May 102010
MARICOPA COUNTY REPUBLICAN BRIEFS RepComm@cox.net www.maricopagop.org May 10, 2010 Wake up America! http://apathetic-usa.com/ 2nd referendum targeting Ariz. immigration law dropped http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/05/10/20100510arizona-immigration-law-referendums-dropped.html AP: AZ referendum drives targeting new law dropped http://arizonateaparty.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=3203237%3ABlogPost%3A69957&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_post Kan. lawyer is architect of many immigration laws http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/05/10/20100510immigration-law-architect-kris-kobach.html U.S. not cracking down on immigrants with expired visas http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/05/10/20100510illegal-immigrants-overstay.html Arizona Law Also Happens To Be Good Politics http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/dsaunders/2010/ds_05101.shtml Illegal Immigration: Is it Kind to be Cruel? http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/guest/2010/pi_0510.shtml How Dare Arizonans Try To Protect Themselves? http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/dlimbaugh/2010/dl_05071.shtml Student Gets Detention for Possessing Piece of Candy http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/05/10/student-gets-detention-opening-piece-candy/ JUNE 24 IS THE PETITION DEADLINE FOR GETTING PETITIONS TO THE PROP 13 ARIZONA CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP. They must process and turned the signed and NOTORIZED petitions to the Secretary of State’s office by July 1. Completed petitions should be sent to: Prop 13 Arizona, PO Box 30143, Phoenix, Az 85046. Everyone signature counts for qualification to the ballot. Petitions can be obtained at Info@Prop13Arizona.com. Prop 13 Arizona video: See the video here! New Film ‘Machete’ evokes race war http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b6OcO3DoZQ&feature=player_embedded Anti-Arizona Protesters Spray Paint “Burn This Racist City” On Phoenix Sidewalks (Video) http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/05/nice-anti-arizona-protesters-spray-paint-burn-this-racist-city-on-phoenix-sidewalks-video/ Wall Street Journal: Immigration Debate Flares in Oklahoma - Oklahoma is far from the border and home to fewer illegal immigrants than much of the U.S. But this heartland state has emerged as the most aggressive combatant of illegal immigration alongside Arizona.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703322204575227320006734604.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecond Maricopa County looks into tax rebates http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2010/05/10/maricopa-county-looks-into-tax-rebates/ Arizona hospitals work to keep patients from being infected http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/05/10/20100510arizona-hospitals-fighting-infections.html#ixzz0nZDRxCGx Brewer Names Kevin Kinsall Natural Resources Policy Advisor: Gov. Jan Brewer has appointed Kevin Kinsall as her new policy advisor for natural resources. He replaces Mike Anable, who is returning to private consulting. Kinsall has 25 years of strategic planning and consensus building in the legislative and regulatory arenas. He was employed for more than 17 years in various leadership capacities with international mining company Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold.. Kinsall managed tax research and analysis and state and local government relations. His legislative experience includes leadership roles in the Arizona State Senate, including Acting Majority Staff Director, Financial Affairs Advisor and Special Assistant to Majority Leadership When will Janet Napolitano be held accountable? http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/When-will-Janet-Napolitano-be-held-accounatable–93239334.html#ixzz0nWk8iHut Will Janet Napolitano Be Fired For Times Square Incompetence? http://reason.com/blog/2010/05/09/will-janet-napolitano-be-fired Secretary Napolitano Lost Credibility, Say Critics: Lax attitude towards illegal aliens, seemingly delusional assessment of the southern border http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/22948 San Francisco’s Unconstitutional Boycott: Instead, as governments under our Constitution, these leftist city councils are creating an embargo. This is wrong and it is unconstitutional http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/22952 HOORAY FOR UTAH; BOO FOR INDIANA By Chuck Baldwin http://www.newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin588.htm