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Karyn Lathan will become a Democratic candidate for the Arizona House of Representatives from Chandler.
Right now, Lathan's run is targeted for the existing LD 21 but when the new maps approved by the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission are given preclearance by DOJ, her aim will be to represent the voters of the new LD 17.
Says Lathan, "Arizona has been in the grasp of extremism for too long. It is time to bring our legislature back to mainstream."
Our fantastic Governor, JAN BREWERhas released the handwritten letter she gave to President Barack Obama on his recent trip to Arizona this week!
This has made the National newsfor the past couple of days, as Gov. Brewer stood up to Obama for his stance on Illegal Immigration, which is Amnesty!
Gov. Brewer said what many Americans are thinking when talking about Obama! She had the guts to stand up for what is RIGHT! That's the Jan Brewer that I know & greatly respect.
Newt Gingrich was one of Reagan’s Young Lieutenants
“Newt Gingrich was very much present and accounted for on the Reagan team. To borrow from Reagan's farewell address to the nation and the men and women who served him, Newt Gingrich wasn't just marking time. He made a difference. He helped make that City on a Shining Hill stronger. He helped make the City freer. Quite to the contrary of the Romney message, Newt Gingrich was in fact one of Reagan's Young Lieuten...
House Speaker moves forward to address problems with IRC
The Arizona Capitol Times is reporting that House Speaker Andy Tobin has introduced a host of measures that would set a special election enabling voters to decide whether to use legislative and congressional maps drawn by elected legislators representing constituencies — as was the practice prior to the passage of Prop. 106 in 2000. Democrats and Republicans worked together to draw the lines.
Gov. Jan Brewer's index finger has solidified itself in Internet history. The infamous Associated Press photo of Brewer wagging her finger at President Barack Obama, and the meeting surrounding it, has become the focus of blogs, political cartoons and altered pics across the country. Brewer was trending nationally on Twitter Thursday and she was the #3 most searched word on Google Thursday, and the 12th most searched Friday. But while the debate rages about whether the incident was brilli...
Last October, we asked you to help us improve We the People, the new White House e-petition site. Collaborating with our partners, the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD), the Deliberative Democracy Consortium (DDC), AmericaSpeaks and the Open Forum Foundation, we have since collected comments over on our idea site: http://wethepeople.uservoice.com
We are currently preparing a draft summary of all the input we have received and would like to invite you to join us ...
State Sen. "Don't make me angry" Frank(enstein) Antenori announced this morning that he is running in both the special election and November general election for the Giffords seat in CD 8. Antenori to seek Giffords' seat.
Whoever is elected to the Giffords seat should have the same temperament, character and judgment as Gabrielle Giffords and her sense of decency, fairness and willingness to work with all parties for what is best for Arizona. That clearly is not Anteno...
A new report challenges the notion that the poorest Arizona families don't pay their fair share of taxes, one of the arguments for a flat state income tax.
Dana Naimark, president of the Children's Action Alliance, says its analysis shows Arizona's wealthiest 1 percent pay less than half the rate of low-income Arizonans in state and local taxes.
"They're paying $5.60 in taxes out of every $100 in income - $5.60. Now, you compare that to families earning l...
I learned long ago, whenever anyone has lots of reasons why something is a good idea or a bad idea, usually none of the reasons given are the real reasons. There's something else going on. Rich Crandall is on my "Too many reasons, too many rationalizations" list.
Crandall is sponsoring the bill that would make participation in the federal free and reduced meals program optional. Here's his lastest argument, if you want to call it that.
The President of the United States can’t fix what’s wrong with America. You wouldn’t know that from listening to the presidential campaign rhetoric from the Republicans who want to replace the current POTUS or from the POTUS himself. They all sound like the President is a dictator who can do wondrous things by mere decree. [...]
To celebrate National School Choice Week, the Goldwater Institute is highlighting five key areas of education reform. Today’s focus is tax-credit scholarship programs. For more information about the Institute’s groundbreaking work in this area, visit our Education Reform page.
By Vicki Alger, Ph.D.
Right now in Arizona more than 94,000 students are attending “D” schools, or schools that have chronically poor academic performance.
Rather than waiting for bureaucratic wheels to t...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 26th, 2012 CONTACT: Stephen Viramontes (480) 442.1776
Proxy Process for all State Committeemen
Mesa, AZ- Today Stephen Viramontes would like to remind all of the State Committeemen of the proxy process for the Mandatory Meeting on Saturday January 28th. Per the call letter dated January 16th, 2012:
“At all meetings of the State Committee, members are entitled to vote in person or by proxy given to a qualified elector of the county (or in counties of 500,000 or more p...
Multiple sources tell me that Ben Quayle is planning to move to District 6 and run against Schweikert*.
So it’s looking like District 9 is going to be an open seat in a swing district—talk about a bloggers dream. These things are difficult to predict, but here are my thoughts on the key players.
On the Democratic side, it’s going to be Schapira verses Sinema. I was sitting next to Kyrsten on the set of Sunday Square Off when she said that she “loved Russell Pearce.” In Democratic...
Polling numbers look good for conservative candidate
In a survey of likely Arizona Congressional District 8 primary voters released this week, Jesse Kelly holds a strong lead over the other prospective Republican candidates.
Kelly’s lead far surpasses that of both State Senator Frank Antenori (R-Dist. 30) and Tucson sports broadcaster Dave Sitton. Kelly, a conservative, has a combined 35% of definite and leaning voters. The same measure for Antenori is 15%, while Sitton holds 7%.
Mercury Portal celebration at the newly opened Monterey Court, 505 W. Miracle Mile (one block west of Oracle Rd.). Website: www.montereycourtaz.com.
January 28 & 29 2012
Day: Sat and Sun 11am – 3pm $6
Night: Sat doors @ 5pm $16 (21+)
The festival celebration will feature contemporary performance & installation art, live music & DJs, variety & characters and with guest performers DJ Camilo Lara from the Mexican Institute of Sound (Mexico City) and West Village piano bar ico...
A new report challenges the notion that the poorest Arizona families don't pay their fair share of taxes, one of the arguments for a flat state income tax.
