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Napolitano’s wordplay
Janet Napolitano is taking heat for comments she made following the attempted-attack on Christmas Day aboard a Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines flight. Even though airport security played no role in preventing the attack, Napolitano said on television over the weekend that "the important thing to recognize here is that once this incident occurred, everything happened that should have.
McGregor named ‘special master’ over county lawsuits
Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Rebecca White Berch named former colleague Ruth McGregor as special master in charge of administering any and all lawsuits that arise out of Arpaio/Thomas investigations of Maricopa County Superior Court judges and the county's Board of Supervisors.
Hayworth compares Grant Woods to bacterial algae
J.D. Hayworth yesterday took to the airwaves to pummel Grant Woods for filing a complaint with the FEC against the talk show host and potential Senate candidate. Woods alleged Hayworth is pulling in $540,000 a week in corporate in-kind contributions from KFYI/Clear Channel for using his show as a campaign platform.
Woods: Hayworth, KFYI violating law
Grant Woods filed a complaint today with the Federal Election Commission, accusing J.D. Hayworth and his employer, Clear Channel, of violating campaign finance laws.
Friends in strange places
Republican Farrell Quinlan found himself the subject of a proposed motion at a county Republican meeting early this month after signing up to follow updates from Terry Goddard's fan page on Facebook. With a click of his mouse, Quinlan was suddenly under the microscope of LD4 Chairman Lyle Tuttle...
GOP’s Mecum subject of complaint
The executive director of the Arizona Republican Party is accused of using voter registration information from the GOP's online database to find a woman's address and crash a party at her house in an affidavit dated last month, filed with the sheriff's office and obtained by Yellow Sheet.
The Pulse: Brewer takes tree talk to religious crowd
Gov. Jan Brewer bragged on her Facebook page last week of introducing mega-minister Joel Osteen (or "Olsteen" as she wrote numerous times) Friday in front of a crowd of 15,000 at Jobing.com Arena in her hometown of Glendale.
Pederson endorsing Wercinski
After tantalizing followers via Twitter on Tuesday with the promise of a "BIG" endorsement, Sam Wercinski announced today Jim Pederson is backing him. The bigwig Democratic developer will also serve on Wercinski's finance committee for the SOS race, the former real estate commissioner said. "We've done a lot of work and solidified our base and support statewide," Wercinski told our reporter.
With a name like ‘Dean Martin,’ it has to be good
Something other than the state's overdrawn checkbook is stewing in the treasurer's office. Dean Martin's campaign Web site - votedeanmartin.com - has been updated with a countdown clock. "It's coming soon" the site says, under a ticker that shows the days, hours, minutes and seconds slipping away. What is "coming soon" remains unclear.
Waring undecided on treasurer bid
Sen. Jim Waring told our reporter this afternoon he might be deciding whether to open an exploratory committee for state treasurer in the next week or so. Waring said people have told him they would support him if he runs for the office. "Realistically, do I think I could win? Yep. Do I think I am qualified? I do. But I am not sure it's 100% something I want to do," he said.
Arpaio bid for governor could sever Rose’s alliance with Parker
If Sheriff Joe Arpaio actually runs for governor (IF. IF. IF), prominent GOP consultant Jason Rose could find himself pulled in two directions. Rose is representing Vernon Parker. But Arpaio is also a client, and one that would stand a far better chance in a primary based on recent polling.
The incredible shrinking Senate
Sen. Chuck Gray has announced he won't be seeking reelection in 2010, a big surprise considering he was widely expected to seek the chamber's presidency. "I am not a career politician," he said in a statement Friday. "I am a husband and father who served his state and community and is now preparing to return to private life for a time." Gray, the current Senate majority leader, said business oppo[...]