Obama Administration Seeks Internet Control http://www.newsmax.com/JohnLott/fcc-internet-web-fairness/2010/05/10/id/358589 Pelosi Tells Catholic Bishops to Speak ‘From the Pulpit’ About Immigration Reform; This Is ‘Living the Gospels’ (CNSNews.com) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she has advised some Catholic bishops who want her to pass immigration reform to “speak about it from the pulpit,” and for those who oppose reform, “to tell them that this is a ‘manifestation of our living the gospels.’” White House Unaware of Target for Sealing Border From Influx of Drugs Washington (CNSNews.com) – A White House spokesman did not know if President Barack Obama has a target date for sealing the southern border against the influx of illegal drugs, but he did say that border security would be part of any immigration reform bill. Border towns say violent crime rates are low http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2010/05/10/border-towns-say-violent-crime-rates-are-low/ Listen Up, Republicans! http://www.modernconservative.com/metablog_single.php?p=4525 Documents reveal AT&T, Verizon, others, thought about dropping employer-sponsored benefits Confidential documents that companies are seriously considering dropping health care coverage for their employees http://money.cnn.com/search/index.html?sortBy=date&primaryType=mixed&source=fort&query=dropping+employee+benefits&search.x=15&search.y=11 Obama Rule Change Favors Labor Unions http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/65562 Student Flagged For Drawing Old Glory: A California teen’s drawing of an American flag was deemed “offensive” by her teacher. http://www.aim.org/don-irvine-blog/student-flagged-for-drawing-old-glory/ Obama: Civility for Thee but Not for Me http://patriotupdate.com/exclusives/read/105/Obama-Civility-for-Thee-but-Not-for-Me PREZ SLINGING MUD TO STOKE HIS BASE http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/2010/05/10/prez-slinging-mud-to-stoke-his-base/ Outrage: Obama Administration Targets Military for Pay Reductions http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/pentagon-military-pay-obama/2010/05/09/id/358485?s=al&promo_code=9DD1-1 How did Times Square terrorist slip through cracks? http://www.onenewsnow.com/Security/Default.aspx?id=1003546 Prayers Answered: Seniors Can Pray Before Meals at Georgia Center http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/05/10/prayers-answered/?test=latestnews Kagan spit in the eye of America’s Armed Forces http://www.westernjournalism.com/?p=7745 Supreme Court nominee has never been a judge http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=1007054 Elena Kagan’s most notable foray into public life was kicking military recruiters off of Harvard’s campus President Obama’s latest choice for the Supreme Court has held a number of high-profile jobs over the years, but she has left a relatively thin paper trail http://dailycaller.com/2010/05/10/elena-kagan%E2%80%99s-most-notable-foray-into-public-life-was-kicking-military-recruiters-off-of-harvard%E2%80%99s-campus/ AZ SEN. JON KYL ONE OF THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. The GOP membership includes Jeff Sessions R-AL, Orin Hatch R-UT, Chuck Grassley R-Iowa, Jon Kyl R-AZ, Lindsey Graham R-SC, John Cornyn R-TX, and Tom Coburn R-OK. Kyl can be reached at 1-202-224-4521. Senate http://www.senate.gov Toll-free congressional switchboard number: 1-866-220-0044. Toll free: Senators & Representatives at 1-877-851-6437 & 1-866-220-0044 Conservatives Note Kagan’s Anti-Military Views, Lack of Judicial Experience (CNSNews.com) – U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan will face two major stumbling blocks as a Supreme Court nominee – her anti-military views and her ties to Goldman Sachs, a conservative group says..
Seven questions for Elena Kagan http://www.congress.org/news/2010/05/10/seven_questions_for_elena_kagan Conservative Legal Expert Warns That Obama’s Court Pick Does Matter, but Not Everyone on the Short List is ‘Equally Bad’ (CNSNews.com) – A conservative legal expert warns that despite what many people believe, the Supreme Court is not dominated by conservatives, and it does make a difference whom the president nominates to replace the retiring liberal justice. One of Obama’s closest friends part of federal probe http://www.westernjournalism.com/?p=7741 Critics Blast Obama Administration’s Decision To Read Terrorist Suspect His Miranda Rights http://www.personalliberty.com/news/critics-blast-obama-administrations-decision-to-read-terrorist-suspect-his-miranda-rights-2-19761014/ Fear And Loathing Of The Tea Party