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Arizona: Chuck Coughlin

August 31, 2009 - 02:56 pm
NEWS FEED: Blog for Arizona

Budget Update: Something's Gotta Give Soon

By AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

Last week the Arizona Legislature adjourned sine die to give the Accidental Governor an additional ten days to negotiate a budget agreement more to her liking after the GOP insane clown posse leadership gave up and sent her nearly the identical budget she vetoed as "fatally flawed" on July 1. The Accidental Governor has until Saturday, September 5 to either sign, veto, or allow this budget to become law without her signature.

Bipartisan negotiations have been underway for about ten days, with the various proposals under discussion not being publicly discussed at the request of the Ofiice of the Governor - not the Democrats, Scarpinato - you putz.

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May 29, 2009 - 01:49 pm
NEWS FEED: Blog for Arizona

GOP budget battle: Of course you realize, this means war!

By AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

Like Jim Nintzel at the Tucson Weekly, I can't afford to subscribe to the Arizona Guardian, which is reporting that Gov. Jan Brewer is ready to unveil her own budget—and she's "preparing for war on the Legislature" with some kind of campaign blitz to persuade Republicans to support her. Brewer Ready to Release Budget, Rumble with Republicans?

The Arizona Daily Star, which apparently can afford a subscription to the Arizona Guardian now that it is no longer bleeding money on the Tucson Citizen (R.I.P.), provides some of the details.

Governor Jan Brewer, whose staff is comprised mostly of former lobbyists who served in J.

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Tue, 12/09/2008 - 17:30

AZ Dems break silence to rip Brewer on lobbyist appointments

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

The Arizona Democratic Party issued its first salvo against Jan Brewer Tuesday, putting out a press release that takes the current Arizona secretary of state and presumptive next governor to task for filling her transition team with lobbyists.

"In her first public move, future Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has thrown wide her doors to lobbyists," read the release in part.

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Fri, 08/22/2008 - 21:18

TIME troubles divide consultant community

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

As the TIME Coalition tries to fight its way back onto the ballot through the courts, there are a lot of questions being asked about how the Coalition - backed by Gov. Janet Napolitano and supported by some of the top political consultantcy firms in Arizona - found itself in this position.

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