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Supreme Court blocks matching funds, throwing races into turmoil
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked Arizona's Clean Elections system from distributing matching funds, throwing a number of high profile campaigns into disarray just weeks before candidates were to start receiving money.
Capitol Quotes: June 4, 2010
“When we got in the race it was us, Brewer and Dean Martin. Nobody had ever heard of Buz Mills back in October.” — John Munger, saying Clean Elections was the reason he dropped out of the governor’s race.
Capitol Quotes: June 4, 2010
“When we got in the race it was us, Brewer and Dean Martin. Nobody had ever heard of Buz Mills back in October.” — John Munger, saying Clean Elections was the reason he dropped out of the governor’s race.
Supreme Court won’t halt matching funds, Goldwater Institute appeals again
The U.S. Supreme Court denied the Goldwater Institute's request to block matching funds for the 2010 election, but left open the possibility that it may still do so.
Name ID abounds in crowded House primaries
This affluent district that takes in most of Scottsdale, Fountain Hills and parts of the northeast Valley boasts a crowded Republican field for the two House seats.
Goldwater Institute appeals matching funds ruling
With less than a month to go before Clean Elections candidates start getting matching funds, the Goldwater Institute is falling back on its last line of defense to scrap the public financing system for the 2010 elections.
Matching funds ruling helps Brewer; Mills says he can blow through the cap
It looks like Buz Mills just made a huge campaign contribution to his opponents. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on May 21 upheld the matching funds provision of Arizona’s Clean Elections system, a ruling that will likely inject millions of dollars into the governor’s race and other high-profile campaigns.
House panel OKs Clean Elections repeal
Two weeks after a House panel killed an effort to gut the state's public campaign finance system, a revised version of the measure to end Clean Elections was approved by the same committee.
Group: State fails financial transparency test
In a state where there's plenty of sun, Arizona's government doesn't shine much light on how it uses public money.
Appeals court hears arguments over Clean Elections
Three U.S. Court of Appeals judges in San Francisco listened to arguments Monday over a lawsuit challenging whether matching funds provided through Arizona's Clean Elections law are constitutional.
When the slop is in the trough
When the slop is the trough all the pigs will be there. And many were there recently at Tom's Restaurant & Tavern for a panel discussion on renewable energy standards, specifically the 15 percent mandate passed by the Arizona Corporation Commission. Actually, the discussion was more about government subsidies than renewable energy standards; especially with respect to the notion that "every[...]
Mayes, Dranias clash during debate on renewable energy
To hear Kris Mayes explain it, the super-heated debate over the use of solar energy and other renewable resources to help power the state has simmered down.
