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McCain trounces Kirkpatrick in US Chamber poll
McCain leads Kirkpatrick by double digits, 53-38, in a poll commissioned by the US Chamber of Commerce. The poll, which surveyed 600 respondents, shows McCain ahead by 15 points overall and with 18 points in the Phoenix media market.
Tongues wagging over House staff departures
The Capitol rumor mill has been working overtime this week (July 6 - July 10) after news of the departures of House policy advisers Pele Peacock and Brooke White began trickling out. The official word from the Gowan administration is that both women resigned, but railbirds aren’t buying it.
Like it or not, here comes Donald!
Some Republican strategists are worried that the swirling controversy over Donald Trump’s incendiary comments against Mexican immigrants is only serving to distract from the GOP’s efforts to broaden its outreach to minorities, particularly Hispanics.
Breaking up the band?
The conventional wisdom is that the outcome of next year’s Corp Comm race is likely to hinge on who teams up with Bitter Smith and Burns, the two incumbents seeking re-election.
The future is all that matters
Burns doesn’t sound keen on taking up the Republic’s suggestion that he compel APS to disclose whether it spent money on the Corp Comm race last year. But while Burns might not want to revisit last year’s campaigns, he told our reporter he is interested in what utilities do in next year’s Corp Comm races.
The other side of brave is crazy
Lesko has been leading work groups with Arizona Free Enterprise Club, law enforcement and firefighters’ unions, cities, Ducey’s office and others to discuss PSPRS reforms. Last week, she had a meeting with the Reason Foundation, a libertarian think tank that advocates for public pension reform.
Pension reform coming, but how remains unsettled
Firefighters have been working with Biggs and Lesko on a plan to reform PSPRS, and hope to push a constitutional amendment in 2016 – the only question is whether lawmakers will send the amendment to the ballot or whether the firefighters will have to dip into their own funds to launch an initiative campaign.
Supreme Court: Power to the people
In her opinion on Arizona Legislature v. AIRC, Justice Ginsburg wrote that, contrary to the Legislature’s argument, the Elections Clause of the US Constitution is designed to allow states to have autonomy, not restrict them.
Gay marriage fight ends with SCOTUS ruling
The US Supreme Court today ruled that gay couples have a right to marry anywhere in America. The ruling ended bans on gay marriages that still stood in 14 states and upheld lower courts’ opinions striking down laws in states like Arizona that defined the union between a man and a woman.
SCOTUS: Legislative intent matters
The studies predicting doom and gloom for millions of Americans clearly weighed heavily on Roberts and the majority. Roberts explained that the ACA hinges on three “closely intertwined” measures: Insurers are forbidden from denying coverage based on a person’s health, from charging a higher premium for the same reason, and all Americans above a certain income are mandated to buy insurance or[...]
The ‘purgatory’ of revenge porn
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery announced today that prosecutors have not been able to charge offenders in 10 cases of revenge porn because of ongoing issues with the statute covering the unlawful distribution of images. Lawmakers had failed to amend the statute before sine die this year.
A ‘perfect’ opportunity if Obamacare collapses
Health care advocates dread the possibility that government subsidies on the federal exchanges would be struck down, but Barto would welcome a ruling against the federal government in King v. Burwell. Barto said it would provide the country its best opportunity to offer a better fix to America’s health care woes.
