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The group working on sending a P-20 education funding package to the ballot has its sights set on a $1.5 billion proposal that would include a $500 million sales tax hike and a statewide special taxing district to levy $1 ...
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The Ducey-Nike saga ended in the best possible outcome for the Ninth Floor, one Capitol railbird told our reporter. To read more on this item plus all the stories in the July 12 Yellow Sheet Report, go to www.yellowsheetreport.com (Yellow Sheet Subscription Required). To subscribe ...
Read More »If you thought Ducey donning Nikes was funny
Arizona might be “doing just fine” without Nike, according to Ducey, but that doesn’t mean the company isn’t welcome. The governor on Thursday afternoon used Twitter, the same medium on which he ripped into Nike a week ago over a ...
Read More »Is this race hot, or is that just your suit?
Kirkpatrick has her first serious GOP challenger in CD2. Shay Stautz, a former federal lobbyist for UA and ASU, filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission July 1. To read more on this item plus all the ...
Read More »Nothing to see here
The Attorney General’s Office closed its investigation into whether former Rep. Todd Clodfelter was illegally lobbying on behalf of a cosmetology association he and his wife founded – though they didn’t disagree he was lobbying. To read more on this ...
Read More »With McCain out of the picture, it’s MAGA time
Ducey’s lack of a formal endorsement for Trump in 2016 wasn’t for lack of support of the then presidential candidate – it had more to do with Ducey’s deference for former US Sen. John McCain, according to political consultant Chuck ...
Read More »Corp Comm rides to the rescue
The Corporation Commission today adopted new emergency rules to ban power companies from cutting off electricity during the summer months, with some tweaks to the original proposal to better protect ratepayers struggling to pay high summer bills. To read more ...
Read More »It always comes back to the rate increase
The Corporation Commission is scheduled Thursday to debate and vote on rules to halt utility shutoffs completely between June 1 and September 30, and during “emergency weather conditions” to be defined by the commission. To read more on this item ...
Read More »Come one, come all, to Dept of Corrections’ carnival
Donna Hamm, executive director of Middle Ground Prison Reform, sent Dept of Corrections director Charles Ryan an email questioning his decision to host a “family day” at Douglas prison – kicking off a heated email exchange between the two.
Read More »Speaking of ‘people who should not be voting’
Fontes’ office called the police on AZ Patriots last week after repeatedly asking members of the group to stop shooting video while the office was operating as a polling place.
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