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One professor’s view of PAC money in politics
“People who run for office generally say there are two kinds of pacs: My PAC and bad PACs,” said Thomas Volgy, a professor of political science at University of Arizona.
Statewide candidates rake in nearly $660K from PACs
Including candidates who lost in the August elections, statewide candidates have received roughly $657,000 from political action committees. Nearly half of that, almost $314,000, has been raised by Gov. Doug Ducey.
Landlords and tenants battle it out in Tempe over affordable housing
Edwin Lambert is an accomplished man. He spent six months in the Antarctic, he ran a nuclear power plant and worked as a probation officer. But one of his biggest accomplishments has been his adopted son. Lambert, now 81 years old, adopted his son, Daniel, in 1978. He and his wife were foster parents to […]
Could SCOTUS dark money ruling affect Arizona campaign finance law?
Last week, the Supreme Court made a decision which has sent ripples through the world of “dark money” campaign finance at the national level, but don’t expect it to result in more disclosures of anonymous spending at the local level. Conservative group Crossroads GPS was appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking them to reverse a decision […]