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Bennett, Christine Jones, Melvin, John Molina and Andrew Thomas took the stage Thursday night at AZ GOP headquarters for the first Republican gubernatorial candidate forum of the 2014 cycle.
Tobin hits the campaign trail
Tobin hosted a conference call with the media this morning to announce his congressional campaign, saying he’s “damn sick of Washington, DC, just like everybody else.”
Tobin announces for CD1 race
Tobin officially launched his long-awaited CD1 campaign this morning.
Not that bad
State agencies, especially those that are heavily reliant on federal funds, are scrambling to figure out how to minimize the effects of the shutdown.
You may have to lower your standards a bit
The simmering tension between the governor’s office and the 36 legislators who sued her over Medicaid expansion, coupled with the power play between Robson and Tobin and along with a few other uncertainties, is causing lobbyists to carefully consider which legislators should carry their proposals.
What could be worse than the US-Iranian relations?
A Capitol source told our reporter this morning that the Ninth Floor and AHCCCS wouldn’t talk or respond to inquiries from the anti-expansion legislators who have challenged the constitutionality of the hospital assessment that will fund Medicaid expansion starting next year.
With friends like these…
GOP consultant Alan Heywood today went public with a campaign aimed at persuading Bennett to run for Corp Comm instead of governor, but Bennett said there’s no chance that will happen, and he’s committed to a gubernatorial bid.
Tobin to kick off campaign with big name support?
A source close to Tobin told our reporter yesterday that recent rumblings about the speaker launching his CD1 bid next month with a handful of high-profile endorsements are accurate, and Tobin will enter the race with the backing of Flake, McCain and Kyl.
Fire up the rumor mill
Tobin and Robson met this afternoon in what one source characterized as an “airing of laundry” following Robson’s role in the special session and a continued drumbeat from caucus members that he and others must be punished.
‘Health care heroes’ rake it in
Friday’s fundraiser for the GOP lawmakers who supported Medicaid expansion raked in at least $325,000 and is expected to hit the $350,000 mark once all the checks are counted, according to sources familiar with the event.
The supersized PACs are coming
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce hosted a workshop this morning laying out the new campaign finance ground rules from Laws 2013, Chapter 98 (H2593: campaign finance; contribution limit) and Laws 2013, Chapter 254 (S1454: elections; campaign finance; HOAs).
Poll: Don’t bother targeting Pierce
Republican political consulting firm IWS says a poll it conducted last week in LD1 shows high-propensity GOP primary voters give S Pierce high marks on his legislative service. The autodial poll asked a single question to 754 voters who voted in two of the last three primaries: “Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the job Senator Steve Pierce is doing in the legislature?”
