Gila Courier and AZ 8th

Tucson #1

Business Week has ranked Tucson the number 1 most affordable place to retire. They were not just looking for cheap but also judging the most amenities for the price. We’ll, what do you know. Number 1 in something.

Ryan @ July 10, 2009

She must being doing something right!

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State Senator Sylvia Allen earned the scorn of Keith Olbermann (a high honor for a true conservative.) Senator Allen is a champion for the proper development of our abundant natural resources. Allen is one of the few conservatives willing to expose the true intention of the “sustainability” movement. She correctly identifies it a nothing more than another far-left agenda bent on destroying the free market.

Congratulations to Senator Allen for her high rating from Pachyderm Coalition (third highest score in the Senate.) She should consider the Olbermann rebuke a great honor. We do.

Gila @ July 9, 2009

CD 8 news

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The Arizona Republic has a story about the 3 districts the Republicans will be targeting in 2010. The seats are CD 1, CD 5, and CD 8.

We have some early information on the fundraising in CD 8. Brian Miller is has already filed his report and is showing just under $11,000 raised. His campaign has spend almost $3,000.

We did not find anything online for Jesse Kelly but he sent out a press release saying he raised over $35,000. We have also heard reports that his campaign will show over $50,000 raised. We’ll have to wait for the actual to know for sure.

Andy Goss has filed as a candidate but we could not see any quarterly numbers yet and have not heard anything from the campaign.

Tom Carlson has been out campaigning but we could not find that his committee has yet filed.

We will check back in when the rest of the reports are filed.

Ryan @ July 9, 2009

UPDATED - Sen. Verschoor Stripped Of Position - Is Sen. Gorman Next?

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Sources at the State Capitol are telling Gila Courier that State Senator Thayer Verschoor has been removed from the Rules Committee by Senate President Bob Burns. He has also been replaced as Senate President Pro Tem by freshman Senator Steve Pierce. The latter move is very interesting as the Pro Tem position is usually given to a Senator with a degree of seniority. The moves likely stem from Verschoor’s involvement in blocking the Governor’s Sales Tax bill. We are also hearing that Senator Gorman is going to be booted off of the committee but that Senator Gray appears safe, at the moment. There has been speculation that Gray, Gorman, or both, might be removed from their leadership positions as well. Gray serves as Majority Leader and Gorman as Majority Whip. We will update this story as it develops.
UPDATE - Arizona Capitol Times is confirming that Gorman was kicked off the Rules Committee as well. At present, that seat remains empty.

Cameron @ July 8, 2009

New poll

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Today, we are asking our readers what they think of the proposed sales tax increase. Governor Brewer wants to increase the state sales tax by 17.8% and has asked the legislature to refer the issue to the voters. What should the legislature do?

Some people are concerned that the poll numbers seem to change in waves. It is difficult to vote multiple time from the same computer. Some people may be sending e-mails asking their like minded friends to vote. We cannot and do not want to discourage this behavior as it gives more people a chance to participate. If you do not like the numbers, ask your friends if they have already voted so we can see their opinion as well as everyone elses.

Our previous poll did not indicate one clear winner but some candidates were more popular than others.

Gila @ July 8, 2009

Driving Ms. Houston

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Representative Giffords is now on Twitter. She has posted photos of her husband’s new hybrid on her Twitter Pic page.

It looks like they did not want anyone to see the Texas license plate but forgot to cover up the front plate for A.C. Collins Ford in Pasadena, Texas. It’s pretty obvious from the background in the photos that they do not live in a Tucson neighborhood.

So let’s get this straight, Ms. Global Warming votes for Cap and Trade, drives a clean burning hybrid in Houston and motors around Tucson in a her carbon-sucking SUV. Does she care more about clean air in Houston than Tucson?

Speaking of environments madness, she posted this little gem on Twitter. Great, now Giffords want to destroy 16,500 acres of desert in order to heat and cool 10 homes with inefficient solar panels. Where are the environmentalist on this wholesale destruction of our pristine desert?

Ryan @ July 7, 2009