http://www.personalliberty.com/liberty/fear-and-loathing-of-the-tea-party/ Civil Rights Commission Holds Hearing On Voter Intimidation http://www.personalliberty.com/news/civil-rights-commission-holds-hearing-on-voter-intimidation-19759991/ Obama gives unions sweeping new power to organize http://www.onenewsnow.com/Headlines/Default.aspx?id=1007078 Background on Elena Kagan http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/05/09/biographical-information-elena-kagan/print Mark Steyn toying with immigration restrictions on Muslims http://action.afa.net/Blogs/BlogPost.aspx?id=2147494172 Muslims starting to get the picture http://action.afa.net/Blogs/BlogPost.aspx?id=2147494175 Live Oak High School shelters blatantly racist student organization http://action.afa.net/Blogs/BlogPost.aspx?id=2147494171 Holder: Pakistani Taliban helped direct Times Square plot: The man charged in the failed Times Square bombing was working with the Taliban movement in Pakistan, the U.S. attorney general said Sunday. http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/05/09/times.square.suspect/index.html Exposed! Communists boast ‘mentoring’ David Axelrod: Activists ‘educated’ top adviser, boosted president’s career, too http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=151877 NASCAR has new connection to Obama’s birth certificate: Drivers near famed racetrack confronted with president’s eligibility http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=151277 What does Linda Lingle know? http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=151669 Know When to Holder http://spectator.org/archives/2010/05/10/know-when-to-holder KATE SMITH INTRODUCES GOD BLESS AMERICA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnQDW-NMaRs Government Funded Front Groups By Dr. Robert R. Owens How many Progressive groups are in reality government supported entities masquerading as public interest lobbies? How many government agencies act as Progressive lobbies? Obama Administration Blames, and Warns, Pakistan Taliban Over Times Square Plot
(CNSNews.com) – The Obama administration has linked the Pakistan Taliban to the recent Times Square bomb plot, warning of “very severe consequences” if a future attack traced back to Pakistan succeeds. Brewer has vetoed House Bill 2432 and House Bill 2300, signed Senate Bill 1422 with a signing letter, and signed the following bills: HB 2127 JTED; centralized campus; funding HB 2246 regulation of fireworks HB 2260 regulatory rule making HB 2282 political subdivisions; government transparency HB 2370 research development; production; incentive program HB 2586 agency rule making; fees; commission HB 2625 STAN subaccount; city reimbursement HB 2663 STOs; corporate tax credit requirements HB 2664 STOs; tax credit requirements HB 2700 solar energy tax incentives; extension HB 2729 election equipment certification committee; membership HB 2732 schools; third grade retention SB 1040 teacher and principal evaluations SB 1083 improvement districts; financing SB 1087 behavior analyst; exemption from licensure SB 1141 CAGRD revenue bonding; sustainability policies SB 1187 school facilities board; vacant land SB 1189 admissibility of expert opinion testimony SB 1201 renewable energy tax incentive revisions SB 1232 civil rights; discrimination; employment SB 1282 affiliated charter schools SB 1284 school finance revisions SB 1309 parents; rights SB 1366 eminent domain; relocation assistance RE: Senate Bill 1422 (petitions; post office box addresses) Dear Secretary Bennett: Today I signed Senate Bill 1422, which permits certain voters signing candidate nomination petitions to use post office addresses rather than actual residence addresses. Arizona law has long required that voters must have a residence to register to vote and reside in a district in order to sign nomination petitions for candidates seeking office from the district. The Arizona Supreme Court recently held in Jenkins v. Hale, that a voter’s signature on a nominating petition is not invalid as a matter of law if the voter provides a post office box address in the address portion of the signature line. However, in the event of a challenge, the burden is shifted to the candidate to show the voter resided in the district and was therefore qualified to sign the petition. Senate Bill 1422 allows a voter to sign a nomination petition using a post office address only if the voter has no residence address assigned by an official governmental entity or the voter’s address is protected under A.R.S. § 16-153. This law will greatly benefit many Native American voters, as well as law enforcement officials whose