It's rare when a state program ends.  But a bit of good news occurred last year in the legislature when Arizona lawmakers refrained from extending the dismal motion picture tax credit (we lobbied aggressively to kill the program).  It shouldn't have been a difficult...

Republicans were elected overwhelmingly nationally.  There was a backlash against incumbents, special interests, and Obama successfully (in some cases) pursuing his leftward agenda. Candidates for state legislative offices benefited from the wave, too.  In Arizona,...

If a rematch between Harry Reid and Sharon Angle were held a week from today, she might actually win, given Sen. Reid's tin ear when it comes to wasteful spending. But there is no rematch.  He won, she lost, and Reid continues to staunchly defend bringing home the...

Being a part of a legislative or executive blue-ribbon commission is a thankless and often dreadful job.  By definition, a commission's recommendations reach a consensus . . . a compromise.  Countless hours of hard work (usually unpaid), collaboration with colleagues...

The federal deficit commission pre-released their report yesterday and we will write more about it later, but the NYT's Paul Krugman doesn't like what he sees so far.  Krugman has been calling for higher taxes and higher spending to improve the economy and he doesn't...

Flake gets backing from Lewis to join Appropriations panel By Vicki Needham - 11/05/10 06:17 PM ET Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) got a nod Friday from the House Appropriations leading Republican to join the panel. House Appropriations Committee ranking member Jerry Lewis...

It's being reported that MSNBC suspended Countdown host Keith Olbermann for financially contributing to three Democratic candidates, including two in Arizona: Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords.  According to these reports, Olbermann violated company policy by not...

Prop. 106 - Health Care Freedom - YES Protects right to obtain the health care of your choice and prohibits federal government from levying fines for not participating in federal health care system Prop. 107 - Ending racial quotas - YES Prop. 113 - Right to a Secret...

On Oct. 2 and Oct. 7, I wrote about Karl Rove's U.S. Senate predictions and then juxtaposed his with the NY Times/Nate Silver model. On Oct. 2, Rove had the Dems losing 10 seats, the GOP gaining six, and four as toss-ups. I examined the four toss-ups using the NYT...

The Oct. 17 edition of Bloomberg Businessweek featured a story about Terry McAuliffe's new business endeavor: building an electric car company. McAuliffe, a successful businessman and multi-millionaire, is perhaps the most well-connected Democrat in the country who...

I've got nothing against lawyers, but Ron Johnson's ad against Russ Feingold in Wisconsin's Senate race is pretty darn good. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06NXxd_qrtQ&feature=player_embedded