Deputy Secretary of State Kevin Tyne will be soon-to-be Governor Jan Brewer's chief of staff, and Brewer has named a Who's Who list of familiar names from previous GOP administrations to her transition team, which will be led by (gulp - for those with long memories) Chuck Coughlin. Here's the team:
Bas Aja, Arizona Cattlemen's Association
Lisa Atkins, Greater Phoenix Leadership, fmr. congressional chief of staff
Richard Bark, Gallagher and Kennedy, fmr. chief of staff to House Speaker
Linda Ble
While the rest of the civilized world is preparing for Christmas, here in Maricopa County, the Board of Supervisors is in complete meltdown, and members of the public are being arrested for applauding.
I kid you not. Following on the heels of Monday's arrest of several women in a peaceful demonstration by MCSA (Maricopa Citizens for Safety and Accountability) outside an executive BOS session, four individuals were arrested today during the public comment portion of the Supervisors
Ever wanna see someone get arrested for clapping? Well, here you go.
As a community service, I give you your government in action, folks: the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors allowing sheriff's deputies to arbitrarily arrest people for applauding at a public meeting. Tell you the truth, after watching this stuff, it's hard to feel any sympathy for Supervisor Don "The Mullet" Stapley and his 118 counts. Here's hoping you kiss the mat, Don, like Leon Spinks used to back in the day.
And as
Though I won't be holding my breath for a snappy response from the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, the Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board -- which is made up of volunteers appointed by the Governor -- has written BOS Chairman Andy Kunasek, asking that the Supervisors consider the immediate revocation of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Memorandum of Agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement concerning Joe's federal 287(g) powers. This 287(g) authority allows for 160 cross-trained sherif
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted today to decline $1.6 million in state funding designed to help Sheriff Joe Arpaio target illegal immigrants.Of all the tit-for-tat power plays going on in recent weeks, this one is a real shot through the hull. Suddenly, Arpaio's immigration enforcement tactics are being pulled into the squabble, even though three of four Supervisors who voted for postponing acceptance of the funds for 30 days are Republican. Supervisor Andy Kunasek voted to accept
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Supervisor Don Stapley, who backed Wilcox's move to table the sheriff's new MOA today
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors passed the buck back to the feds on Sheriff Joe's new 287(g) jails agreement this morning, authorizing Supes Chair Max Wilson to sign the document once Immigrations and Customs Enforcement honcho John Morton autographs it.
Currently, only Arpaio and a deputy County Attorney have signed the authorization, which would allo
