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TN: Republicans Pick Their Nominees for Constitutional Offices
Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 January 2009 10:36 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 13 January 2009 10:36
From the Leaf Chronicle:
A secret ballot by legislative Republicans on Monday concluded what party leaders had promised would be a transparent process for nominating the state’s three constitutional officers.
The joint caucus of House and Senate Republicans nominated former Deputy Gov. Justin Wilson for comptroller, former state House Republican leader Tre Hargett for secretary of state and Shelby County Commissioner David Lillard for treasurer.
All three received majorities in the first round of balloting, but individual tallies were not released. A joint session of the entire House and Senate membership is scheduled to elect the constitutional officers Wednesday. Republicans gained a combined 69-63 advantage in November’s elections.
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AZ: Brewer Says No to ‘Chop Chop Chop’
Last Updated on Thursday, 8 January 2009 03:54 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 8 January 2009 01:18
Partisan posturing is going to have to give way to some commonsense solutions if we’re to emerge from these economic times of uncertainty stronger for the long haul. Care to guess where the most commonsense resides in this country? Not always here. From The AP:
Secretary of State Jan Brewer said Wednesday that she’ll seek a balanced approach with carefully chosen spending cuts to solve the state’s budget crisis and isn’t willing to “just go in and chop, chop, chop.”
Brewer, a Republican, is expected to become governor within weeks upon Democrat Janet Napolitano’s resignation after she is confirmed by the U.S. Senate as homeland security secretary in President-elect Barack Obama’s Cabinet.
Brewer said during an interview taped for airing on KAET-TV’s “Horizon” program that the budget crisis is huge and that she and her advisers are still studying possible solutions.
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OR: New Faces Enter 3 Key State Offices
Last Updated on Tuesday, 6 January 2009 12:30 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 6 January 2009 12:30
From the Stateman Journal:
Kate Brown became secretary of state and Ben Westlund state treasurer in a Capitol ceremony presided over by former Gov. Barbara Roberts, who was secretary of state herself almost two decades ago. Gov. Ted Kulongoski administered the oaths.
John Kroger became attorney general in a separate ceremony at the Supreme Court. Chief Justice Paul De Muniz administered the oath, and Kulongoski, himself a former attorney general and Supreme Court justice, spoke briefly.
All the new officials are Democrats, and it’s the first time since 1977 that all three offices have new faces. Brown and Westlund are former senators, but Kroger is the first attorney general elected in more than 50 years without legislative experience.
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Funny Business in Minnesota
Last Updated on Monday, 5 January 2009 02:03 Written by rslcpol Monday, 5 January 2009 12:55
If you haven’t been keeping up with this comedy of errors in Minnesota, you should read this entire piece. It’s down right goofy…and it could result in another great improv artist landing in the U.S. Senate. Ahhh – a true future leader. From the Wall Street Journal:
Strange things keep happening in Minnesota, where the disputed recount in the Senate race between Norm Coleman and Al Franken may be nearing a dubious outcome. Thanks to the machinations of Democratic Secretary of State Mark Ritchie and a meek state Canvassing Board, Mr. Franken may emerge as an illegitimate victor.
Mr. Franken started the recount 215 votes behind Senator Coleman, but he now claims a 225-vote lead and suddenly the man who was insisting on “counting every vote” wants to shut the process down. He’s getting help from Mr. Ritchie and his four fellow Canvassing Board members, who have delivered inconsistent rulings and are ignoring glaring problems with the tallies.
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AZ: Governor’s Staff, if Fired, Gets $870,000
Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 December 2008 04:00 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 10 December 2008 12:16
A shocking number, when taken out of context. These folks, even if they are working for a Democrat governor, put in the long hours serving the people of Arizona – some for decades. How much accrued leave it too much? Does Arizona need a use it or lose it rule to prevent cashing out? From AZStarNet:
Figures obtained from the state show 141 people who work for Napolitano have accumulated a total of 26,840 hours of vacation time they have earned but not taken. That averages out to more than 190 hours, or more than 4 1/2 weeks.
