Arizona
The May 18 election to hike sales taxes could shape up as an early indicator of whether Gov. Jan Brewer has a political future.
For months, the governor has been pretty much the main cheerleader for the plan to temporarily hike the state's 5.6 percent sales tax rate by a penny. Brewer, who first proposed the levy in March, finally got her wish earlier this week when lawmakers agreed to put the question to voters...
Paulden businessman Owen Buz Mills said that the May 18 vote may be the best thing that could happen for his bid to become the GOP nominee.
"It's going to be a big promotion for my campaign,'' he said. Mills said it will point up the fact that Brewer wants to spend more while he wants to spend less.
"I think the people are going to resoundingly defeat this,'' Mills said...
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