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Munger thumbs nose at feds, Brewer in budget proposal
Republican gubernatorial candidate John Munger has floated a budget plan he said would solve Arizona's deficit without raising taxes, but it included some dubious proposals.
Gov’s race shaping up with early contrasts
The Arizona governor's race is taking shape with vastly different dynamics for the two major parties.
Judge’s final order on matching funds critical to gov’s race
Proponents of publicly funded elections will appeal to U.S. District Court Judge Roslyn Silver to allow the distribution of matching funds to publicly funded candidates for legislative and statewide offices in 2010.
Martin makes it official, announces run for governor
State Treasurer Dean Martin has officially launched a gubernatorial campaign that many observers believe will present incumbent Gov. Jan Brewer with her strongest challenger in the Republican primary.
Martin is running, right?
State Treasurer Dean Martin's campaign has confirmed what we'd been hearing: A Wednesday press conference with a "major announcement." The event will be held in front of a closed Motorola plant in East Phoenix, and who could imagine Martin would pick such a location to announce he's not running for governor?
The Pulse: Governor’s race about to heat up
Northern Arizona businessman Buz Mills just dropped $2 million into a gubernatorial bid. Every pundit in town is preparing for the Terry Goddard administration. And Tucson attorney John Munger keeps talking up his fundraising abilities in his quest to be Arizona's chief executive.
Brewer: ‘We did it’
It's not Buz Mills money, but Gov. Jan Brewer told supporters via e-mail today (Jan. 5) that she has successfully collected more than 5,500 $5 contributions to qualify for Clean Elections funding. In an e-mail titled "We did it!" Brewer also says she has collected $51,240 in seed money.
Mills puts $2 million into gubernatorial campaign
Everyone knew Buz Mills was a man of considerable wealth, but no one was quite sure how much of it he was willing to spend in the 2010 governor's race. With his initial campaign finance report, Mills took a big step toward answering those questions by putting $2 million into his fledgling campaign.
Wealthy candidates might aid Brewer in primary
Robert Graham and Owen "Buz" Mills lack the electoral résumés, name identification and deep-rooted political ties that most gubernatorial candidates rely on. They are hoping their experience in the private sector, and the deep pockets that have come with it, will make up for it.
Parker treads fine line by heading anti-tax committee
Clean Elections watchdogs are keeping a wary eye on Save Our Jobs: Stop the Tax Hike, a committee formed by gubernatorial hopeful Vernon Parker. The committee, which Parker founded earlier this month, aims to block a 1-cent sales tax increase proposed by Gov. Jan Brewer.
Parker says anti-tax committee will be separate from campaign
Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker said a committee he is chairing to oppose a proposed sales tax increase will be separate from his gubernatorial exploratory committee.
Arpaio bid for governor could sever Rose’s alliance with Parker
If Sheriff Joe Arpaio actually runs for governor (IF. IF. IF), prominent GOP consultant Jason Rose could find himself pulled in two directions. Rose is representing Vernon Parker. But Arpaio is also a client, and one that would stand a far better chance in a primary based on recent polling.
