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Rep. Salmon to speak at CPAC

Dennis Welch — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:47:38 +0000

Arizona’s returning congressman, Matt Salmon, will join Republican celebrities Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin and Donald Trump as a guest speaker at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference.

“I’m honored and excited to address the largest gathering of conservative activists in American,” Salmon said in a press release. Read more >>>

Goddard looks at making a comeback

Dennis Welch — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:00:18 +0000

Old pols never die and many times they never fade away, either.

Take former Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard for example. The three time gubernatorial loser told 3TV this week that he might want his old job back. Read more >>>

Will Gov. Brewer be preaching to the choir?

Dennis Welch — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:56:58 +0000

Gov. Jan Brewer will ask the Arizona Board of Regents this morning to support her plan to expand the state’s Medicaid program for the poorest and neediest.
But it’s not exactly a hard sell for the state’s commander-and-chief. Read more >>>

GOP lawmaker: gays and lesbians are ‘targeting conservative main stays of society ‘

Dennis Welch — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:54:00 +0000

A southern Arizona Senator this week accused gays and lesbians of, “targeting conservative main stays of society” and said they should be barred from holding leadership positions with the Boy Scouts of America. Read more >>>

Gov. Brewer declares emergency for Northern Arizona

Dennis Welch — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:40:17 +0000

Gov. Jan Brewer declared a state of emergency Tuesday for parts of northern Arizona that were damaged by a cold wave last month.
Under the emergency order, the governor authorized $200,000 to be used fixing the busted water pipes causing a water shortage affecting the Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation and parts of Apache, Coconino and Navajo counties. Read more >>>

Brewer in New Orleans for Super Bowl with ‘Party King of Scottsdale’

Mike Gertzman — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:30:18 +0000

It sounds like a joke:

What does a famous actor, an all-pro football player and a “Party King” have in common? The answer is they were all hanging with Arizona Gov. Read more >>>

Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Gov. Jan Brewer get shut down… Seriously

Dennis Welch — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:21:01 +0000

Just a few days before it was set to open, an art exhibit focusing on Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Gov. Jan Brewer was “unceremoniously” cancelled.

Robrt Pela, the show’s curator, says he’s looking for another place to hold the show, which was supposed to open Friday, according to his Facebook page. Read more >>>

For Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, SB1070 politics are complicated

Mike Gertzman — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:54:03 +0000

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton says part of his first year in office was spent repairing the, “negative, post SB-1070 image of Arizona.”

But the mayor had no problems standing with one of the most influential supporters of Arizona’s tough immigration law during his mayoral campaign two years ago. Read more >>>

Don’t ask where the governor is

Dennis Welch — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:30:08 +0000

Man… Time flies trying to root out what our leaders at the state Capitol are plotting and scheming these days.

That’s why I wanted to share this hot piece of video before it got old and dated. Read more >>>

Lawmaker wants money to stop bombers from attacking the Capitol

Dennis Welch — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:21:28 +0000

A freshman lawmaker wants $250,000 to stop vans and other vehicles packed with explosives from blowing up the Legislature.

Rep. John Allen, a Republican from Scottsdale, said Thursday that he wants the money to build security gates and barriers around the Capitol in Phoenix. Read more >>>