Lobbyists

Abstract The bulk of this collection documents the post Goldwater period (Barry Goldwater's 1986 retirement from the U.S. Senate), after which Goldwater exerted less direct influence upon the activities of the state Party. Among the collection's strengths are documentation of reapportionment and redistricting, grass roots political activities, fundraising, the selection of local, state, and national delegates, and local and national political campaign material. This collection is arranged in three...

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Pre-recorded Friday Edition. Panelists discuss superconductor lobbyist selection, Governor Mecham's selection of Fred Kraft as the Governor's Office representative in Washington D.C., and the drive to recall Governor Mecham. Panelists include Don Harris, Political and Labor Writer, Arizona Republic; Jana Bommersbach, Associate Editor, New Times; John Kolbe, Political Editor, Phoenix Gazette.

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Jack Lasota In-Studio Interview; Prison Visitation Package (Shelton); Donna Leone In-Studio Interview. Segments on political issues relating to superconductor lobbyist selection, and critique of new prisoner visitation policies.

Scope and Contents Pre-recorded Friday Edition. Panelists discuss the upcoming special session of the Arizona Legislature (the hostile takeover of Greyhound and redistribution of county sales tax revenues), the movement to recall Governor Mecham, superconductor lobbyist selection, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day controversies. Panelists include Laurie Asseo, Legislative Reporter, Associated Press; Jack Lavelle, Legislative Reporter, Phoenix Gazette; Andy Zipser, Greater Phoenix Business Journal. There is a...

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Pre-recorded."Making of a Law" Package (Palacio). Segments on the concurrent special and normal sessions of the Arizona Legislature (long-term budget solutions for the state's chronic fiscal problems and how a bill becomes a law).

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Pre-recorded. Campaign Reform Package, Sen. Chuck Blanchard, Rep. Patti Noland (Sauceda); Lobbyist Package (Sauceda); Dana Larsen Commentary. Segments on the upcoming special session of the Arizona Legislature (election reform), how lobbyists view some of the reforms being proposed, and Dana Larsen's guest commentary (how the legislature and the public can both play a role in reforming state government).

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Segments on Governor Napolitano's budget proposal, the impact of a Washington lobbyist scandal on Arizona congressional members, and an update on construction and train car design for the Valley's light rail system. Guests include Chuck Coughlin, Higher Ground; Bob Grossfield, Media Guys; Rick Simonetta, Valley Light Rail. There are television advertisements for the first minute and last two minutes of the video.