TIME To Die

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled against backers of the T.I.M.E. initiative that would have raised the sales tax by a penny per dollar to fund highway improvements, build commuter rail between Tucson and Phoenix, and local road and mass transit projects.
That might be a victory for backers of the plan as well as critics. Given [...]

Ballot Initiative Update: Sloppy Ops Cut Prop Crop

What’s up with the ballot props?
• A Maricopa County judge has ruled that backers waited too long to file suit to challenge the decision to toss T.I.M.E. transportation initiative off the November ballot. That ruling appears headed to the Arizona Supreme Court.
• The cacti crowd will need to go to court to keep a state [...]

Road Blocked: TIME Initiative Does Not Make Ballot

This just in from the Secretary of State’s Office:
Secretary of State Jan Brewer today officially disqualified Proposition 203, the “Transportation and Infrastructure Moving AZ’s Economy” (TIME) Initiative as the measure lacked the minimum number of signatures to qualify for the November General Election ballot. The proponents for the TIME Initiative had initially turned in 260,698 [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Democrat Tom Prezelski on Taxes

Democratic incumbent Tom Prezelski is one of seven candidates running for two seats in the Legislative District 29 House of Representatives Democratic primary that voters will decide on Sept. 2. We asked him some questions about tax policy.
Do you support the permanent repeal of the state property tax?
I’m in favor of letting the repeal lapse. [...]

ScrambleWatch Q&A: Democrat Ephraim Cruz on Taxes

Democrat Ephraim Cruz is one of seven candidates running for two seats in the Legislative District 29 House of Representatives Democratic primary that voters will decide on Sept. 2. We asked him some questions about tax policy.
Do you support the repeal of the state property tax?
No, I do not. We cannot keep gutting the tax [...]

Televised Debate: Democrats Phil Lopes, Olivia Cajero Bedford and John Kromko

If you missed last night’s Legislative District 27 debate with Democrats Phil Lopes, Olivia Cajero Bedford and John Kromko on KUAT-TV, you can watch it here.

Six Pack: A Not Quite LiveBlog of the Legislative District 29 Debate

Voters in Southside Legislative District 29 will have choose between seven candidates for two House seats in the Sept. 2 Democratic primary. Incumbent Rep. Linda Lopez is seeking the Senate seat that Democrat Victor Soltero is giving up, while incumbent Tom Prezelski is seeking re-election.
Six of the seven candidates met last week in a Clean [...]

Now With Added Prop Power

ScrambleWatch is excited to announce that we’ve added summaries of the ballot props.
Want to hike the sales tax to pay for more highways and a brand-new rail to Phoenix? Do you fear that unless we make gay marriage even more illegal in Arizona, we are hastening the destruction of our families and, eventually, our civilization? [...]

Sierra Club: T.I.M.E. Out

The Grand Canyon Chapter of the Sierra Club has come out against the T.I.M.E. initiative that would increase the statewide sales tax by one penny per dollar to fund a mix of highway construction, rail alternatives and local transportation projects. Over three decades, the tax would raise an estimated $42 billion.
From the Sierra Club press [...]