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October 7, 2009 - 09:31 am

NEWS FEED: Blog for Arizona

The Farley Report for October 6, 2009

By AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

Here is an abbreviated version of Rep. Steve Farley's latest Farley Report (edited for state legislative issues):

Here we are in October, and our deficit is now $1.5 billion and growing.

Constitutionally, the Legislature is supposed to have delivered a balanced budget on June 30, but no one seems to want to enforce that clause.

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There is some talk of the Governor calling us into special session again next week (that's Special Session Number 4 for those of you keeping score at home), and perhaps another after that one's done. But the call has not yet gone out.

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October 6, 2009 - 10:52 pm

NEWS FEED: AZNetroots

Farley Report, Oct 6, 2009

By Zelph

Rep. Farley (LD28) ponders the state of the state, and it ain't great:
Howdy, Friends O'Farley...

Here we are in October, and our deficit is now $1.5 billion and growing.

Constitutionally, the Legislature is supposed to have delivered a balanced budget on June 30, but no one seems to want to enforce that clause. Perhaps this could finally be a good use for Sheriff Joe?

Dressing the Governor and the Legislative majority in pink stripes and locking them into Tent City could finally force an agreement of some kind. Not that I want to spend too much time thinking of the images that go with that scenario.

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February 19, 2009 - 11:25 pm

NEWS FEED: East Valley Tribune

Money managers ordered to repay funds

The Arizona Corporation Commission ordered a number of individuals with East Valley ties and their companies to pay nearly $8 million to 80 investors who were victims of two separate investment fraud scams, the commission announced on Thursday.

Although criminal charges have been lodged against just one of the managers of the investment and securities operations, it is uncertain whether the corporation commission will recommend criminal charges to the Attorney General's Office in the other two cases, according to Rebecca Wilder, spokeswoman for the Arizona Corporation Commission.

In the largest scam that included a Tempe church losing $1 million it invested, Chandler resident Jonathan Fraser Buchanan was required to pay $4.

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Mon, 11/24/2008 - 21:12

Stump celebrates victory in ACC race

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

State Rep. Bob Stump (R-Peoria) held a victory celebration Monday night to claim success in the race for Arizona Corporation Commission, though his win over the next-highest vote getter, Sam George, is not yet official.

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Fri, 11/14/2008 - 21:48

Stump remains ahead going into weekend

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

State Rep. Bob Stump (R-Peoria) remains ahead of Sam George, his Democratic rival for an open spot on the Arizona Corporation Commission.

Friday's last count from the Arizona Secretary of State's office has Stump leading George by 2,901 votes - a similar lead to the one he's maintained since he overtook the lead from George at the beginning of the week.

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Thu, 11/13/2008 - 17:57

Stump pulling away?

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

Republican Bob Stump has increased his lead over Democrat Sam George in the as-yet-undecided race for the last remaining spot on the Arizona Corporation Commission, according the latest tally from the Arizona Secretary of State's office.

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Wed, 11/12/2008 - 16:39

Stump lead shrinks, still ahead of George

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

State Rep. Bob Stump (R-Peoria) still leads Democrat Sam George in the continuing race for the third open seat on the Arizona Corporation Commission, but his lead has shrunk slightly, according to the latest count by the Arizona Secretary of State's office.

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Mon, 11/10/2008 - 13:47

Stump pulls ahead in race for third ACC slot

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

State Rep. Bob Stump (R-Peoria) now leads Democrat Sam George by just over 1,000 votes in the still-undecided contest to see who will fill the third open seat on the Arizona Corporation Commission.

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Wed, 11/05/2008 - 06:45

Dems may sweep ACC

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

Most of the votes have been counted in the race for the three open seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission, but so far the race for third is still on.

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Tue, 11/04/2008 - 22:57

ACC race currently a six-way tie

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

Half of all votes have been counted, and so far none of the six candidates for Arizona Corporation Commissioner are significantly outpacing or under-performing against any other.

As it stands, Democrat Sandra Kennedy leads the pack with 17.8 percent, while state Rep. Marian McClure (R-Tucson) trails at 15.8 percent.

That means there is no greater than a 2 percent difference between any of the candidates in the race.

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