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House chairmanship scuttlebutt
One source close to Gowan told our reporter this morning (Sept. 12) that, although Ugenti made a strong pitch for approps chair, Gowan has no intention of giving her the reins of the committee. “I can guarantee with 110 percent certainty that Ugenti will not be approps chair,” the source said.
Fire up the rumor mill
Following yesterday’s (Sept. 10) report that House moderates have struck a deal to support Gowan as House speaker next year, the rumor mill began churning. One, in particular, piqued the interest of a legislative insider: Ugenti will supposedly be tapped to lead approps.
Mods, Gowan cut leadership deal
News broke late yesterday that some moderate members of the House Republican caucus had struck a deal with Gowan and will support him for speaker, effectively ensuring that he will lead the chamber.
Senate leadership jockeying underway
Incumbent Republican senators who won their re-election races have begun shifting their attention to another equally important race – the intraparty leadership contests.
Is everyone aware the race has already begun?
The cavalry may not have yet come to DuVal’s aid, but help might be on the way in the form of an IE committee formed yesterday (Sept. 4) by DuVal ally Tim Riester.
Party unity, kind of
The endorsement waiting game ended today (Sept. 4) as Jones and Smith officially backed Ducey, one day after Bennett endorsed the nominee. In a joint statement, Jones and Smith said: “As proud conservatives, we respect the election process, we support the will of the voters, and we endorse Doug Ducey as the Republican nominee for governor.
They’ve all been called RINOs before, so why not?
Readers of the Republic this morning saw a full-page ad on the back of the paper from the DuVal campaign touting his support from Republicans, including a handful of prominent names.
Are you ready for some debating?
Ducey and DuVal will face off for their first debate of the general election on Sept. 10. The East Valley Partnership will host the debate at the Chandler Center for the Arts, which will be moderated by 12 News reporter Brahm Resnik, according to an EVP spokeswoman.
Med Bd director quits following vote of no confidence
Multiple sources told our reporter today that Lloyd Vest, the executive director of both the Arizona Medical Bd and the state Regulatory Bd for Physician Assistants, resigned last night.
Let the general election begin
The Republican Governors Assn wasted no time in putting a target on DuVal’s back once primary night was over, hitting the Dem nominee with a $300,000 weeklong TV ad buy.
¡Ay Caramba!
When Huppenthal addressed the media yesterday to discuss the effects of illegal immigration on education spending, the Fourth Estate was quick to question the timing of the event and voice suspicion that the news conference was a shameless attempt at election pandering.
Have you seen this man?
A new convenience-store surveillance video, which gives more weight to allegations of sign theft involving Robson, merely heightened questions surrounding the mystery man who got in his truck before leaving a Circle K store.
