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While the payday industry waged an unsuccessful lobbying war this year, it appears the new strategy is to blend into the surroundings and remain as quiet as possible.

For the first time in months, a poll showed Goddard within single digits of the surging Brewer.

The redistricting process officially got underway earlier this week when the Court of Appeals announced it was accepting nominations for the Independent Redistricting Commission.

On primary election day, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office issued an order finding Arpaio violated state law when he sent voters direct mail pieces attacking Romley, but it noted a fine couldn't be imposed because it was not known how much was spent on the mailer.

Steve May dropped out of the LD17 House race yesterday morning, which effectively ends any chance the GOP had of knocking off Ableser, according to one prominent Republican. "With a hundred grand, all he had to do was keep his head down," one source said.

On Friday, former legislator and write-in candidate Steve May side-stepped direct questions about his recruitment of homeless people to register as members of the Green Party and run as write-in candidates to frustrate Democrats.

Last night's debate grabbed the attention of pundits far and near: Brewer's bungled opening statement was written about by numerous national media outlets, including Politico, Time, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and Salon.com.

Paton is taking it easy after Tuesday's primary. He told our reporter he hasn't decided what to do next, although he said there have been job offers, which he declined to elaborate on.

It took about 20 minutes before the AP called the GOP Senate primary for McCain.

Constantin Querard told our reporter today he thinks he has cracked the mystery of why two of David Burnell Smith's mailers that were sent to the wrong district this week.