addresses are sealed for security purposes. – Janice K. Brewer Governor Re: House Bill 2432 (fire districts; boundaries; merger; consolidation) Dear Secretary Bennett, Today, I vetoed House Bill 2432. The bill as originally drafted corrected issues concerning fire district mergers and consolidations, along with addressing several governance matters. HB 2432 has caused Arizona’s fire districts to reevaluate the potential benefits of the original bill compared to the potential risks it poses. The concerns are specific to conference committee amendments that could lead to double taxation by both the fire district and municipality for fire services. Further, the amendment provides for division of fire district assets on a proportionate basis without addressing liabilities or a specific methodology for the division. While the vast majority of the legislative changes in HB 2432 are non-controversial, the bill transmitted to me also redraws the relationship between municipalities and fire districts. While this may be desirable to a particular fire district, there are also undesirable scenarios for fire districts and most importantly, the Arizonans they serve. Janice K. Brewer – Governor Re: House Bill 2300 (driving on highways; lane regulations) Dear Secretary Bennett, Today, I vetoed House Bill 2300. The bill requires the Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Department of Public Safety, to conduct a study to determine the likely safety improvements and feasibility of implementing commercial vehicle lane restrictions on the non-urbanized areas of Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Tucson, and other non-urbanized areas with three or more lanes in each direction. This bill was introduced to look at improving the efficiency and safety of our highway system, however it is unnecessary and duplicative at this time. ADOT has the authority under current law (28-736) to do what HB 2300 proposes. At a time of restricted budgets, the Legislature is directing agencies of the Executive Branch, agencies whose primary mission is highway and public safety, to do what they are already responsible for doing. More than one study has shown a 40% projected growth in truck traffic on I-10, which is the primary east-west route across the southern half of the U.S. Additional lanes and an upgraded and updated I-10 is the only answer. This is why my administration and the State Transportation Board have prioritized the I-10 corridor as a vital link in Arizona’s economy by committing nearly $1 billion in current and future improvements in the Phoenix-Tucson section alone. Much of the widening and improvements are underway or already completed. I commend the sponsor of the bill for his desire to explore ways that may improve the safety and efficiency of our transportation system. With the major improvements under way on the I-10 corridor, the Department is currently looking at whether vehicle lane restrictions would facilitate the safe and orderly movement of traffic and what types of vehicles should be restricted. Director Halikowski and the traffic engineering professionals at ADOT, working cooperatively with DPS Director Halliday, will address this issue as they always do – with safety of the public as their priority. Janice K. Brewer – Governor PLEASE DO NOT CLICK ON THE “UNSUBSCRIBE” BELOW UNLESS YOU REALLY WANT TO UNSUBSCRIBE. Articles distributed exclusively as newsworthy items. Content has not been endorsed by the Maricopa County Republican Committee. Paid for by Maricopa County Republican Committee. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703322204575227320006734604.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecond Maricopa County looks into tax rebates http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2010/05/10/maricopa-county-looks-into-tax-rebates/ Arizona hospitals work to keep patients from being infected http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/05/10/20100510arizona-hospitals-fighting-infections.html#ixzz0nZDRxCGx Brewer Names Kevin Kinsall Natural Resources Policy Advisor: Gov. Jan Brewer has appointed Kevin Kinsall as her new policy advisor for natural resources. He replaces Mike Anable, who is returning to private consulting. Kinsall has 25 years of strategic planning and consensus building in the legislative and regulatory arenas. He was employed for more than 17 years in various leadership capacities with international mining company Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold.. Kinsall managed tax research and analysis and state and local government relations. His legislative experience includes leadership