Monthly Archives: October 2011

Democratic Leadership dismisses Committee, then obsesses with every move  Democrats in the House and Senate have dismissed the Joint Legislative Committee on Redistricting as a “divisive partisan game”, but as Republican Committee members perform their Constitutional duty, the Democrats are … Continue reading →

Mesa’s District 18 has one of the most effective legislative leaders in recent history, but a group of outsiders has hijacked the will of Mesa voters, forcing a new election and raising the real possibility that Senate President Russell Pearce … Continue reading →

  By State Senator Gail Griffin I understand the commission plans on submitting their final maps to the U.S. Department of Justice by Nov. 24. The DOJ then has to approve or reject the maps. I firmly believe that this unelected, … Continue reading →

(Phoenix, State Capitol)—The Joint Legislative Committee on Redistricting has wrapped up its first day of hearings. The committee is comprised of Republicans and Democrats from the Senate and House. Committee members today learned about the process the Arizona Independent Redistricting … Continue reading →

Congresswoman and 2012 Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann came to the Arizona Capitol today, to discuss border security with Senate leaders and law enforcement. Rep. Bachmann wanted to hear personally how Arizona is bearing the brunt of the Federal Government’s inaction on enforcement. … Continue reading →

“As early as Friday, the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is expected to release a proposed map of legislative districts to be used for the next ten years. This comes just days after the commission chair rushed through a proposed congressional … Continue reading →