The heat is being turned up on Tucson’s own front runner for the Democratic nomination for US Sentate, Rodney Glassman. Those of us south of the Gila have come to love the guy if for nothing more than plenty of fodder to glob about.
Looks like campaign staffers are leaving the Glassman campaign, according to Arizona Capital Times, because of:
But sources said staff is fed up with Glassman’s unwillingness to spend money, Read More
Phoenix Business Magazine reports the findings from Tax Foundation annual survey of top cities for sales tax rates. A total 6 Arizona cities landed on the top 25 list. It looks like our States recent 1 cent sales tax for education moved us way up the list.
Tucson lands this year at #16.
The good news is if the voters Read More
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From Neal Boortz - 
In the great push to pass ObamaCare, politicians promised us many things. They did this without actually reading the legislation. Remember, we were supposed to “pass the legislation so we can find out what is in it.” So one of these promises made prior to the passage of ObamaCare was that over four million companies would qualify for a tax credit to provide health insurance to employees. Now the truth is out. The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) found that fewer than two million companies will qualify for tax credits. The NFIB points out a few examples of who will be Read More
Like it or not the Arizona Legislature put a hot issue into play that both parties would rather have sidestepped going into 2010. The controversial SB1070 immigration law enacted in Arizona set off a firestorms of debate around the county. The State of Arizona has been frustrated by inaction from the feds on immigration policy which caused stresses on law enforcement, emergency rooms and social service programs. Looks like a bunch of other states are starting to follow suit. What will the Obama Administration do?
Rodney Glassman’s Campaign Staffers Jumping Ship, Sources Describe Glassman as “Out of Control”
The political consulting firm Zimmerman And Associates is rumored to have been chosen to run the Charter Change Ammendment set to appear on the Novembers ballot. The backers of the charter change - the Southern Arizona Leadership Council (SALC) - are putting together the money to fund the campaign. Word is there isn’t many other organization stepping up to the financial table to help SALC educate voters on the charter change initiative.
Zimmerman ran the failed Prop 200 which would lock in the charter the police and fire staffing levels. The Tucson Association of Realtors put together the team to Read More
With just five days until the primary, we are facing a desperate opponent who will say and do anything to get elected. Jesse Kelly’s desperate attacks are outrageous and untrue, and they cannot go unanswered.
We’re fighting back with all we’ve got, but we need another $18,000 to complete our final ad buy. Will you help us reach this goal by making a final emergency contribution of $50, $100, $250, $500, or even $1,000 to our campaign today?
The stakes in this race could not be higher, and we need your help today to keep our final ads on the air. We WILL defeat Gabrielle Read More
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