roles in the Arizona State Senate, including Acting Majority Staff Director, Financial Affairs Advisor and Special Assistant to Majority Leadership When will Janet Napolitano be held accountable? http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/When-will-Janet-Napolitano-be-held-accounatable–93239334.html#ixzz0nWk8iHut Will Janet Napolitano Be Fired For Times Square Incompetence? http://reason.com/blog/2010/05/09/will-janet-napolitano-be-fired Secretary Napolitano Lost Credibility, Say Critics: Lax attitude towards illegal aliens, seemingly delusional assessment of the southern border http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/22948 San Francisco’s Unconstitutional Boycott: Instead, as governments under our Constitution, these leftist city councils are creating an embargo. This is wrong and it is unconstitutional http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/22952 HOORAY FOR UTAH; BOO FOR INDIANA By Chuck Baldwin http://www.newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin588.htm Obama Administration Seeks Internet Control http://www.newsmax.com/JohnLott/fcc-internet-web-fairness/2010/05/10/id/358589 Pelosi Tells Catholic Bishops to Speak ‘From the Pulpit’ About Immigration Reform; This Is ‘Living the Gospels’ (CNSNews.com) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she has advised some Catholic bishops who want her to pass immigration reform to “speak about it from the pulpit,” and for those who oppose reform, “to tell them that this is a ‘manifestation of our living the gospels.’” White House Unaware of Target for Sealing Border From Influx of Drugs Washington (CNSNews.com) – A White House spokesman did not know if President Barack Obama has a target date for sealing the southern border against the influx of illegal drugs, but he did say that border security would be part of any immigration reform bill. Border towns say violent crime rates are low http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2010/05/10/border-towns-say-violent-crime-rates-are-low/ Listen Up, Republicans! http://www.modernconservative.com/metablog_single.php?p=4525 Documents reveal AT&T, Verizon, others, thought about dropping employer-sponsored benefits Confidential documents that companies are seriously considering dropping health care coverage for their employees http://money.cnn.com/search/index.html?sortBy=date&primaryType=mixed&source=fort&query=dropping+employee+benefits&search.x=15&search.y=11 Obama Rule Change Favors Labor Unions http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/65562 Student Flagged For Drawing Old Glory: A California teen’s drawing of an American flag was deemed “offensive” by her teacher. http://www.aim.org/don-irvine-blog/student-flagged-for-drawing-old-glory/ Obama: Civility for Thee but Not for Me http://patriotupdate.com/exclusives/read/105/Obama-Civility-for-Thee-but-Not-for-Me PREZ SLINGING MUD TO STOKE HIS BASE http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/2010/05/10/prez-slinging-mud-to-stoke-his-base/ Outrage: Obama Administration Targets Military for Pay Reductions http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/pentagon-military-pay-obama/2010/05/09/id/358485?s=al&promo_code=9DD1-1 How did Times Square terrorist slip through cracks? http://www.onenewsnow.com/Security/Default.aspx?id=1003546 Prayers Answered: Seniors Can Pray Before Meals at Georgia Center http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/05/10/prayers-answered/?test=latestnews Kagan spit in the eye of America’s Armed Forces http://www.westernjournalism.com/?p=7745 Supreme Court nominee has never been a judge http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=1007054 Elena Kagan’s most notable foray into public life was kicking military recruiters off of Harvard’s campus President Obama’s latest choice for the Supreme Court has held a number of high-profile jobs over the years, but she has left a relatively thin paper trail http://dailycaller.com/2010/05/10/elena-kagan%E2%80%99s-most-notable-foray-into-public-life-was-kicking-military-recruiters-off-of-harvard%E2%80%99s-campus/ AZ SEN. JON KYL ONE OF THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. The GOP membership includes Jeff Sessions R-AL, Orin Hatch R-UT, Chuck Grassley R-Iowa, Jon Kyl R-AZ, Lindsey Graham R-SC, John Cornyn R-TX, and Tom Coburn R-OK. Kyl can be reached at 1-202-224-4521. Senate http://www.senate.gov Toll-free congressional switchboard number: 1-866-220-0044. Toll free: Senators & Representatives at 1-877-851-6437 & 1-866-220-0044 Conservatives Note Kagan’s Anti-Military Views, Lack of Judicial Experience (CNSNews.com) – U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan will face two major stumbling blocks as a Supreme Court nominee – her anti-military views and her ties to Goldman Sachs, a conservative group says..
