss independent voter registration, Republic columnist Laurie Roberts asked him how the numbers would affect the way he positions himself in the GOP gubernatorial primary and wondered whether the secretary of state would be unable to get to the right of Ducey.
AZ’s ‘nearly famous’ is retiring
Longtime Valley talk show host Barry Young today announced that he will retire later this year.
Tired of the sideshows
One longtime lobbyist for the business community today (March 13) echoed the sentiment that business leaders are growing frustrated with the fringe element of both parties, and they need to aggressively engage in helping to elect state policymakers who will avoid “sideshows” like S1062 and, more pressingly, the efforts to undo Common Core.
Jones is first on the air
Christine Jones will become the first gubernatorial candidate to hit the airwaves when she starts a week long TV buy on ABC affiliate KNXV tomorrow. To read more on this... […]
Quezada, Hernandez to fight over Gallardo’s seat
Both Quezada and Hernandez are running for Gallardo’s Senate seat, setting up the potential for an intraparty fight in the majority-minority district.
Murphy corrects campaign finance reports
Murphy essentially admitted today that he had filed erroneous campaign finance reports by reporting payments that were never made, failing to reflect certain expenses and making no mention of the more than $8,000 he owed his former political consultant.
Justice league or legion of doom?
Antenori told our reporter that conservatives will soon ramp up their activities against members of what he dubbed Arizona’s “Coalition of Corruption,” which he said is composed of elected legislators and the groups that have “bought” them.