Saturday, April 18, 2015

Arizona universities look to hire political consultants, PR firm as budget cut fight with Ducey, Legislature continues - Mike Sunnucks, Phoenix Business Journal

Arizona’s state universities are looking to hire new public relations, lobbying and political consulting firms as they battle with Gov. Doug Ducey and the Republican Legislature over $99 million in budget cuts. The Arizona Board of Regents — which oversees Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona — issued a new request for proposals seeking a variety of outside consultants including speechwriters, policy researchers, graphic designers as well as PR and political firms. Bids for the RFP are due May 5. http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2015/04/10/arizona-universities-look-to-hire-political.html