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House adds 2 committees; Harper gets Ways & Means
House Speaker Kirk Adams issued committee assignments Nov. 12, making Rep. Jerry Weiers chair of the powerful House Rules Committee.
No. 1 issue for new Senate president should be job creation
On Election Night last week, as I was gathered with colleagues watching the returns come in, I was thinking about what would have people talking the next day. The GOP takeover of the U.S. House would be the big headline nationally, but here in Arizona, folks might be buzzing over the Republicans winning a supermajority in the state Legislature.
Capitol Quotes: Nov. 12, 2010
“If I’m lucky enough to spot any of them at the Capitol this session, I’ll ask them.” — Rep. John Kavanagh, when asked if he expects Democrats to support a proposal to give the Legislature more authority over money the federal government gives to the state.
Goldwater Institute lawyer puts principle over party
Long before Clint Bolick earned a living terrorizing bureaucrats and politicians in court, he was a teenager trying to figure out why he didn’t fit in with his high school Republican club.
Many Democrats spent big, lost big
Many candidates who spent big and lost big this election cycle were bound by one thread — they’re Democrats.
Indeed, Democrats in several races outraised and outspent their opponents by tens of thousands of dollars while others benefited as much by independent spending aimed at helping their campaigns.
Seel singled out?
By having 17 committees, Adams can give for virtually every experienced member of the caucus a chairmanship.
Rove says there’s no 2012 presidential front-runner for GOP
Political strategist Karl Rove says there's no front-runner for the Republican Party's 2012 presidential nomination.
Protesters to greet former White House aide Karl Rove
Former White House aide and television news commentator Karl Rove is set to deliver remarks Tuesday before the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. He'll likely discuss last week's Republican congressional victories.
Pearce caught in a pickle with GOP caucus?
Pearce's protestations to the media that he never promised to put the brakes on 14th Amendment legislation in favor of reviving the state's economy are downright false, one Republican senator said today.
33 freshmen lawmakers prepare to navigate Arizona’s budget wasteland
When 31 freshman legislators descend on the Capitol next term, their main mission will be tackling the state’s financial crisis, but before they can do that, they will have the monumental task of grasping the budget process, which can be a sensory overload of numbers, jargon, formulas, and political complexities.
Arizona House Republicans elect slate of leaders
Rep. Debbie Lesko was elected House majority whip, beating Rep. David Stevens in the House Republicans' only contested leadership race. House Speaker Kirk Adams was uncontested in his bid for a second term in charge of the House. Rep. Andy Tobin, who served as majority whip last session, was unconsted in the race for majority leader.
The 50th Legislature
Tens of thousands of ballots have yet to be counted, and there are still a handful of legislative races that theoretically could still shift from one candidate to another, but there is a growing belief that the Senate will have a 21-9 split, while the House will be divided 40-20.
