Move afoot to revive spring training bill
Make sure you read the comments...most folks are against this tax increase that would build a new stadium and agree that private entities like the ball club itself, should finance this endeavor.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Downtime...with a Side of Links
I made it into town last Saturday evening and promised myself (and my family) that I would take a week to relax before jumping full speed into campaign mode. I am thankful for this down time and relishing having the grandkids in town!
Please excuse the lighthearted posts but my heart just sings having the two boys around. Besides boating on Lake Havasu, we have been swimming in the pool, making cupcakes, playing Wii bowling, watching Veggie Tales, and countless other fun activities. I have roasted two herb and garlic-rubbed pork loins, slow-cooked two tri-tips for BBQ sandwiches, grilled chicken for my famous chicken pasta salad, and tried a new recipe for Brown-Sugar Bacon that I saw Billy Joel's wife make this on the Food Network last week. Yummmmm...
For those of you who need some meat and potatoes to accompany this family fluff I gladly provide the following Arizona-related links:
That's it for now...there is a messy kitchen and a couple of hungry kids calling my name!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Radio Interview on Wednesday
I am on KNTR radio tomorrow (Wednesday, July 2) between noon and 1:00 pm with new SpeakOut radio host Paul LaVoie. This will be my first in- studio interview with Mr. LaVoie so tune in to hear us get to know each other as I answer some of his questions about the end of session wrap. Turn the dial to 980 AM or 97.1 FM or listen to the show via the Internet at http://www.kntram.com/. Call in; I look forward to hearing from you!
Monday, June 30, 2008
2008 Session Worst In Memory
Americans For Prosperity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 30, 2008
AFP AZ calls '08 Session “worst in memory”
PHOENIX—The Arizona chapter of Americans for Prosperity (AFP Arizona) said today that the Legislative Session that ended Friday was the “worst in memory” for fiscal conservatives.
"This is a $10.9 billion budget masquerading as a $9.9 billion budget," said AFP Arizona director Tom Jenney. "And it comes at a time when general fund revenues are about $9.1 billion." Because the budget uses debt and accounting gimmicks to push spending commitments off the books, the Legislature and Governor in January will face a cash deficit carry-forward of over a billion dollars, something Jenney said is unconstitutional. Combined with the impact of automatic voter-mandated spending increases, the deficit in January could be more than $1.5 billion.
"This Legislative Session was a near-total disaster for fiscal conservatives," said AFP Arizona chairman Chad Kirkpatrick, citing the failure to pass measures that would permanently repeal the state equalization property tax rate. That failure leaves open the possibility that Arizona politicians will attempt to impose a $250 million property tax increase on homeowners and businesses next year.
AFP Arizona also condemned other measures adopted last week by the Governor and majorities of legislators, including a scheme to finance a billion dollars in new debt for university capital projects by expanding the Arizona lottery, and a scheme to grant the special privileges of issuing tax-free bonds and levying taxes to the developer of a rock and roll theme park in Eloy.
The group did cite several small victories, such as blocking the passage of special tax breaks for solar companies and for an entertainment district in downtown Phoenix, and preventing the creation of a new taxing district for baseball stadiums in Pima County. Also, fiscal conservatives in the Legislature prevented the referral of a transportation sales tax to the November ballot, forcing the TIME Coalition to raise private funds for its ballot initiative.
Here is the Senate vote on the main FY2009 Budget bill (a “Y” indicates a vote in favor of massive debt spending and accounting gimmicks):
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.aspinDoc=/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2209.sthird.1.asp
Here is the House vote on the main FY2009 Budget bill (a “Y” indicates a vote in favor of massive debt spending and accounting gimmicks):
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.aspinDoc=/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2209.hfinal.1.asp
Here is the House vote on HCR2072 (a “Y” indicates a vote in favor of permanent repeal of the state equalization property tax):
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.aspinDoc=/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hcr2072.hthird.1.asp
Here is the Senate vote on HB2220 (a “Y” indicates a vote in favor of permanent repeal of the state equalization property tax):
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.aspinDoc=/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2220.sthird.1.asp
Here is the Senate vote on SB1450 (a “Y” indicates a vote in favor of granting special taxing and bonding privileges to the Eloy theme park):
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/sb1450.sfinal.1.asp
Here is the House vote on SB1450 (a “Y” indicates a vote in favor of granting special taxing and bonding privileges to the Eloy theme park):
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.aspinDoc=/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/sb1450.hthird.1.asp
Here is the House vote on SB1084 (a “Y” indicates a vote in favor of giving taxing authority to baseball stadiums in Pima County):
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.aspinDoc=/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/sb1084.hthird.1.asp
Contact: Tom Jenney, Arizona state director, Americans for Prosperity
tjenney@afphq.org (602) 478-0146
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 30, 2008
AFP AZ calls '08 Session “worst in memory”
PHOENIX—The Arizona chapter of Americans for Prosperity (AFP Arizona) said today that the Legislative Session that ended Friday was the “worst in memory” for fiscal conservatives.
"This is a $10.9 billion budget masquerading as a $9.9 billion budget," said AFP Arizona director Tom Jenney. "And it comes at a time when general fund revenues are about $9.1 billion." Because the budget uses debt and accounting gimmicks to push spending commitments off the books, the Legislature and Governor in January will face a cash deficit carry-forward of over a billion dollars, something Jenney said is unconstitutional. Combined with the impact of automatic voter-mandated spending increases, the deficit in January could be more than $1.5 billion.
