Pete Maysmith
Pete Maysmith
justice mandate moving voters
It's very interesting that they're moving so quickly. If they use this (justice center) as a mandate to overreach and put anything, willy-nilly forth, the voters won't be supportive.
ballot happened influence money outcome picture public
The big picture of this is public money shouldn't be used to influence the outcome of a ballot campaign. And that's what happened here.
pass proven voters
The voters have proven to be pretty thoughtful. Some initiatives pass narrowly and some are crushed.
address ban issue needs poison separate speech
This is a poison pill. It (the ban on speech payments) needs to come off and we need to address this issue in separate legislation.
benefit bottom council firm interview
To interview your spouse's firm and then be part of a recommendation to council to say 'Hire this firm' -- that's going to benefit her bottom line.