Seven questions for Elena Kagan http://www.congress.org/news/2010/05/10/seven_questions_for_elena_kagan Conservative Legal Expert Warns That Obama’s Court Pick Does Matter, but Not Everyone on the Short List is ‘Equally Bad’ (CNSNews.com) – A conservative legal expert warns that despite what many people believe, the Supreme Court is not dominated by conservatives, and it does make a difference whom the president nominates to replace the retiring liberal justice. One of Obama’s closest friends part of federal probe http://www.westernjournalism.com/?p=7741 Critics Blast Obama Administration’s Decision To Read Terrorist Suspect His Miranda Rights http://www.personalliberty.com/news/critics-blast-obama-administrations-decision-to-read-terrorist-suspect-his-miranda-rights-2-19761014/ Fear And Loathing Of The Tea Party http://www.personalliberty.com/liberty/fear-and-loathing-of-the-tea-party/ Civil Rights Commission Holds Hearing On Voter Intimidation http://www.personalliberty.com/news/civil-rights-commission-holds-hearing-on-voter-intimidation-19759991/ Obama gives unions sweeping new power to organize http://www.onenewsnow.com/Headlines/Default.aspx?id=1007078 Background on Elena Kagan http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/05/09/biographical-information-elena-kagan/print Mark Steyn toying with immigration restrictions on Muslims http://action.afa.net/Blogs/BlogPost.aspx?id=2147494172 Muslims starting to get the picture http://action.afa.net/Blogs/BlogPost.aspx?id=2147494175 Live Oak High School shelters blatantly racist student organization http://action.afa.net/Blogs/BlogPost.aspx?id=2147494171 Holder: Pakistani Taliban helped direct Times Square plot: The man charged in the failed Times Square bombing was working with the Taliban movement in Pakistan, the U.S. attorney general said Sunday. http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/05/09/times.square.suspect/index.html Exposed! Communists boast ‘mentoring’ David Axelrod: Activists ‘educated’ top adviser, boosted president’s career, too http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=151877 NASCAR has new connection to Obama’s birth certificate: Drivers near famed racetrack confronted with president’s eligibility http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=151277 What does Linda Lingle know? http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=151669 Know When to Holder http://spectator.org/archives/2010/05/10/know-when-to-holder KATE SMITH INTRODUCES GOD BLESS AMERICA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnQDW-NMaRs Government Funded Front Groups By Dr. Robert R. Owens How many Progressive groups are in reality government supported entities masquerading as public interest lobbies? How many government agencies act as Progressive lobbies? Obama Administration Blames, and Warns, Pakistan Taliban Over Times Square Plot
(CNSNews.com) – The Obama administration has linked the Pakistan Taliban to the recent Times Square bomb plot, warning of “very severe consequences” if a future attack traced back to Pakistan succeeds. Brewer has vetoed House Bill 2432 and House Bill 2300, signed Senate Bill 1422 with a signing letter, and signed the following bills: HB 2127 JTED; centralized campus; funding HB 2246 regulation of fireworks HB 2260 regulatory rule making HB 2282 political subdivisions; government transparency HB 2370 research development; production; incentive program HB 2586 agency rule making; fees; commission HB 2625 STAN subaccount; city reimbursement HB 2663 STOs; corporate tax credit requirements HB 2664 STOs; tax credit requirements HB 2700 solar energy tax incentives; extension HB 2729 election equipment certification committee; membership HB 2732 schools; third grade retention SB 1040 teacher and principal evaluations SB 1083 improvement districts; financing SB 1087 behavior analyst; exemption from licensure SB 1141 CAGRD revenue bonding; sustainability policies SB 1187 school facilities board; vacant land SB 1189 admissibility of expert opinion testimony SB 1201 renewable energy tax incentive revisions SB 1232 civil rights; discrimination; employment SB 1282 affiliated charter schools SB 1284 school finance revisions SB 1309 parents; rights SB 1366 eminent domain; relocation assistance RE: Senate Bill 1422 (petitions; post office box addresses) Dear Secretary Bennett: Today I signed Senate Bill 1422, which permits certain voters signing