VOL. 19  ISSUE NO. 27   |    JULY 3 – 9, 2013

BY LINDA BENTLEY | JULY 3, 2013

Brewer, Carter, Pierce and 13 other legislators censured by GOP

jan brewerThey ‘formed an alliance with Democratic elected officials for the express purpose of thwarting the will of the Republican majority …’

CAVE CREEK – Legislative District 15 Republican precinct committeemen passed a resolution in opposition to HB 2010 and what has come to be known as OBrewercare, a bill that implements government-run health care with Medicaid expansion that will invite over 300,000 new people into the state’s welfare system.

BY LINDA BENTLEY | JULY 3, 2013

SAF scrutinizes use of city funds for Bloomberg’s anti-gun agenda

‘Evidently, the mayor and his staff have a gross misunderstanding of how the
taxpayers’ money should be spent’

NEW YORK – It was recently revealed by CBS News that billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been using taxpayer funded resources to help support his anti-gun Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) nonprofit organization.

BY LINDA BENTLEY | JULY 3, 2013

Never-ending delays in Danny Wise cases

‘If the federal trial does not start on the new date, the state’s trial will’

PHOENIX – Danny Wise, the former Scottsdale CPA who was indicted in 2009 on 45 felony counts of theft and fraudulent schemes for crimes he allegedly committed between April 2006 and May 2008 has been granted yet another continuance.

JULY 3, 2013

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau exposes data-mining millions of Americans' credit files

FAIRFAX, Va. – Americans for Limited Government Vice President of Public Policy and Communications Rick Manning today commented on documents obtained by Judicial Watch via the Freedom of Information Act from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau revealing a massive credit file data collection program on some 5 million Americans without their consent, including credit scores, purchases, ZIP code, year of birth, and a "persistent consumer identifier making it possible to follow consumers over time" ...

JULY 3, 2013

Cave Creek Merchants & Events Association plans fund-raiser for families of Prescott firefighters

CAVE CREEK – The Cave Creek Merchants & Events Association (CCMEA) is planning a fund-raiser to help the families of the 19 Prescott, Arizona firefighters who lost their lives on June 30 in the devastating wildfire in Yarnell, Ariz.

JULY 3, 2013

2013 Legislative Session improves business landscape in Arizona

ASBA’s Legislative Priority Bills pass; new public policy makes Arizona more business friendly and provides relief to existing businesses

PHOENIX – June 27, 2012 – The Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA), the largest trade association in Arizona representing over 11,000 member businesses in all 15 counties, tracked 65 bills during Arizona’s 51st Legislature (Jan. 14 – June 13, 2013), eight of which were Priority Bills. ASBA has announced all eight Priority Bills passed.

JULY 3, 2013

Zimmerman prosecutor Angela Corey criminally indicted by citizens' grand jury for allegedly falsifying arrest warrant and complaint

OCALA, Fla. – Florida State's Attorney Angela Corey has been indicted by a citizens' grand jury, convening in Ocala, Florida, over the falsification of the arrest warrant and complaint that led to George Zimmerman being charged with the second degree murder of African-American teenager Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida.


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