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Hamer Times: Is Tempe seriously considering publicly funded elections? Bad idea.

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August 24, 2015
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Glenn Hamer
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From the Really Bad Ideas file, consider what Tempe City Councilmembers David Schapira and Lauren Kuby are proposing to bring to their community: publicly funded political campaigns.

Cities have a myriad of priorities before them, ranging from economic development to transportation to parks and recreation. Using public dollars to fund junk mail and robocalls should be nowhere near a council agenda.

A word to Tempe’s Council: When you bemoan the lack of support for cities from the state Legislature, legislators are going to have a hard time feeling sorry for you if you choose to pursue a publicly funded elections scheme above real items that affect your city’s quality of life.

Tempe residents have a lot to love. It’s a vibrant university town with ASU sports, the Tempe Town Lake, great retail and restaurants and living options of all kinds. The city’s leaders should stick to enhancing what make Tempe a great place to live, not wasting time and resources funding politicians’ campaigns.

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