candidate nomination petitions to use post office addresses rather than actual residence addresses. Arizona law has long required that voters must have a residence to register to vote and reside in a district in order to sign nomination petitions for candidates seeking office from the district. The Arizona Supreme Court recently held in Jenkins v. Hale, that a voter’s signature on a nominating petition is not invalid as a matter of law if the voter provides a post office box address in the address portion of the signature line. However, in the event of a challenge, the burden is shifted to the candidate to show the voter resided in the district and was therefore qualified to sign the petition. Senate Bill 1422 allows a voter to sign a nomination petition using a post office address only if the voter has no residence address assigned by an official governmental entity or the voter’s address is protected under A.R.S. § 16-153. This law will greatly benefit many Native American voters, as well as law enforcement officials whose addresses are sealed for security purposes. – Janice K. Brewer Governor Re: House Bill 2432 (fire districts; boundaries; merger; consolidation) Dear Secretary Bennett, Today, I vetoed House Bill 2432. The bill as originally drafted corrected issues concerning fire district mergers and consolidations, along with addressing several governance matters. HB 2432 has caused Arizona’s fire districts to reevaluate the potential benefits of the original bill compared to the potential risks it poses. The concerns are specific to conference committee amendments that could lead to double taxation by both the fire district and municipality for fire services. Further, the amendment provides for division of fire district assets on a proportionate basis without addressing liabilities or a specific methodology for the division. While the vast majority of the legislative changes in HB 2432 are non-controversial, the bill transmitted to me also redraws the relationship between municipalities and fire districts. While this may be desirable to a particular fire district, there are also undesirable scenarios for fire districts and most importantly, the Arizonans they serve. Janice K. Brewer – Governor Re: House Bill 2300 (driving on highways; lane regulations) Dear Secretary Bennett, Today, I vetoed House Bill 2300. The bill requires the Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Department of Public Safety, to conduct a study to determine the likely safety improvements and feasibility of implementing commercial vehicle lane restrictions on the non-urbanized areas of Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Tucson, and other non-urbanized areas with three or more lanes in each direction. This bill was introduced to look at improving the efficiency and safety of our highway system, however it is unnecessary and duplicative at this time. ADOT has the authority under current law (28-736) to do what HB 2300 proposes. At a time of restricted budgets, the Legislature is directing agencies of the Executive Branch, agencies whose primary mission is highway and public safety, to do what they are already responsible for doing. More than one study has shown a 40% projected growth in truck traffic on I-10, which is the primary east-west route across the southern half of the U.S. Additional lanes and an upgraded and updated I-10 is the only answer. This is why my administration and the State Transportation Board have prioritized the I-10 corridor as a vital link in Arizona’s economy by committing nearly $1 billion in current and future improvements in the Phoenix-Tucson section alone. Much of the widening and improvements are underway or already completed. I commend the sponsor of the bill for his desire to explore ways that may improve the safety and efficiency of our transportation system. With the major improvements under way on the I-10 corridor, the Department is currently looking at whether vehicle lane restrictions would facilitate the safe and orderly movement of traffic and what types of vehicles should be restricted. Director Halikowski and the traffic engineering professionals at ADOT, working cooperatively with DPS Director Halliday, will address this issue as they always do – with safety of the public as their priority. Janice K. Brewer – Governor PLEASE DO NOT CLICK ON THE “UNSUBSCRIBE” BELOW UNLESS YOU REALLY WANT TO UNSUBSCRIBE. Articles distributed exclusively as newsworthy items. Content has not been endorsed by the Maricopa County Republican Committee. Paid for by Maricopa County Republican Committee. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee.
