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By Stephen Slivinski

It’s like a bad re-run. A few legislators are trying to revive Arizona’s film production tax credit (SB 1170) that lapsed in 2011.

According to the last annual report on the effectiveness of the credit, in 2009 four media companies completed production on credit-approved projects. After taking into consideration the small bit of sales tax revenue the film generated while in production, the state paid out a net of just over $2 million in tax credits. That’s an average o...

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	Politics on the Rocks and Scottsdale Nights are proud to announce that Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich will speak at our event this Wednesday, February 22nd at The Mint located at 7373 East Camelback Road in Scottsdale, Arizona. At 6:00 PM, The Mint will turn on 6 large flat screen televisions to watch the debate live. Immediately following the debate, Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich will come directly to The Mint and address the crowd. Come meet Newt, take ...

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By Jonathan Butcher

American Indian students are more likely to live in poverty and face unemployment later in life. These children carry the burdens of geographic isolation and multi-generational poverty that are heavy to lift.

In my conversations with state leaders on ways to help students in chronically failing schools—ideas such as expanding eligibility for education savings accounts and allowing parents to petition to convert a failing school to a charter school—policymakers regularly c...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 21, 2012
CONTACT: Michelle Clements

Arizona Right to Life Endorses Rick Santorum for President
We Pick Rick 

Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Right to Life Political Action Committee (AZRTL PAC) today announced its endorsement of Rick Santorum in the Republican presidential primary. AZRTL PAC endorsed Rick Santorum based on his strong pro-life record and his leadership over the years.

Santorum authored the law banning partial-birth abortions, as well as the Born Aliv...

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2012 Maricopa County Republican Party
Lincoln Day Lunch & Straw Poll

Proud to be a Republican
with
US Senator and Republican Presidential Candidate

Rick Santorum

Come and honor your fellow hard-working Precinct Committeemen
with Special Guests
Senator Russell Pearce
Sheriff Joe Arpaio
RNC Co-Chairman Sharon Day

Date: Tuesday, February 21st
Time: 11:00 AM check-in, program starts at 11:30 AM
Location: El-Zaribah Shrine Auditorium
Address 552 N. 40th Street, Phoenix (map)
Cost: $30 per seat (...

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The Tucson Tea Party is pleased to announce the special appearance of Republican Presidential Candidate, Rick Santorum on Wednesday, February 22nd.

The event will begin at 10 am and be held at the Sabbar Shrine located at 450 S. Tucson Boulevard in Tucson (map).

The event is free to attend.

The Mother’s Health and Safety Act, HB 2838, was heard in the House Health and Human Services Committee last week.

One of the most powerful moments came when Representative Justin Pierce shared the story of his brother’s family, and how despite pressure from doctors, they chose life and now have a beautiful 3 year old son.

This is a must-see video for anyone in the life debate…

Click here to view the embedded video.

As bad as the Fast and Furious debacle is, there is another part of the Eric Holder story that deserves equal attention.

Namely –

Attorney General Eric Holder is a racialist. In fact, he is a professional racialist.

Note that I am not calling Holder a racist. That’s different. A racist is a person who believes there are significant differences in abilities or character among people of different races, attributes those differences directly to race, and almost always believes that his ...

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I’ve never witnessed a hearing like the House Health and Human Services Committee on Wednesday. The 9-member committee was considering the CAP-supported Mother’s Health and Safety Act, HB 2838. This legislation would ban abortions after 20 weeks of a pregnancy. Without a doubt this bill would save the lives of preborn children because there were 210 abortions at 20 weeks or later in 2011 in Arizona. Planned Parenthood pulled out all the stops to block this bill from passing. After...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, February 17, 2012
CONTACT: Mark Koskiniemi

(Oro Valley, AZ) - KOSKINIEMI 4 AZ8 announces a kick-off event to be held at Toscana Studios and Art Gallery, 9040 North Oracle Road, Oro Valley, AZ at 10:00am on Saturday, February 18, 2012.

Toscana Studios is located just north of Hardy Road on North Oracle Road (map).

Mark Koskiniemi will make an announcement concerning the upcoming special election to fill the opening in Congressional District 8 to the U.S. House of ...

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I couldn’t believe what I watched yesterday. Three Republican legislators – who all hold themselves out as conservatives – voted in a committee hearing to continue granting print newspapers an exclusive monopoly on public notices. Reps Carl Seel, Jeff Dial, and Terri Proud all voted against HB 2403, which would have brought us into the modern era and permitted public notices to be posted on the internet instead of print newspaper...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 16, 2012
CONTACT: Adam Deguire

MEMORANDUM

In the race for the Republican nomination in Congressional District 5, former Congressman Matt Salmon continues to pull away from his only remaining opponent in every major element of the campaign – polling, fundraising, and endorsements. Since announcing his bid to return to Congress, Salmon has waged an aggressive campaign that has highlighted his experience, proven record and conservative principles as a public s...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 15, 2012

Tucson, AZ – “I am deeply humbled and appreciative of the support my colleagues from southern Arizona have given me since I announced my run for United States House of Representatives,” said State Senator and Republican candidate for Congress Frank Antenori. “We’ve stood side-by-side as we’ve fought to fix the state’s budget crisis, create new and better jobs, and find tough, but fair, solutions to the problem of illegal immigration. Even a...

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Reposted from Legal Notice Online.

Online Public Notice Bill, HB 2403, which would have saved taxpayer money for states and municipalities, voted down in Arizona House Committee

ARIZONA- On-line Public Notice Bill HB 2403 Which Would Save State & Towns $, Voted down in Committee

In Arizona, Medicaid Cut. Newspapers Continue to Be Subsidized

In Arizona, where state money is so tight that the state’s Medicaid program needed to be cut, a shortsighted committee voted down an opportunity to...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 16, 2012

Jesse Kelly files and turns in signatures for CD 8 special

TUCSON, AZ  Today Jesse Kelly turned in the required signatures and filed for the Republican primary in the CD 8 special election. The primary is scheduled for April 17th and the general will take place on June 12th.

Kelly commented, “We are humbled by the strong show of support for our campaign by the people of Southern Arizona.”

The Kelly for Congress campaign is continuing to col...

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The following testimony is by Lynne LaMaster, Editor of eNewsAZ regarding the shenanigans being played out by the Arizona Newspaper Association and its allies in opposition to HB 2403. (Sonoran Alliance supports this legislation.)

This entire experience has been very enlightening to me. I have learned far more than I ever imagined.

One of the most fascinating items I learned, is that according to the Newspaper organizations, this really isn’t about the money. It’s about their duty as “watc...

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