Tom Milton served on the Phoenix City Council from 1998 until 2002, representing North Phoenix. He is the former managing partner of Kaasa, Milton, & Reithmann, a firm that specialized in state and municipal candidate and issue campaigns in Arizona. He is currently a partner in the consulting and lobbying firm of Bilsten & Associates.
Claude Mattox’s statement regarding the attack on Wes Gullett: In the strongest possible terms, I condemn the actions of the individual or organization responsible for the deplorable attack on Wes…
In light of the Fiesta Bowl scandal, we can expect a higher level of scrutiny when it comes to our elected officials and their travel. People will be very fixated…
We love to hate our elected officials. It seems like the American system of representative-democracy is based off of a cycle where we elect leaders and then become disillusioned with…
We live in a great country. We have a stable government. We have incredible wealth when compared to so many other parts of the world. I don’t know about you,…
It’s the start of 2011. This is usually when everyone writes top 10 lists for the year just past. I was going to write a “top 10 political stories of…
It all starts with the census! The American Constitution mandates that every ten years our federal government must run a census. Once the census is complete, there is a massive…
These are tough times! Given the rotten economy it isn’t hard to be a pessimist about everything, and government seems to top the list. The November elections saw Congress shift…
The best day to be the President of the United States has got to be Inauguration Day. You take the oath of office. You give a speech that the whole…
Editor’s Note: With less than a week to go before Election Day, AZNow.Biz’s political columnist, Tom Milton, has revealed his recommendations on the 10 propositions on the ballot. As he…
Every four years, the United States of America has a presidential election. More Americans turn out and participate in the presidential elections than the lesser recognized midterm elections. The midterm…
SB 1070. It has been a few months since it passed, making Arizona the focus of so much national attention. As I have listened to Arizona, the entire country, and…
The candidates for governor will have one debate this year and it was last night. Who won? Well, any answer to that is subjective. Most news agencies (and friends on…
