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Is the Goldwater Institute in or out?
URAPC chairwoman Christine Bauserman wouldn’t tell our reporter yesterday who the group’s lawyers are, but she mentioned that the Goldwater Institute is considering defending them should the referendum be challenged in court.
Thinking of you, xoxoxo
On Tuesday, Restoring Arizona attorney Kory Langhofer sent a letter to Bennett outlining a variety of reasons why he believes the URAPC Medicaid expansion referendum fails to follow the law, and thus will be barred from the 2014 ballot by the courts if its proponents gather the needed signatures.
Murphy cleared by police, but not by CPS
Citing a lack of evidence, Peoria police today announced that they will not be seeking charges against Murphy following allegations that he sexually abused one of his former foster children.
The best defense is a good offense
Over the weekend, The New York Times delved into the intraparty fight in Arizona that has pitted Brewer against fellow Republicans.
Expect a supplemental request for a Delorean
Even though Arizona and the IRC were subject to DOJ preclearance in 2011-2012, plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit over Arizona’s legislative map argue that the courts should retroactively apply the recent US Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act.
Wiser and ‘grown up,’ Proud will run in LD11
After deciding not to run for a second term in 2012, Terri Proud is getting back into the game, and has filed paperwork to run for the LD11 House seat in 2014.
Barber stumps for referendum
It’s not all speculation of doom and gloom for the H2305 referendum, however. The Protect Your Right to Vote Committee received a $75,000 contribution on Tuesday from the National Education Assn, and Barber today became the first member of the congressional delegation to take a stand on the issue.
The end of the ‘pre-exploratory’ phase?
J Pierce is reportedly on the cusp of announcing a formal exploratory bid for secretary of state, multiple sources say.
From bonanza to bust
Sunday’s Ted Nugent concert at Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix was expected to be a bonanza for the URAPC referendum organizers. In an email to supporters on Friday, URAPC organizer Christine Bauserman called the concert “a free-for-all” and said the group was hoping to have 100 people blanketing the parking lot “collecting signatures from every single concert goer.”
Pinal hopefuls need not apply
Horne on Friday published an AG’s opinion concerning a pair of questions posed by Townsend regarding the pending LD16 Senate vacancy. Townsend’s questions both centered on the issue of residency: Does the replacement have to live in the same county as the vacating senator, and can residency be met by changing one’s address to a room above a commercial property the person owns?
Speak into the golden microphone
Many observers have scoffed at the 3,000-signature-a-day pace that URAPC organizer Christine Bauserman boasted about earlier this month, and Stevens today called in to the Rush Limbaugh Show and admitted... […]
Feds present case against John Mills
A jury of nine women and five men in the federal trial of John Mills, a former House staffer and J Weiers campaign worker, heard summaries of the cases from the government and defense today, but there wasn’t a word about the supposed larger FBI investigation that snagged Mills and Arredondo.
