In mid-November, Gov. Jan Brewer took a peek at the blue spruce that Arizona sent to Washington, D.C. , to be the official Christmas tree of the National Capitol (Capitol Media Services file photo). Full Article at East Valley Tribune

PHOENIX -- The Legislature's top budget director said Gov. Jan Brewer's proposed sales tax increase would do little to close the current fiscal year's shortfall. Full Article at KPHO Phoenix

Gov. Jan Brewer's proposed sales tax increase would do little to close the current fiscal year's shortfall but would help deal with a significant part of the next one, the Legislature's budget director said Monday. Full Article at AZ Central.com

Tax donations offer is for Democrats It appears that the writer of the Dec. 2 letter "Republicans should donate to state" failed to understand the purpose of the proposed legislation. Most Republicans think they are already paying enough taxes. Full Article at AZ starnet.com

Gov. Jan Brewer will be in Washington next week to talk about issues of concern to the state and to participate in an holiday-season event with a strong Arizona connection. Full Article at AZ Central.com

PHOENIX — Announced and potential opponents of Gov. Jan Brewer are criticizing her connection to efforts to keep the payday loan industry alive. Full Article at AZ starnet.com

Next month, Gov. Jan Brewer will make her most important appointment as the state's chief executive. Brewer will select a new director for the Department of Public Safety, Arizona's statewide police force. Full Article at East Valley Tribune

Someone pointed out an interesting response to a Seeing Red Arizona post that I linked to the other day. The issue was payday lenders and their lobbyist’s ties to Jan Brewer. Full Article at Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion

A prospective primary election opponent to Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is launching a new effort to oppose a possible tax increase to help balance the state budget. Full Article at ABC News

Brewer should be ashamed I have exercised my constitutional right to voice my opinion to Gov. Jan Brewer about her plan to have the Legislature review keeping the payday-loan shops that the voters have already refused. Full Article at AZ starnet.com

PHOENIX — Republican gubernatorial hopeful Vernon Parker took the first steps Wednesday to start collecting cash to battle a proposal by Gov. Jan Brewer for a temporary tax increase. Full Article at AZ starnet.com

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Vernon Parker took the first steps Wednesday to start collecting cash to battle a proposal by Gov. Jan Brewer for a temporary tax hike. Full Article at East Valley Tribune

Gov. Jan Brewer's effort to overhaul Arizona's mental-health care system is struggling to get off the ground, threatened by a host of criticism from stakeholders and the ongoing state budget crisis. Full Article at AZ Central.com

The couple signed up for partner benefits created under Gov. Janet Napolitano in 2008, before she left to become secretary of Homeland Security. Imagine having family health care one day and having it yanked away the next. Your job hasn't changed. Full Article at Creators Syndicate

PHOENIX — Gov. Jan Brewer said Monday that she's willing to consider legislation to let the payday-loan industry remain in business despite a public vote to the contrary. Full Article at AZ starnet.com

Some of Republican Gov. Jan Brewer's closest political allies have joined the state's payday lenders in a last-ditch push to help the industry with legislation it needs to survive past 2010. Full Article at AZ Central.com

Joining carolers and representatives of a Native American tribe to light the State Capitol's Christmas tree Monday, Gov. Full Article at AZ Central.com

Arizona lawmakers and Gov. Jan Brewer recently reduced the state's budget shortfall, but legislative budget analysts now are warning that it could grow in size again. Arizona lawmakers and Gov. Full Article at The Seattle Times

Quick links to the best of SFGate | Still can't find it? see Site Index Arizona lawmakers and Gov. Jan Brewer recently reduced the state's budget shortfall, but legislative budget analysts now are warning that it could grow in size again. Full Article at San Francisco Chronicle