Do Republicans really need a greater wake up call than what former Governor and current Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Current Attorney General and Gubernatorial hopeful Terry Goddard gave us this past week? Our former Governor Janet Napolitano spent the state to the near brink of fiscal insolvency before skipping town and taking…
DetailsApparently, some campaigns are in need of a federal set aside program for substantive political rhetoric. The latest missive from the floundering gaggle of wannabes and couldabeens fails to recognize the fact that the current governor has a wide range of supporters who agree with her on some issues and disagree with her on others. …
DetailsFROM 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…
DetailsIt 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…
DetailsAs 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…
Detailsby: 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…
DetailsBy: 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…
DetailsWe are proud to announce the launch of the new HighGround website. In addition to learning about our company, the new AzHighGround.com will feature blog posts from members of the HighGround team on public policy issues, best practices, and other interesting news of the day. We’ll also be launching our HighGround twitter to keep people…
DetailsOp-Ed by Chuck Coughlin – Arizona Republic 08-27-09 “Throw the bums out” seems to be a common sentiment these days regarding our state Legislature. While the emotion underlying the sentiment may be justifiable, the facts point to a different conclusion; there is a need for systemic changes. First of all, because of the Federal Voting…
DetailsTeam wins first land use referendum in Paradise Valley history and passes first property tax in Mesa in over 60 years PHOENIX – Local public affairs consultants, HighGround, Inc. racked up nearly a dozen wins in last night’s historic election. The victories were tallied across the Valley ranging from Buckeye to Mesa. In Paradise Valley,…
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