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November 6, 2009 - 05:29 pm
NEWS FEED: Blog for Arizona

SWAG Update: Early Filers for 2010

By AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

Now that local elections are all but over for the counting in Tucson (and a possible recount in Ward 3), it's time once again to update the early filers with the Arizona Secretary of State for 2010. You can play along at home at http://www.azsos.gov/cfs/CommitteeSearch.aspx

The big news today: Terry Goddard, the state's highest-elected Democrat, filed paperwork Friday morning announcing that he is exploring a run for governor next year. Political Insider Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and former Arizona Democratic Party Chairman and 2006 U.S. Senate candidate Jim Pederson previously announced that they would not run. Former Tempe Mayor Neil Giuliano has also decided not to run

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October 12, 2009 - 01:03 pm
NEWS FEED: Blog for Arizona

The next conservative public ed agenda?

By David Safier

by David Safier

I read an article and a column recently that may point to what we'll be hearing from conservatives next session when it comes to education: decentralization. Kill the state Department of Ed, and pretty much kill district administrations.

First, kill the DOE:

Rep. Lucy Mason, R-Prescott says she will introduce a bill that will drastically cut the Arizona Department of Education or eliminate it completely.

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Through this bill, she proposes to keep the superintendent of schools, which is a constitutional office, and eliminate its 352-500 employees. "We'll take him to the executive tower and use his expensive property for something else," she said.

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September 30, 2009 - 04:51 pm
NEWS FEED: Blog for Arizona

SWAG Update: Early Filers for 2010

By AZ BlueMeanie

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

Time once again to update the early filers with the Arizona Secretary of State for 2010. You can play along at home at http://www.azsos.gov/cfs/CommitteeSearch.aspx

Since the last update, Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker, a Republican, has been receiving a lot of media attention as he explores running for goveror PV mayor forms exploratory panel on run for governor, not all of it welcome PV Mayor Vernon Parker: Accused by Feds of false filing « Seeing Red AZ. State Treasurer Dean Martin, a Republican, is also considering running for governor State Treasurer Dean Martin considers a run for governor. Former Arizona Republican Party Chairman and Republican National Commiteeman John Munger told Bill Buckmaster of KUAT's Arizona Illustrated on Monday that he is leaving the segment "Face Off" and would have an announcement shortly about a new direction in his life, looking like the cat who swallowed the canary.

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Wed, 11/19/2008 - 16:58

Adams announces AZ House committee assignments

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

Arizona House Speaker-elect Kirk Adams has made his selections for who will chair the House's standing committees in the next session of the legislature.

Daniel's News & Views, the blog run by state Representative-elect Daniel Patterson (D-Tucson), had the announcement posted Wednesday.

According to Patterson, the list is:

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Fri, 11/14/2008 - 18:21

Legislators honored for innovation

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

Thursday night, twelve Arizona legislators were honored at the annual Governor's Celebration of Innovation awards for their work to help facilitate technology development in Arizona.

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Wed, 05/28/2008 - 17:04

Hay racking up support of legislators

By Evan Brown, PolitickerAZ.com Reporter

CD1 Republican candidate Sydney Hay announced today she has lined up the support of seven state representatives and three state senators, further consolidating her frontrunner status in her primary battle against Preston Korn, her chief rival for the nomination.

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