Email Author Ray Stern
Former Governor Janet Napolitano fled the state the second she got a better offer, leaving it in the hands of the Republicans she typically opposed. Now the legislature is offering her a symboli... More >>
State lawmakers chop out programs and services from Arizona's budget, refusing to raise taxes or take on more debt to pay for them. If you've had your coffee yet, you can skim through the proposed sta... More >>
The catering service for the FBR Open had repeated health code violations during the most recent inspection of its kitchen back in November, as well as some earlier inspections, records show. Vio... More >>
A Gilbert drug dealer admitted to police he sold heroin to kids as young as 15, police say. "He said he believes that someone has to make the money, so it may as well be him," says a news ... More >>
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard says the state's proposed budget will force him to lay off half of his criminal division staff and "endangers the future of every Arizonan." These strong w... More >>
Contrary to a Tuesday report in the Sonoran Alliance blog, a spokesman with the state Department of Economic Security tells New Times that the agency has never prohibited Bible study in its... More >>
With one hand ready to catch a predicted windfall of federal cash and the other wielding a budgetary chain saw, Governor Jan Brewer prepares to stamp her approval on a new budget that wipes out t... More >>
When a corporation or government office truly cares about the people who call, it will put a nice, little feature on its automated telephone menus in which -- if you really gotta talk to a live h... More >>
The Arizona Office of Tourism wants Denver residents to think of sunny Arizona this winter by posing with cutouts of scenes from the state. Local marketing and advertising firm Moses Anshell... More >>
Members of a trust fund set up to help pay legal expenses of embattled County Supervisor Don Stapley are being systematically harassed by deputies. Mark Flatten, (one of the few remaining reporte... More >>
Jeanine L'Ecuyer, former Governor Janet Napolitano's spokeswoman, has been hired at at a local lobbying and public affairs firm that represents mining interests, Magellan Health S... More >>
A female PETA volunteer will strip to almost nothing but body paint and lie on a pretend barbecue grill on Thursday for a protest at the cattle industry's Phoenix convention. PETA seem... More >>
A West Valley Justice of the Peace says he issued a court order declaring photo enforcement invalid because the fines are much lower than a regular speeding ticket. It's doubtful he'd love the system ... More >>
Two whistle-blowing Tucson sector Border Patrol agents got their jobs back last week thanks to efforts by the American Civil Liberties Union.After Juan Curbelo and William Leafstone revealed the prac... More >>
This tire shop at 10th Street and Broadway Road still appeared to be open for business when we drove by a couple of weeks ago, despite the heavy criminal charges police say are still pending against ... More >>
Things have been a little out of whack at Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's public information office since just after the election, when Paul Chagolla was moved out. Still, we were amused by the ... More >>
The wicked flash of a photo enforcement unit sears to the bone, sending out a beam of emotion -- indignation, denial, anger, guilt -- as it lights up the picture they'll use to prosecute you.Then... More >>
Obama goes on Arabic TV with a message to Muslims, calling Al-Qaeda's ideas "bankrupt," and later sending his special envoy, George Mitchell, to the Middle East for a "listening tour." Eternal peace c... More >>
The U.S. Supreme Court decided today that, based on an Arizona case, cops who pull vehicles over in traffic stops can pat down passengers for weapons without any suspicion of wrongdoing. You... More >>
Have you ever been treated at the "We Care Clinic" in Phoenix, at 3620 West Bethany Home Roadr If so, you may want to get a second opinion on, well -- everything. The place ... More >>
Irony of the Day: A Tucson police lieutenant stole $560,000 in money seized from criminals under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act over the course of four y... More >>
Governor Jane Hull and most Arizona lawmakers in 2000 were responsible for one of the state's grandest screw-ups, the so-called "Alt Fuels Fiasco." But it was Tempe resident Amanda ... More >>
This story about a domestic violence incident in Phoenix on Sunday is tragic, but we were also stunned by t... More >>
An estimated 1,800 fans turned out at Sky Harbor airport this morning to give the Arizona Cardinals a rousing send-off on their way to Tampa Bay for the Super Bowl. The enthusiastic Ca... More >>
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