One worker, Renee Rothblum, the assistant to the governor’s chief of staff, could leave with almost $41,300 from accrued leave. Rothblum, whose tenure in the executive tower predates Napolitano, is owed nearly 1,100 hours at her pay of $37.91 an hour.
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RSLC Calls On State Leaders in Illinois to Urge Blagojevich to Resign Immediately
Last Updated on Tuesday, 9 December 2008 05:56 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 9 December 2008 05:56
For IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, December 9, 2008
– RSLC CALLS ON STATE LEADERS IN ILLINOIS TO URGE BLAGOJEVICH TO RESIGN IMMEDIATELY –
ALEXANDRIA, VA – With the indictment of Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois today, the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC), urged Illinois state legislative leaders to call for his immediate resignation.
“There is no place for an individual who has been elected and put in the public trust to remain in office under these circumstances,” said RSLC President Scott Ward. “Blagojevich ran on ending political corruption and has failed the people of his state. If the Governor does not resign on his own, we urge state legislative leaders to call for his resignation or begin impeachment proceedings immediately.”
KS: Republican Chairman Steps Down, Plans to Run For Office
Last Updated on Tuesday, 9 December 2008 12:58 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 9 December 2008 12:58
From CJOnline:
“In keeping with the Kansas Republican Party’s longstanding tradition of having a chairman who is not actively seeking office, I am, therefore, stepping down,” he said.
Kobach might run for secretary of state, attorney general, or, if Rep. Dennis Moore, D-Kan., decides to retire, a seat in Congress. He is unlikely to challenge GOP Reps. Todd Tiahrt and Jerry Moran for the seat to be vacated by Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan.
A new chairman will emerge at a state GOP meeting Jan. 30 in Topeka. Christian Morgan, the party’s executive director, said Amanda Adkins, manager of Brownback’s 2004 re-election campaign, expressed interest.
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RSLC – No New Government Deals to Nowhere
Last Updated on Monday, 8 December 2008 04:51 Written by rslcpol Monday, 8 December 2008 04:21
For IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, December 8, 2008
– FEDERAL LEADERS ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO STATE LEADERS FOR MOST HELPFUL SOLUTIONS FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY –
ALEXANDRIA, VA – With the recent economy recovery announcement by President-elect Barack Obama and the multi-billion dollar proposal by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC), the nation’s largest caucus of Republican state leaders, encouraged federal leaders to listen to and work with state leaders of both parties to ensure that new infrastructure programs are implemented effectively.
“President-elect Obama started to lay the groundwork for his economic recovery plan and we encourage him to not only listen to the Governors but also the state legislative leaders who are closest to the people and the issues the states are facing,” said RSLC President Scott Ward. “In announcing his recovery plan, Obama said ‘We won’t do it the old Washington way. We won’t just throw the money at the problem.’ His new deal-type programs appear to be just that.”
VA: Newsflash – Recounts Rarely Change Election Results
Last Updated on Tuesday, 2 December 2008 11:49 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 2 December 2008 11:49
From the Franklin News Post:
Three years ago in the race for attorney general, Republican Bob McDonnell was certified the winner over Democrat Creigh Deeds after the recount, which added 37 votes to McDonnell’s victory total of 360 votes.
McDonnell won with the closet margin in a statewide election in Virginia. About 2 million votes were cast in the race for attorney general. Both McDonnell and Deeds are running for governor in next year’s election. There was also a recount in the 1989 governor’s race between Democrat Douglas Wilder and Republican Marshall Coleman.
SNS Capitol Epinion Series: Voting Machines – The Next Chapter
Last Updated on Tuesday, 2 December 2008 11:30 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 2 December 2008 11:30
By West Virginia Secretary of State Betty Ireland:
The 2008 election cycle is over, and by all accounts we had a good election in both May and November. Lines were not overly long, no machines blew up, and people were pretty much satisfied with their overall voting experience. But back in 2000, who could have realized what a difference some Florida chads would make.
When I took office in 2005, the use of electronic touch screen machines, along with optical scan and paper, was already set in state code and also in West Virginia’s State HAVA Plan. Congress had already passed the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) in 2002, and mandated that states get rid of punch cards and levered voting machines, although we in West Virginia had precious few problems with either.
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