As June temperatures soar and campaigns become more desperate for waning public attention, it appears that Republican CD 1 candidate Gary Kiehne continues to succeed where few have gone before. In the past month the wealthy oil rancher’s oratorical skills have proven to be as effective as the proverbial cow at drawing summertime flies.  From…

We’re always very proud of the extremely talented crew we have here at HighGround and it looks like some of that talent has been passed on to the next generation. Houston Johnson, the six-year old son of Summer and Robert Johnson, was recently awarded the national first place prize among 1st graders for a short…

The New York Times Editorial Board spent over 1,800 words this Sunday to analyze President Barack Obama’s foreign policy approach over the past five years, highlighting the situations in Syria, Ukraine and the Middle East. They were eager to come to his defense saying that Obama isn’t all that bad and trying to perpetuate the…

Time for the 2014 Best of the Capitol It's that time of year again — the nominations for the Arizona Capitol Times 2014 Best of the Capitol have been announced. Team HighGround has been nominated in several categories, including a very interesting head-to-head between sensei and grasshopper! Click here to see the entire list of nominations.…

Restoring Arizona, last year's effort to support the restoration of Medicaid in Arizona, has won the “2014 Campaign Excellence Public Affairs/Advocacy Campaign of the Year” award from the American Association of Political Consultants. The prestigious award was announced at the AAPC's Annual Pollie Awards Gala Dinner on April 4th. Restoring Arizona was a full public…