Sign In
Free Newsletter
AZ Supreme Court schedules oral arguments in Mathis case
The Arizona Supreme Court will rule Tuesday about whether to temporarily block the ouster of Colleen Mathis as chairwoman of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission.
Marilyn Quayle refutes rumors that she called Brewer on redistricting
Marilyn Quayle, the wife of former Vice President Dan Quayle and mother of U.S. Rep. Ben Quayle, said she never contacted Gov. Jan Brewer about the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, refuting a rapidly spreading rumor that she urged the governor to oust the panel’s chairwoman to help her son.
Monuments to education funding
Reid Buckley, brother of the late political commentator William F. Buckley, Jr., used to ask audiences, “Do you know how high a pile one million bucks would make in thousand dollar bills?” After a pause, he would answer: “Seven inches.” Then he asked, “Now, do you know how high a pile one billion bucks would make in thousand dollar bills?” Again, after a pause: “Well, 28 feet higher [...]
‘Baggage’ in hand, former IRC attorney takes on commission
Seven months ago, attorney Lisa Hauser was trying to land a job serving as the redistricting commission's Republican attorney, just as she did a decade ago.
But by the time Senate Republicans ratified Brewer’s decision to remove the commission's chair for what the governor described as “gross misconduct in office,” Hauser had taken on a new redistricting client — Brewer, who wil[...]
Brewer lays low on redistricting while touting book in New York
Gov. Jan Brewer’s media tour to promote her new book stands in stark contrast to the low profile she’s kept on her historic decision to oust Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission Chairwoman Colleen Mathis.
ADOT releases centennial license plate depicting state flag
A commemorative license plate emblazoned with an Arizona state flag-inspired graphic and the phrase “1912 Centennial 2012” across the bottom was released Oct. 31 by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT).
Dem Party chair yet to make good on recall threats
Despite a vow to do so, the head of the Arizona Democratic Party has not filed recall petitions against four senators who voted to remove the chairwoman of the state’s redistricting committee.
IRC attorneys: Mathis’ removal an unconstitutional exploitation of power
Attorneys representing the state’s redistricting commission filed suit today with the Arizona Supreme Court, asking the court to overturn the removal of Colleen Mathis as the commission’s chairwoman.
Derailed: Redistricting questions abound as state heads into uncharted waters
Arizona’s once-in-a-decade remapping process may grind to a halt for up to a month and a half while a judicial commission, and possibly the courts, decide who will be the next chair of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission.
Even if it’s your brother
Lester Pearce appears to have been caught red-handed violating judicial ethics by campaigning for his brother, after the minutes of a September LD19 GOP meeting were released.
Capitol quotes: November 4, 2011
This week's most outstanding quips, utterances and gibes.
GOP uses ‘best defense is a good offense’ strategy to influence redistricting
The best defense is a good offense. I’ve heard that all my life, but have never seen it more cleverly demonstrated than in Arizona’s current redistricting process. The governor’s latest attempt to de-rail the independent redistricting process elevates this axiom to a new high (or low).
