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Campaign directed to us a blog post on the highground website. a blowingpost that specifically targets kpho s investigative reporter, morgan low. it refers to her as maniacal and reports the reporting on governor brewer. when we spoke with highground tonight, they accused the network of intentionally misleading its viewers themselves accused kpho of intentionally misleading its brewers. this is a big develop many in this story and the governor of jan brewer. the governor is now retaliating against a television network that is investigating her ties to one of that state s biggest industries. an industry that stands to profit from the anti-immigration law that has made her nationally famous. joining us now, morgan low. investigative reporter for kpho tv. thanks very much for coming back on the show. hello, rachel. let me ask you if i ve misstated any of that or if that ....
Bank on this issue is the name russell pierce. he s the republican state senator in arizona who pushed through sb 1070. it was really his baby. russell pierce is chairman of the senate appropriations committee in arizona. he s a powerful guy in the state legislature. and his connections to the industry that is licking its chops at the prospect of more arrested immigrants and therefore more profit in arizona, his connections to that industry are even more stark than those of jan brewer. joining us now to explain is the reporter doing much of the leg work on this story, morgan lowe, with the cbs affiliate in arizona, kpho. thanks for coming back on the show. rachel, my pleasure. i think people nationally connect sb 1070 with the governor of arizona, jan brewer. what is the connection between russell pierce and sb 1070? the idea behind sb 1070 is something russell pierce has been thinking about for years. in fact, in 2006, he introduced for the first time a bill that would make it a ....
General, has been very outspoken against this. he s calling for the state to stop putting any dangerous inmates in these private prison systems, that account for all the dangerous inmates, and then re-evaluate whether we should move forward with this 5,000-bed request for proposal. it s hard to tell right now whether the population here in arizona thinks that private prisons are a key, you know, issue for this election coming up. but i ll tell you we ll find out in the next two months. morgan loew with kpho in arizona, thanks for your reporting and thanks for sharing with us, morgan. really appreciate it. my pleasure. for someone who everyone keeps saying is a real rising star in the republican party, i sort of expected more from congressman eric cantor of virginia. he has now made his argument against a new mosque in downtown manhattan and his argument is, um, and i quote, come on! that eloquent and well-reasoned ....
Corrections corporation of america, which stands to benefit the most, that industry and that company in arizona, they re really well conducted. the cbs affiliate in phoenix, kpho did some investigating on this subject. this is what they turned up. our cbs 5 investigation found two of governor brewer s top advisers have connections to cca. deputy chiefç of staff, paul senseman was a lobbyist for the company. his life is still a registered lobbyist for cca. brewer policy adviser chuck coughlin also represents cca. did paul senseman or chuck coughlin have any input with you on signing sb-1070 into law? okay, we re done. were you aware they were lobbyists for corrections corporate of america. governor, don t you think you should have disclosed that? the governor did not answer those questions. after initially dodging those questions, governor brewer s ....
Any of these other issues, that the public has a recognizable position on this issue? is it becoming a campaign issue at all, political issue for the state? well, looking at it from the outside, it s clear that it irç becoming a campaign issue. you have a governor with close ties to the private prison industry. her opponent, the attorney general, has been very outspoken against this. he s calling for the state to stop putting any dangerous inmates in these private prison systems, that account for all the dangerous inmates, and then re-evaluate whether we should move forward with this 5,000-bed request for proposal. it s hard to tell right now whether the population here in arizona thinks that private prisons are a key, you know, issue for this election coming up. but i ll tell you we ll find out in the next two months. morgan loew with kpho in arizona, thanks for your reporting and thanks for sharing with us, morgan. ....