It was a single word, said Republican National Committeeman Bruce Ash, that turned him against Ted Cruz.
One of the most powerful men in the RNC, Ash said Cruz’s speech before the Republican National Convention was “a very disappointing message.”
The word, in case you were wondering, was “conscience.”
“Don’t stay home in November,” Cruz said on Wednesday. “Stand and speak and vote your conscience.”
“All he had to do was say ‘Trump’ and he used the dog whistle for ‘conscience,’” Tucsonan Ash told reporters shortly after the speech.
Award to Melvin usually given posthumously
The problem with a posthumous award is that you don’t get to enjoy it.
Well, unless you are former state Sen. Al Melvin.
Melvin, now a candidate for the Arizona Corporation Commission, was honored for his service in the U.S. Naval Reserves in SaddleBrooke last week, receiving an “honorary” Arizona Gold Star Military Award.
A gift from the man who filled Melvin’s seat after he retired, state Sen. Steve Smith.
However, the award is usually awarded to veterans only after their death. This is why it is an “honorary” award.
Miller: public records require a quorum
Pima County Supervisor Ally Miller gave an unusual answer earlier this week on why she is refusing to turn over private emails related to several public-records requests: They aren’t considered public since she wasn’t corresponding with her colleagues.
Miller told KVOA that her Yahoo.com emails with her staff were off-limits to the public because “the conduct of county business requires the engagement of at least two other supervisors” which is necessary, she argues, for a quorum.
The District 1 supervisor has conflated public-meetings rules with public-records laws, which do not include a quorum requirement.
The Republican supervisor now could now be facing legal scrutiny from the state Attorney General’s Office.
Accusations she mishandled public records have been forwarded to the attorney general by the Pima County Attorney’s Office. County prosecutors cited a conflict of interest in handling allegations by Republican Ray Carroll that Miller was violating the public-records law.
Challenger Feinman gives LaWall an assist
Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall won’t debate her Democratic challenger, Joel Feinman, but she will endorse him as a good Samaritan.
She recently went on to Facebook to thank Feinman for coming to her rescue after her car’s battery gave out at a forum in Arivaca.
“Joel Feinman graciously stayed and used his jumper cables to help re-start my car’s battery. Thank you, Joel.”
