Councilwoman Kara Egbert of Sahuarita scored as a Friend of the Taxpayer (we had her listed erroneously as "Not Bad"). We also got some late data from the town of Superior. The correction and additions are posted here:

http://static.taxcutsforall.com//files/2009azlocalgovtscorecarda.pdf

Judy Burges, 2010 Legislator of the Year

For Immediate Release – July 27, 2010
Contact: Tom Jenney, tjenney@afphq.org, (602) 478-0146

AZ Legislators and Governor Rate Poorly on Taxpayer Scorecard

Only 39 sens voted to keep the death tax dead.

Democrat yes votes (good!): Blanche Lincoln (Ark.) and Ben Nelson (Neb.)

Republican no votes (bad!): Susan Collins (Maine), Olympia Snowe (Maine), George Voinovich (Ohio)

Not voting: Evan Bayh (Ind.) and David Vitter (La.)

Full roll call: http://bit.ly/di1PVC

AFP national policy director Phil Kerpen writes:

The government is mouth-gaping, head-knocking STUPID. Today the TSA ("Thousands Standing Around") took away my four-ounce bottle of pepto bismol, because it wasn't 3.4 ounces. And a poor TSA goon took several minutes to reorganize my toiletries until they fit in the regulation-sized bag.