They are bonds to build church buildings and in most states (AZ now) you can invest and get the interest income tax free. Identical to municipal bonds.
The Redistricting Commission's Republicans insisted that Republicans were a Community of Interest (one of the criteria for choosing district lines), something that is not allowed in some of the other states with such commissions (and shouldn't be here). So to get in more Rs, they (with the Chair's assent) crafted a weird-shaped district with mountainous regions in it, blocking the way so that to get from the northwest corner to the southeast end you have to leave the district. It is a bizarre construct, and it's one of a couple major choices for the legislative districts that particularly ticked off many Democratic and Independent observers of the process. Democrats are hoping to work past that particular "thumb on the scale" (to mix my metaphors weirdly) this year.
The Democrats got a big chuckle when Leach lost the district that was gerrymandered for him. Putting Vail (with the tech workers and their families down south) with the retirees and golf courses up north may have packed together more white Republicans but golf course retirees and growing families don't have the same interests.
You forgot Leach's anti-GPLET crusade, his yearly attacks on the Citizen's Initiative process and his penchant for Reefer Maddness bills. (I didn't realize he was a Vietnam vet. Surely he had personal experience with reefer there!)
Interesting it's mentioned, J.Wadsack worked for Lisa Frank. Old-timer Tucsonans like me, remember when Lisa Frank bought her home in El Encanto from the Millstone's, and one day a fire occurred at the neighboring property. Dots were connected, but not concluded. What may be extrapolated is a birds of a feather connection... ( ? )
Correction. I have chatted with Vince and heard him speak and he never claims to a Vietnam veteran. He was stationed in Germany, so he is a Vietnam era veteran.
Hah. EVERYTHING is "weird" about Justine Wadsack. But, what the hell are "church bonds"?
They are bonds to build church buildings and in most states (AZ now) you can invest and get the interest income tax free. Identical to municipal bonds.
The Redistricting Commission's Republicans insisted that Republicans were a Community of Interest (one of the criteria for choosing district lines), something that is not allowed in some of the other states with such commissions (and shouldn't be here). So to get in more Rs, they (with the Chair's assent) crafted a weird-shaped district with mountainous regions in it, blocking the way so that to get from the northwest corner to the southeast end you have to leave the district. It is a bizarre construct, and it's one of a couple major choices for the legislative districts that particularly ticked off many Democratic and Independent observers of the process. Democrats are hoping to work past that particular "thumb on the scale" (to mix my metaphors weirdly) this year.
The Democrats got a big chuckle when Leach lost the district that was gerrymandered for him. Putting Vail (with the tech workers and their families down south) with the retirees and golf courses up north may have packed together more white Republicans but golf course retirees and growing families don't have the same interests.
You forgot Leach's anti-GPLET crusade, his yearly attacks on the Citizen's Initiative process and his penchant for Reefer Maddness bills. (I didn't realize he was a Vietnam vet. Surely he had personal experience with reefer there!)
Interesting it's mentioned, J.Wadsack worked for Lisa Frank. Old-timer Tucsonans like me, remember when Lisa Frank bought her home in El Encanto from the Millstone's, and one day a fire occurred at the neighboring property. Dots were connected, but not concluded. What may be extrapolated is a birds of a feather connection... ( ? )
Correction. I have chatted with Vince and heard him speak and he never claims to a Vietnam veteran. He was stationed in Germany, so he is a Vietnam era veteran.
“Because I have a frickin’ right to." Nothing quite like a deep sense of entitlement to endear yourself to the voters.