Category Archives: Arizona Budget

“A Very Broken System”

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Gary LaMaster

Democratic Perspective continued our conversation with AZ House Minority Leader, Chad Campbell. This week, the subject was privatization. According to Campbell, privatization sometimes makes sense, but you need to look at each situation carefully. For example, he talked about the … Continue reading →

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Chad Campbell Interview, Part 2 — Podcast July 4, 2011

Posted on July 5, 2011 by William Timberman

When Privatization Makes Sense and When It Doesn’t: Arizona State Representative and House Minority Leader Chad Campbell continues his discussion with Democratic Perspective. The real results of Arizona’s experiments with privatized prisons, and why we should be concerned about the … Continue reading →

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Chad Campbell Interview — Podcast June 27, 2011

Posted on June 29, 2011 by William Timberman

Throwing away 3.5 Million Dollars a Week — the Unemployment Extension Vote: What happens to ordinary citizens in tough times when ideology, rather than the needs of its citizens, dominates a state legislature. Arizona State Representative and House Minority Leader … Continue reading →

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A Rare, Sane Voice In The Arizona Legislature

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Gary LaMaster

Democratic Perspective spoke with Chad Campbell, House Minority Leader in the vast wasteland otherwise known as the Arizona State Legislature. We began by asking about the Republicans’ refusal to extend unemployment benefits to as many as 45,000 Arizonans who have … Continue reading →

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Kyrsten Sinema Interview — Podcast May 2, 2011

Posted on May 4, 2011 by William Timberman

Unite and Conquer: An interview with Arizona State Senator Kyrsten Sinema. How to get what Arizonans need from their legislature when the Republican majority goes from misguided to crazy. It isn’t easy, but as she outlined in her 2009 book, … Continue reading →

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“Unite and Conquer”

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Gary LaMaster

That’s the title of a book by Arizona State Senator Kyrsten Sinema which describes her relationship with conservatives. As one of the very few Democrats in the Tea Party-controlled legislature, she describes her approach to working with conservatives as “letting … Continue reading →

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