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GOP chairman seeks resign-to-run probe of Goddard, lawmaker
The state Republican Party chairman called Sept. 2 for a special prosecutor to investigate whether Attorney General Terry Goddard and a House Democratic leader violated the state’s resign-to-run law.
All is not well in GOP-land
Rep Sam Crump is hopping mad at Arizona Republican Party Chairman Randy Pullen after Pullen ripped him and Sen. Pamela Gorman at Monday's (Aug. 24) LD-6 GOP meeting and has sent a missive to RNC Chairman Michael Steele detailing what he called "unacceptable conduct" by Pullen, who also doubles as the RNC treasurer.
Fox says he’ll name SCA donors, but only if kept from public
The man who headed a group that gave $105,000 to the Arizona Republican Party shortly before last year’s primary election faces a six-figure fine for failing to comply with a judge’s order that he provide the names of his donors - though he did tell the Maricopa County Elections Department he would turn over the names of the donors if their identities would be withheld from the public.
AZ Republicans can’t seem to agree — especially on taxes
The day after Republican Gov. Jan Brewer released her budget proposal, a conservative senator excoriated her on his chamber’s floor, accusing her of lying to voters when she signed a no-tax pledge in 2006.
Judge reduces Capt. Fox’s fine, but still wants names of contributors
A Maricopa County Sheriff's captain was fined $450 on May 26 after failing to convince an administrative law judge that he should be allowed to withhold the names of individual contributors to a group that gave a six-figure donation to the Arizona Republican Party last year.
Pullen builds a national name
Randy Pullen likes Arizona more than he likes Washington, D.C. But for about a week every month, Pullen heads to Washington to spend time at the Republican National Committee, where the Arizona GOP chief serves as national treasurer.
Top GOP lawmakers forming campaign committees separate from state party
Top Republican leaders in the House and Senate have created independent campaign committees aimed at electing Republican lawmakers and raising money outside the state Republican Party structure.
Photo unit snaps GOP party chief speeding 109 mph
Arizona Republican Party Executive Director Brett Mecum was arrested at party headquarters May 6 for speeding and reckless driving after a freeway photo enforcement camera captured images of him breaking the posted speed limit by more than 45 miles per hour.
Top GOP staffer arrested at party headquarters
Arizona Republican Party Executive Director Brett Mecum was arrested at party headquarters May 6 for speeding and reckless driving.
