Archive for Ethics

Laurie Roberts: Wilcox should not accept $975,000 from taxpayers

May 15, 2012 Comments Off by

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 [...]

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Wilcox finally gets $975,000 for “stress” by hiring former presiding judge as her attorney and getting anti-Arpaio judge

May 13, 2012 Comments Off by

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 [...]

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Investigative Report Regarding Representative Daniel Patterson

Apr 02, 2012 Comments Off by

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 [...]

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Kirk Adams Tells Another Whopper

Mar 29, 2012 Comments Off

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 Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Adams receives $5000 donation from McCain’s PAC          2 weeks later, he tells a [...]

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Statement by President Pearce on Ethics Committee Appointments

Sep 22, 2011 Comments Off

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 22, 2011 CONTACT: Mike Philipsen “Today I received a letter from the Senate Rules Attorney (attached), informing me that three members of the Ethics Committee were recusing themselves from the Committee while the panel considers an ethics complaint filed against the three on September 20, 2011. The letter also explains that [...]

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Sonoran Alliance Calls for Ethics Investigation into Rep Daniel Patterson

Aug 26, 2011 Comments Off

Dear Representative Vogt, On behalf of our readers and citizens across the State of Arizona, I am writing you to request an ethics investigation into the activities, behavior and legal residency of Representative Daniel Patterson. As you are well aware, Representative Patterson represents the 29th District of Arizona. Over the last year and beyond, it [...]

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Carolyn Cooper and Pearce Recall Supporters Must Apologize to Matt Tolman

Aug 25, 2011 Comments Off

I have always been vehemently adamant in by position to keep family members (especially children) out of political campaigns. So why then would a supporter of the Pearce Recall effort, grab the photo of a child from her opponent’s Facebook page and use it to take shots at her opponent? That’s exactly what Carolyn Cooper [...]

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