FROM CQ WEEKLY VANTAGE POINT Oct. 26, 2009 – Page 2431 Is Technology a Way Through the Traffic? By Colby Itkowitz, CQ Staff When she was secretary of Transportation, for the final 27 months of the Bush administration, Mary E. Peters angered Congress by using some discretionary highway money at her disposal for a program…

It shouldn’t be a surprise today that politicos will attempt to assign blame to Kevin Tyne, but the reality is that Kevin was an equal to any Chief of Staff who has served any previous Arizona Governor. The Governor has never blinked from the challenge. Her very difficult choice to elevate Eileen Klein is yet…

As we start into the season where candidates will be announcing their intentions for the 2010 elections, we wanted to take this opportunity to mention our list of questions that you should answer  in our “So You want to be a Candidate” section.  Before you decide to run, you should have clear and concise answers…

by:  J. Charles Coughlin In the worst economy in recent history, the Goldwater Institute is looking for ways to ensure that cities and towns will be even more strapped for cash.  Their latest salvo, from Nick Dranias, attacks development incentives and touts reforms to end one of local government’s most successful economic tools. At the…

By: Paul Bentz Social marketing is all the rage right now, and rightly so, because it gives customers an opportunity to talk about themselves and share what they are really thinking.  The same rules apply to political social marketing as well – people want to talk about why they are supporting a particular issue or…