Arizona: Arizona Republican Party

Maricopa County Sheriff's Capt. Joel Fox today submitted to the county Elections Department copies of contribution checks made out to political-action committee SCA.
Copies of the checks should be posted online later this afternoon, said Yvonne Reed, an elections spokeswoman. 
You might remember that last month, Fox revealed the names of SCA contributors. Until then, he was the only person publicly linked to the group, widely reported to stand for Sheriff's Command Association. 
The group collected more than $100,000 and donated the cash to the Arizona Republican Party before the November election. The party transferred money to a second group, which paid for ads against Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Democratic ...

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The Phoenix New Times reports that Captain Joel Fox lost his appeal today in Superior Court and it appears he will have to divulge the name of contributors to the SCA, the organization that financed a vicious smear campaign again Dan Saban when he opposed Joe Arpaio in the previous election for Maricopa County Sheriff.  Judge Houser implied that further appeals to delay the conclusion of this case will not be looked upon favorably.

"If any further proceedings are filed," Houser said, "they should be immediately consolidated into this case so there is no interim delay."

After Messing's response, Houser took a 15-minute recess before coming back to issue his bench order.

An now a word from the Executive Director of the Arizona Republican Party, Brett Mecum:
For Immediate Release May 6, 2009
Contact: Matthew Roberts mroberts@azgop.org Phone: 602.957.7770 http://www.azgop.org Cell: 518.369.9636 Fax: 602.224.0932

STATEMENT FROM AZGOP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BRETT MECUM

Arizona Republican Party Executive Director Brett Mecum issued the following statement:

"Earlier today I was confronted by two officers of the Department of Public Safety who asserted that according to photo radar equipment that I was travelling at a high rate of speed. The incident in question took place nearly one month ago. I have not had an opportunity to review any of the evidence in this particular matter.

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

The Moonie Times has yet another EXCLUSIVE: Steele yields powers to foes in RNC - Washington Times:

Capitulating to critics on the Republican National Committee, embattled Republican Party Chairman Michael S. Steele has signed a secret pact agreeing to controls and restraints on how he spends hundreds of millions of dollars in party funds and contracts, The Washington Times has learned.

The "good governance" agreement revives checks and balances Mr. Steele resisted implementing for RNC contracts, fees for legal work and other expenditures that were not renewed after the 2008 presidential nominating contest.

The agreement, proposed by several current and former RNC officials, goes further, making 33-year RNC veteran Jay Banning, who was fired by Mr.