Arizona Attorney General Goddard Cautious As Campaign Season Nears

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Though he has essentially wrapped up the Democratic nomination without even officially announcing his candidacy, Attorney General Terry Goddard isn't acting like a candidate just yet.

Goddard declined to comment when asked for his thoughts on the ongoing budget crisis, or the temporary sales tax increase Brewer has proposed as a solution. The attorney general is expected to embark on his third run for governor next year.

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Arizona Attorney General Goddard Cautious As Campaign Season Nears

"If and when I become a candidate for governor I will weigh in on that

subject, but as attorney general I'm focused on the AG's budget," Goddard told the Arizona Capitol Times.

Goddard has been critical of funding cuts that have dropped his office's staffing down to 1995 levels at a time when myriad lawsuits filed over the Legislature's budget solutions have increased his workload dramatically. He said 18 lawsuits have been filed over fund sweeps and other ac...

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