"This Legislative Session was a near-total disaster for fiscal conservatives," said AFP Arizona chairman Chad Kirkpatrick, citing the failure to pass measures that would permanently repeal the state equalization property tax rate. That failure leaves open the possibility that Arizona politicians will attempt to impose a $250 million property tax increase on homeowners and businesses next year.
AFP Arizona also condemned other measures adopted last week by the Governor and majorities of legislators, including a scheme to finance a billion dollars in new debt for university capital projects by expanding the Arizona lottery, and a scheme to grant the special privileges of issuing tax-free bonds and levying taxes to the developer of a rock and roll theme park in Eloy.
The group did cite several small victories, such as blocking the passage of special tax breaks for solar companies and for an entertainment district in downtown Phoenix, and preventing the creation of a new taxing district for baseball stadiums in Pima County. Also, fiscal conservatives in the Legislature prevented the referral of a transportation sales tax to the November ballot, forcing the TIME Coalition to raise private funds for its ballot initiative.
Here is the Senate vote on the main FY2009 Budget bill (a “Y” indicates a vote in favor of massive debt spending and accounting gimmicks):
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.aspinDoc=/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2209.sthird.1.asp
Here is the House vote on the main FY2009 Budget bill (a “Y” indicates a vote in favor of massive debt spending and accounting gimmicks):
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.aspinDoc=/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2209.hfinal.1.asp
Here is the House vote on HCR2072 (a “Y” indicates a vote in favor of permanent repeal of the state equalization property tax):
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.aspinDoc=/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hcr2072.hthird.1.asp
Here is the Senate vote on HB2220 (a “Y” indicates a vote in favor of permanent repeal of the state equalization property tax):
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.aspinDoc=/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2220.sthird.1.asp
Here is the Senate vote on SB1450 (a “Y” indicates a vote in favor of granting special taxing and bonding privileges to the Eloy theme park):
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/sb1450.sfinal.1.asp
Here is the House vote on SB1450 (a “Y” indicates a vote in favor of granting special taxing and bonding privileges to the Eloy theme park):
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.aspinDoc=/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/sb1450.hthird.1.asp
Here is the House vote on SB1084 (a “Y” indicates a vote in favor of giving taxing authority to baseball stadiums in Pima County):
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.aspinDoc=/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/sb1084.hthird.1.asp
Contact: Tom Jenney, Arizona state director, Americans for Prosperity
tjenney@afphq.org (602) 478-0146
Groe Photo Shoot
More painful than a trip to the dentist was this photo shoot last Friday. I needed new pictures for my campaign material so Friday morning I scheduled this "dance with the devil". Since it was around 9:00 am, the temperature was only 99 degrees as opposed to the usual 114-117 degrees felt in Phoenix last week! Feel free to leave a comment below each photo, weighing in on which photos should make the cut...and which definitely should not.Blessings,
Trish
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Groe Campaign Events for July
The upcoming month of July is going to be a fun-filled month of campaign events that offer plenty of opportunity to meet with me face to face and ask me all of those burning questions that are at the tip of your tongue. Please check out my google calendar to the right of this post!
Moschcau Meet & Greet
I rushed home from Phoenix yesterday in order to attend a meet & greet held by my great friends Lenny & Nancy Moschcau at their beautiful Valle Vista home. What a wonderful way to put the ugliness of this past legislative session behind me while celebrating the beginning of my time back home!
At the Moschcau's I met folks who share my deep sense of patriotism for all of the principles on which this country was founded. We talked about new laws passed this session that effect your CCW permit, where you can ride your ATV, the ELL lawsuit, and new illegal immigration policy.
I also had the opportunity to answer questions about the reality of my DUI experience versus what was reported in the paper. The subject of my DUI and the conversations about this experience continue to be a blessing. Not only can I bring to light the truth of what happened as opposed to what was reported in our local papers but I can share my ongoing experience of hope and faith since my sobriety. I spoke with a gentleman yesterday who told Frank he would not have thrown me a rope if I was drowning...his opinion of me framed by what he read in the local rag. After we sat and spoke for a couple hours, he is now willing to assist me with my re-election campaign! Praise God! What a awesome Heavenly Father we have!
**If you would like to help me in my fight against unnecessary government regulation, if you would like to send me, a staunch conservative Republican back to Phoenix, please consider hosting one of these meet and greets at your home or place of business. I value the opportunity to meet you along with three or four of your neighbors, family members or friends. If you yourself would like to grab a cup of coffee and pick my brain, I am up for that too! Think about it and give me a call!
I also had the opportunity to answer questions about the reality of my DUI experience versus what was reported in the paper. The subject of my DUI and the conversations about this experience continue to be a blessing. Not only can I bring to light the truth of what happened as opposed to what was reported in our local papers but I can share my ongoing experience of hope and faith since my sobriety. I spoke with a gentleman yesterday who told Frank he would not have thrown me a rope if I was drowning...his opinion of me framed by what he read in the local rag. After we sat and spoke for a couple hours, he is now willing to assist me with my re-election campaign! Praise God! What a awesome Heavenly Father we have!
**If you would like to help me in my fight against unnecessary government regulation, if you would like to send me, a staunch conservative Republican back to Phoenix, please consider hosting one of these meet and greets at your home or place of business. I value the opportunity to meet you along with three or four of your neighbors, family members or friends. If you yourself would like to grab a cup of coffee and pick my brain, I am up for that too! Think about it and give me a call!
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