al melvin
Posted Jul 24, 2018, 11:34 am
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
People who don't vote tend to be younger, and have lower incomes than those who do. Voters tend to be less Latino than non-voters. That's why elected officials feel free to ignore them. Change that: the voter registration deadline is July 30.... Read more»
Posted May 5, 2016, 12:04 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
Trump has found Republican 3.0: A jaded aspirant, xenophobic and heathen, with Occupy tendencies. Apparently they now make up 40 percent of the Republican Party. The polite media, polite society and professional outrage machine (please make your donations to) can barely tolerate such a beast roaming free. Sensitive America, gird up. I think we found the new swing voter.
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Posted Aug 3, 2015, 6:54 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Out of the state Senate and snubbed by GOP donors in last year's gubernatorial contest, Al Melvin filed Monday to fun for a seat on the Corporation Commission — the state agency that regulates utilities, including the nuclear industry the right-wing Republican has frequently boosted.... Read more»
Posted Oct 20, 2014, 11:05 am
Tom Prezelski
/TucsonSentinel.com
Now that it is clear that those who pushed Arizona's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage are on the wrong side of history, they all better start thinking up what lame excuses they are going to be making. Their grandchildren’s generation is sure to ask questions.... Read more»
Posted Sep 26, 2014, 11:25 am
Camaron Stevenson
/Cronkite News
A poll says 52 percent of voters in eight Western states don't think federal lands should be shifted to state control. An Arizona bill to do that was vetoed in 2012, but Utah law calls on the federal government to cede lands there by Dec. 31. Few expect that to happen.... Read more»
Posted Jul 3, 2014, 2:01 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Two weeks after his campaign melted down, state Sen. Al Melvin announced that he's supporting state Treasurer Doug Ducey in the Republican gubernatorial primary.... Read more»
Posted Jun 23, 2014, 12:06 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
GOP gubernatorial candidate Al Melvin is dropping out of the race, he announced Monday. The self-described Tea Party candidate said he did not expect to collect enough qualifying contributions quickly enough to receive public funding for his campaign before early voting begins July 31.... Read more»
Posted Jun 20, 2014, 11:59 am
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
GOP gubernatorial candidate Al Melvin said that he will consider withdrawing from the primary race next week. "We are running out of time to qualify for Clean Elections funding," he said in a social media and email blitz.... Read more»
Posted May 7, 2014, 12:58 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Eight candidates seeking the nod as the Republican candidate for Arizona governor will make their pitches to the Saddlebrooke Republican Club next week. ... Read more»
Posted Mar 13, 2014, 4:03 pm
Roberto De Vido
/politicomix
Gubernatorial candidate Christine Jones made an unseemly rush to praise the woman she hopes will be her predecessor in The Big House... Read more»
Posted Feb 25, 2014, 6:40 pm
Roberto De Vido
/politicomix
State Sen. Al Melvin goes toe to toe (well, not THAT close) with CNN's Anderson Cooper in defense of SB 1062.... Read more»
Posted Feb 21, 2014, 12:01 pm
Moriah Costa
/Cronkite News Service
Several GOP bills to roll back or forbid Arizona’s switch to the Common Core State Standards would harm efforts to create a more competitive workforce, business leaders said Thursday, saying "We believe that it would be wrong to deny Arizona students the education they need to succeed in the 21st century."... Read more»
Posted Nov 27, 2013, 2:38 pm
Buckmaster Show
An interview with state Sen. Al Melvin, Republican gubernatorial candidate. Also, Barbara Brown, V.P. of Program Services & Community Initiatives for the Community Foundation for Southern arizona. Plus, Jose Ocano, volunteer coordinator for Pima Animal Care Center.... Read more»
Posted Oct 5, 2013, 12:53 pm
Nicole Tropp
/Cronkite News Service
When the Army Air Corps launched an experiment allowing black servicemen to fly planes during World War II, Robert Ashby said he jumped at the chance to be a pilot. “It intrigued me. I said, ‘Great, I can fly just like anybody else,’” said Ashby, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen.... Read more»
Posted Sep 15, 2013, 5:05 pm
Amy Gleich
/Cronkite News Service
The Utah lawmaker who authored a law calling for the federal government to relinquish authority over public lands said Thursday that devastating wildfires are one reason for Arizona to follow suit.... Read more»
Posted Aug 7, 2013, 2:20 pm
Buckmaster Show
An interview with state Sen. Al Melvin (R-District 11), who is an unofficial candidate for Arizona governor. Also, we talked with Pima County Supervisor Ally Miller (R-District 1).... Read more»