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Gallardo gets snagged in brewing Dem primary
A potentially bruising primary is brewing in LD3, where the scion of a prominent Tucson family, Sal Baldenegro, has filed the paperwork to challenge Cajero Bedford.
Training the spotlight on Fair Trust
After Friday’s revelation by ProPublica that consultant Sean Noble’s Center to Protect Patient Rights gave $150,000 to the GOP redistricting group FAIR Trust in 2012, a source familiar with the organization’s activities shed some light on its financing and spending.
Finally, a part of the veil is lifted
An article today by the non-profit investigative journalism website ProPublica focuses on how GOP consultant Sean Noble rose to prominence in the network of Koch-funded dark money organizations, and has at least partially answered a question that Arizona politicos have been asking for more than two years: Who was financing FAIR Trust?
Much ado about nothing
Despite the handwringing from public school advocates over Huppenthal’s well-reported pitch encouraging families to take advantage of the Empowerment Scholarship Account, the program that gives parents tax dollars to send their kids to private schools, has so far only attracted a small number of students.
Horne takes the stand, defends himself
Horne today took the stand and vigorously defended himself from the charge that he had illegally coordinated with an IE group that targeted his Dem opponent in 2010. Horne said the distinction between coordinating an ad and coordinating fundraising is important, as the law says nothing about contributions.
Murphy’s ex-consultant claims he owes him thousands
Political consultant Chad Willems filed a complaint against Murphy yesterday, alleging that the senator failed to pay his firm more than $8,000 for work it performed in 2012 and accusing him of filing inaccurate campaign finance reports.
Keep dreamin’
Kwasman appeared on “Sunday Square Off” yesterday to talk about his bill to repeal Medicaid expansion, and he was in full campaign mode, taking every opportunity to criticize Tobin.
Brewer orders background checks for state workers
An executive order issued Wednesday by Brewer instructs DOA, the Lottery, PSPRS, ASRS, and Dept of Financial Institutions to conduct criminal background checks, credit checks and a verification of qualifications for all applicants and current employees who would have access to sensitive confidential, personal or financial information.
Horne to Brnovich: Be nice and drop out
Horne’s campaign is calling on Brnovich to end his race for AG before the race ever gets going.
Hakuna Matata
Goddard doesn’t appear to be in any hurry to crank up his campaign for secretary of state. He isn’t collecting signatures or $5 qualifying contributions through the secretary of state’s online E-Qual system.
Hallman is ahead, for now
Round One of the fundraising battle in the crowded GOP primary for state treasurer goes to Hugh Hallman, who reported raising about $156,000 in his Jan. 31 report, more than four times as much as his three competitors combined.
In this case, Goliath has all the pebbles
A wide funding disparity is shaping up among the groups that hope to either defeat or protect the Republican lawmakers who sided with Brewer last year on the budget and on Medicaid expansion.
