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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?”
So much for those war chests
Legislative incumbents were left spinning this weekend, following the secretary of state’s guidelines about how H2593 will be implemented and what it means for unused money in 2012 campaigns.
It’s a game called unintended consequences
Mesnard, who sponsored Laws 2013, Chapter 98 (H2593: campaign finance; contribution limit), is perplexed by the secretary of state’s interpretation of the law, which the court allowed to take effect on Friday.
Get your own lawsuit
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Mark Brain today rejected the Goldwater Institute’s request to intervene on behalf of LD16 House candidate Thomas Grier, S Pierce and Southern Arizona Conservative PAC, in the defense of Laws 2013, Chapter 98 (H2593: campaign finance; contribution limit).
High court smacks down judicial nominee law
The Supreme Court this morning struck down Laws 2013, Chapter 62 (H2600: judicial nominees, minimal requirements; records) as unconstitutional, concluding that it “directly conflicts” with the merit selection provisions in the Constitution.
Corp Comm abandons dereg exploration
In a surprise move, the Corp Comm this afternoon voted to close the electric deregulation docket, though it left open the possibility of opening other dockets to look into technological innovations in delivering electricity.
Thanks for nothing
URAPC leader Christine Bauserman told The Associated Press yesterday that the anti-Medicaid referendum had collected only 81,000 signatures and isn’t likely to submit its petitions, all but sealing the fate of the attempted “people’s veto” against Brewer’s AHCCCS expansion.
How many angels can stand on a deregulated pin?
At B Burns’ first stakeholder meeting to discuss electric deregulation on Friday, Michael Grant, who represents the anti-deregulation Arizona Investment Council, and the Goldwater Institute’s Nick Dranias agreed to a few broad principles, but mostly clashed over the meaning of Phelps Dodge v. Arizona Electric Power, thecourt ruling that struck down key elements of the Corp Comm’s previous el[...]
AZ GOP is upset over Clingman’s endorsement claim
LD16 GOP Chairman Jerry Clingman yesterday emailed a flier to district PCs urging them to select him, John Fillmore and Townsend at tomorrow’s meeting to nominate replacements for Crandall because the slate “has the approval of the AZ GOP, Maricopa County GOP and Pinal County leadership.”
