« Problème de transparence » : les intérêts fonciers des Coyotes de l’Arizona soulèvent des drapeaux d’éthique pour la gouverneure Katie Hobbs
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powergate92
@Coyotes de l'Arizona
« Problème de transparence » : les intérêts fonciers des Coyotes de l’Arizona soulèvent des drapeaux d’éthique pour la gouverneure Katie Hobbs
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powergate92
5 Comments
Sounds like the author is just kind of grasping at straws the whole time
Something else stuck out to me here. Meruelo only paid this guy $25,000 for his services on the Tempe campaign. $25K! That’s a pittance. Did he honestly expect to win with that little of a commitment? Tempe 1st probably spent 20 times that amount or more when you factor what all of their allies chipped in.
Lesson learned: meet at a spot off the books like every other politician.
Here’s the timeline:
Guy is a lobbyist for the Coyotes until Jan 23’.
Coyotes hire his firm to help with May Election.
Coyotes lose election and his firm’s relationship with the Coyotes ends.
He takes job as Governors Chief of Staff in June.
Coyotes make last payment to his company for completed work after he’s taken that position.
Coyotes meet with him because they want to buy state land now because of the failed election and now he is Governors Chief of Staff.
Are the Coyotes never allowed to reach out to the Governor now because she hired someone who used to work for them? This is 100% an article pushed my someone opposed to Muerulo or someone else that wants the land. There is nothing here.
People move between government and lobbying all the time at all levels of government. It’s the nature of the business. Being the Governor’s Chief of Staff means he meets with all sorts of businesses trying to get the ear of the Governor and state agencies. As long as the team wasn’t trying to improperly influence decisions, such as by making « contributions » in exchange for political favors, or bribing this guy to rig the process to favor the Coyotes over other parties that may be interested in the land, it’s not unethical. I get the appearance, but Hobbs only has one Chief of Staff. Unless they have something material, this is just meant for clicks.