They’ve gone and done it: Marszałek Senatu Bob Burns has told his three conservative insurrectos that their services would no longer be needed as committee chairs. It could be said that Ron Gould got the worst of it, since his committee was dissolved altogether.
Pamela Gorman and Jay Tibshraney were removed [...]
Okay, so there isn’t much to talk about at the Capitol these days, so forgive us if we’re all abuzz at the news that Senate President Bob Burns has taken away Senator Ron Gould’s committee chairmanship. According to a “tweet” from Gould, “President Burns just took away my comittee chairmanship [...]
Well, it passed. Thayer Verschoor, who was so steadfastly against the budget bill that he didn’t show up, gave an apology to the Senate for all the trouble he caused and voted for the bill. One railbird texted me to tell me that he thought that Bob Burns used the [...]
The Senate was supposed to convene at 10 AM, but no dice. Marszałek Senatu Bob Burns brokered a deal with Jorge García and Albert Hale which would have allowed schools on reservations to use impact aid for things like exces utilities. There is a sound policy [...]
State Senator Thayer Vershoor was not present for the vote yesterday on SB 1003. Senate President Bob Burns went public with his displeasure at Thayer’s absence. Sen. Verschoor has responded through his Facebook page with the following message (unedited by us.)
Subject: Need your Help!! Vote to raise taxes on [...]
Marszałek Senatu Bob Burns is angry with Senador Thayer Verschoor, who didn’t show up for Thursday’s extra special session. Burns was so angry with Verschoor that he…tweeted!
Pique is best when done in 140 character segments, I always say.
The funny part about this is that Verschoor was [...]
Two press releases today aimed at elected officials who were MIA during the Arizona Legislature’s Special Session. The first one was issued by Senate President Bob Burns:
APB out for missing senator
Senate President Bob Burns issued the following statement:
“The Senate, and subsequently, the House, had to adjourn today before completing [...]
