SB1516 is nothing short of a pure deregulation of political committees in Arizona.  Under the false pretences of streamlining our system, this proposal abdicates nearly all responsibility for regulating political committees.  If you think dark money rules our current system now, buckle up because it’s about to get a whole lot darker.  Article 7, Section…

Reject SB 1516 – Reject Corruption Dear Members of the Arizona House of Representatives: As soon as this afternoon, you may be considering SB 1516. I urge you to reject it. In Sunday’s Arizona Republic (3/27/16), Representative Ken Clark offered his opinion on why this bill should be defeated.  For my part, I agree wholeheartedly…

Arizona has lost another icon, and I lost a good friend.  Yesterday afternoon, I received back-to-back calls from friends and colleagues from Tucson to inform me that Don Diamond had passed away. After 91 years on the planet, I was sad to hear that Don was no longer with us.  Don was a mentor and…

The Crucible of Public Service Steady, purposeful, compassionate, thoughtful, quiet, humble, kind, joyful, patient, dignified and… funny. It is understandable that this past week, a momentous announcement took Unfortunately, in today’s political environment, announcements like this are often followed by speculation that something else is afoot; that the elected is stepping down for some other…

The HighGround team had a big night at the 2016 Reed Awards and Conference in Charleston, South Carolina taking home five awards including Best Public Affairs Campaign and Best Newspaper Ad of 2015 for their work with the David and Gladys Wright House. The Reed Awards, named after Campaigns & Elections’ founder Stanley Foster Reed,…