Matt Salmon’s closet seems to be full of political skeletons these days. The problem is not just Salmon’s career as a lobbyist after he left Congress but his “friends” since he left Congress. It is a mounting problem that calls into question not only his conservative credentials but also his judgment. What’s the problem this [...]
A m e r i c a n P o s t – G a z e t t e Distributed by C O M M O N S E N S E , in Arizona Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Former County Manager David Smith gave away large settlement amounts of taxpayers’ money out of [...]
A m e r i c a n P o s t – G a z e t t e Distributed by C O M M O N S E N S E , in Arizona Sunday, May 13, 2012 Three other county supervisors, Bill Montgomery, and Hos Hoskins refused to sign off on $975,000 [...]
A m e r i c a n P o s t – G a z e t t e Distributed by C O M M O N S E N S E , in Arizona Friday, May 11, 2012 Contrary to false rumors in the blog Western Free Press, which supports Russell’s new challenger [...]
After securing the endorsement with Rick Santorum’s withdrawal today, Mitt Romney might have a new problem on his hands. Russell Pearce, the author of Arizona’s controversial immigration law, commonly referred to as S.B. 1070, has just endorsed Mitt Romney for President. Russell Pearce has been a lighting rod of controversy since his authorship and eventual [...]
In 2007, lobbyist, former Congressman and overall righteous dude Matt Salmon asked, “How do you evaluate the benefits of a public/private partnership?” Salmon was referring and lobbying for Waveyard Development LLC, a Mesa, Arizona public-private partnership project that planned to seed 125 acres of city-owned public parks and recreation properties and facilities to developers to [...]
Amanda Reeve Bill Signed by Governor Brewer – Over $660 million Protected Annually for Arizona Universities Legislation Bans Medical Marijuana at Universities, Schools and Day Care Facilities STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX (April 3, 2012) – This afternoon, Governor Jan Brewer signed vital state legislation sponsored by Representative Amanda Reeve (R-Phoenix). The bill protects federal funding for [...]
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT REGARDING REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL PATTERSON PREPARED FOR THE ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ETHICS COMMITTEE SUBMITTED MARCH 30, 2012 Preliminary Statement Michael C. Manning, Craig A. Morgan, Sharon W. Ng, and Danelle G. Kelling of Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP have been retained to serve as Special Counsel for the House of Representatives Ethics Committee to [...]
1. Applicable Statute The rules are set forth in the definition of “independent expenditure,” in A.R.S. § 16-901(14). The definition of “election” is that it means any “primary, general,…or runoff election.” (Emphasis added). Therefore the primary is a separate election from the general. A.R.S. § 16-901(7) also states “for purposes of § 16-903 and § [...]
