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October 6, 2009 - 08:08 pm

NEWS FEED: Arizona Republic

Mayes: Sharing the pain

Arizona Corporation Commission Chairman Kris Mayes will not let her agency's corporation's division suffer alone.
After the commissioners voted to close the four-member Tucson corporations office and transfer those workers plus eight Phoenix-based employees to another division, Mayes said she will take a voluntary pay cut and will cut her office budget by 10 percent.
Mayes earlier had said she would take a furlough day if commissioners decided to impose furloughs on staffers (they did, a one-day mandatory day off without pay for all corporations-division staffers) but was advised she can't. That's because the commission's legal beagles advise that the five commissioners ...

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July 13, 2009 - 12:45 pm

NEWS FEED: Blog for Arizona

State Budget "Collateral Damage"

By AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

When the Accidental Governor vetoed the package of budget bills on July 1, her intent was to create "collateral damage" to state agencies (and GOP policies embedded into budget bills) to force compromise on a budget more to her liking. No urgency at Capitol as budget woes loom

What is some of this "collateral damage" that must be dealt with quickly?

If lawmakers want to prevent a property-tax increase, they have until mid-August to act.

That is the deadline for county treasurers to calculate tax bills before mailing them to property owners by Oct. 1.

If those bills were sent today, they would include the education equalization tax, which is back on the books after a three-year suspension.

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January 16, 2009 - 08:02 am

NEWS FEED: Sonoran Alliance

Face it…We Need A New Strategy

By Ljd

The Arizona Republican Party is in need of a makeover…

Some might even say an extreme makeover. I would like to think that with a new focus on building our Party and working against the Democrats rather than fighting amongst ourselves, we can be not only prepared in numbers for 2010 and beyond, but we can be significant on many fronts.

Lisa James is a proven leader.

Lisa is well-respected across the state for her hard work on the Bush campaigns and within the Party for her experience, skills and knowledge to ramp up registration, increase the donor base, and bring home the vote without compromising the Party Platform.

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Thu, 08/14/2008 - 13:52

Mayes backs Livingstone

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

Arizona Corporation Commissioner and one-time prospective congressional candidate Kris Mayes has thrown her support behind Sandra Livingstone in the 1st Congressional District Republican primary.

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Thu, 07/24/2008 - 20:31

Livingstone: 'Washington needs a drive-by'

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

PRESCOTT -- Wednesday night, residents of the 1st Congressional District gathered to hear Republican candidate Dr. Sandra Livingstone inside her campaign headquarters, which occupy the corner of an office building that overlooks Courthouse Square.

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Wed, 06/04/2008 - 18:54

ACC presses congressional delegation on renewables

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

In a letter sent to the entire Arizona delegation in the U.S. House and Senate, the Arizona Corporation Commission is urging the state's national legislators to support the extension of the investment tax credit for solar energy and other renewable energy sources. The credit's renewal was passed in the House but is stalling in the Senate, and is set to expire in December of 2008.

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Thu, 04/10/2008 - 14:54

Mayes officially out

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

Arizona Corporation Commissioner Kris Mayes has made it official: She will not be a candidate to replace Rep. Rick Renzi (R-1) in the 1st Congressional District.

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Wed, 04/09/2008 - 16:04

Bennett says he'll decide in next few days

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

Former state Senate President Ken Bennett has a chance to become the instant frontrunner in the Republican race to face the eventual Democratic nominee in CD1 - if he chooses to take it.

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Wed, 04/09/2008 - 14:06

Rothenberg calls CD1 amongst those most likely to flip

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

Even before it was reported that Arizona Corporation Commissioner Kris Mayes won't be seeking the Republican nomination in CD1, Stuart Rothenberg's Rothenberg Political Report had this to say about the race in the First District:

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Tue, 04/08/2008 - 16:47

DCCC taunts CD1 Republicans

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

Kris Mayes and Ken Bennett, both of whom are considered potential Republican candidates for the CD1 seat, today got a taste of what they can expect from Democrats if they decide to enter.

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