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The sales tax is defensible, but is the syntax?
Following last night's televised debate of Republican candidates for governor, most observers who spoke with YS said they thought Brewer emerged relatively unscathed, despite seeming to struggle at times with the English language. Most memorable: Brewer said "we have did" at least three times, criticized "organized organizations" for spreading misinformation about S1070 and spoke about "unlegal" r[...]
Arizona won’t ask for matching funds clarification
A state commission said Monday it will not ask a federal judge to clarify her ruling invalidating a key portion of Arizona's public campaign finance system a�� a setback for Republican Gov. Jan Brewer, who is being outspent by a wealthy opponent.
Senate candidate Brennan drops out amid signature challenge
A Republican Senate candidate has decided to withdraw from the race after her nominating signatures were challenged a few days ago.
Final list of ballot challenges: 16 total
There were 16 ballot challenges to legislative, statewide and congressional candidates filed before yesterday's deadline, a dozen of which came on the final day. Half of those challenges are to Republicans, four are to Dems, two are to Greens and one is to an independent.
Huppenthal has history of challenges
For political observers, the challenge to Sen. John Huppenthal’s petitions for Superintendent of Public Instruction won’t come as a surprise.
Independent committees now have blank-check power
Without additional campaign cash to fend off better-funded opponents, some Clean Elections candidates will be in dire need of help from their allies.
Major races impacted by matching funds ruling
The US Supreme Court's matching funds ruling will impact just about every state race. Here's how.
Capitol Quotes: June 11, 2010
‘The leadership that passed this bill was not thinking religiously — they were thinking politically.’ — Sen. Paula Aboud, a Democrat from Tucson.
Losing momentum and ‘grasping at straws’
After picking up endorsements from both the NRA and AZ Right to Life this month, McCain's campaign is building momentum, which is coming at the expense of Hayworth's efforts to unseat the senior senator.
McCain to campaign with Romney in Mesa on Friday
John McCain is calling in former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Friday.
The broken promise of welfare reform
The swift and sweeping process used to enact historic state budget cuts has hidden major policy shifts affecting the state’s safety net for families with children. Virtually overnight, our elected officials gutted programs and policies developed with conscientious public debate, careful deliberation and clear purpose. At a time when Arizona has lost 315,000 jobs – an 11.6 percent reduction in[...]
Brewer, Obama look for upper hand on immigration
When Gov. Jan Brewer and President Obama sat down at the White House June 3, both sides looked forward to a frank discussion about Arizona's harsh new anti-illegal immigration laws, while simultaneously hoping to calm tempers that have flared after the bill passed.
