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Fred DuVal Is Runnin' for Governor

Democrat Fred DuVal has made his candidacy for governor official, as one of only two Dems whose names have been tossed around in the media for the seat in 2014.DuVal has a lot of titles you could use to describe him, like former underling to President Clinton and Governor Bruce Babbitt, lobbyist, un ... More >>

Arizona's Nutty Republicans Star in Anti-Agenda 21 Hearing: The Highlight Reel

Members of the conspiracy-theory wing of the Republican Party in Arizona, sometimes referred to as the "Black Helicopter Caucus," gathered last week at the Capitol to discuss Agenda 21 and their fears of the plan that appears to have been adopted from Glenn Beck.Republican State Senator Judy Burges ... More >>

Carl Seel, House Republican, Hates Agenda 21, but Doesn't Know What He's Talking About

Republican State Representative Carl Seel just detests the United Nations' Agenda 21 -- he and his pal, Senator Judy Burges, have been trying to prevent part of that agenda, the Rio Declaration, from being used in Arizona.On the House floor yesterday, however, Seel was unable to produce the reasonin ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Recall Has "Less Than 200,000" Signatures to Gather, with 56 Days Left

As a tease to an event tonight, Respect Arizona, the group seeking to recall Sheriff Joe Arpaio from office, has announced that it has fewer than 200,000 valid signatures left to score, with less than two months before its May 30 deadline. See also: -Joe Arpaio Recall: A Chance to Prove the Pundits ... More >>

John Kavanagh Gets "Shamed" at Committee Hearing for His Toilet-Policing Bill (Video)

Republican Representative John Kavanagh's newest effort to regulate toilet usage in Arizona, by proposing that businesses can dictate which bathroom transgender people can use, cleared its first hurdle at the Legislature on Wednesday.With that, the scores of people who spent nearly two hours testify ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Pal Ron Ludders Trains Recall Blockers Tonight

Speaking of shenanigans, you may remember Tea Party generalissimo Ron Ludders for his escapades during the 2011 recall of ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce, and during Pearce's ill-fated comeback attempt in the 2012 GOP primary for state Senator from Legislative District 25. See also: -Russe ... More >>

Republican Lawmaker John Kavanagh's the Latest Person Targeted With Recall

Filing petitions to recall politicians is officially "in," now that yet another petition has been filed with the Secretary of State's Office, this one to recall Republican Representative John Kavanagh.Kavanagh's "bathroom birther" proposal is what sparked this one, according to a press release sent ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Supporters Go for Another Unlikely Recall: Democrat Chad Campbell

In what appears to be another recall attempt motivated by the effort to recall Sheriff Joe Arpaio, some Arpaio supporters say they're going to try to recall House Minority Leader Chad Campbell.As with the announcement by another set of Arpaio supporters, who claim to be attempting a recall of County ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's New Pal Michael Nowakowski Snuggles Up to Tom Horne and John Huppenthal?

I'm beginning to wonder if Phoenix City Councilman Michael Nowakowski is still a Democrat. By now, everyone in Sand Land knows that Nowakowski, executive vice president of the Cesar Chavez Foundation and the head honcho of that foundation's communications arm, the Radio Campesina Network, recently ... More >>

Statewide Ban Proposed for Texting While Driving, but Sexting Is a Different Story

Sorry to the people who don't like looking out of the windshield while operating a motor vehicle, but state legislators are proposing a ban on texting while driving.If you're worried you'll get a ticket for sending naked pictures of yourself on your phone while driving, fear not, because it doesn't ... More >>

Chad Campbell's "Safer Schools, Safer Communities Plan": Yay or Nay?

Arizona House Minority Leader, Democrat Chad Campbell, has offered up some legislative proposals that are supposed to target gun violence -- one of the few plans we've heard of around here that doesn't include more guns.As a whole, his plan's chance of becoming law is zero percent, but let's get an ... More >>

Chad Campbell, House Democrat, Releases Plan for Schools, Guns, and Mentally Ill

To the credit of the Arizona House Minority Leader, Democrat Chad Campbell, he unveiled a pretty wide-ranging plan to change laws related to school safety, mental health, and guns.Unfortunately for Campbell, he's in the blood-red legislature in Arizona, so let's just say it's the thought that counts ... More >>

Arizona Ballot Propositions: How to Vote Against (or With) Russell Pearce and His Ilk

Here's the thing about the propositions on the ballot for tomorrow's election: for the most part, they're boring, and at the end of the day, you may not really give a damn.Thankfully, people like ousted state Senate President Russell Pearce, Governor Jan Brewer, and the lobbyists from Center for Ari ... More >>

Jerry Weiers Moving a Planter: Controversy or Non-Controversy?

Republican state Representative Jerry Weiers's moving of a planter might not be the biggest scandal that's gone down at the state capitol, but some folks are highly opinionated on the issue.Glendale mayoral candidate Manny Cruz released the surveillance-video footage of Weiers, his opponent in the r ... More >>

State Representative Jerry Weiers in Trouble With Dems for Moving a Planter at the Capitol

The campaign for Glendale mayor is getting really heated, folks -- candidate Manny Cruz released a video of his opponent, Republican state Representative Jerry Weiers, moving a planter at the state capitol.It's actually a really big planter -- Weiers had to tie it to his truck to move it -- and Cruz ... More >>

Ken Bennett Apparently Making Up Rules as He Goes Along, Won't Verify Romney's Documents

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett has officially become that kid no one wanted to play with because he just made up the rules to games as he went along.Bennett, as you may recall, decided to play ball with the "birther" crowd, taking the "extra step" to verify President Barack Obama's birth cer ... More >>

Should Daniel Patterson Be Expelled From the House Now?

The report from an ethics investigation into state Representative Daniel Patterson was released Monday, as team of lawyers selected by House Speaker Andy Tobin found quite a few reasons as to why they believe Patterson should be expelled from the House.Among several other things in the report, inves ... More >>

Daniel Patterson's Political Career Lives Another Day; His Response to Report Due Next Week

After reading the investigation done on behalf of the House Ethics Committee, a handful of legislators were ready to punt state Representative Daniel Patterson out of the House today, but that didn't happen.Among several other things in the report released yesterday, investigators claim Patterson ro ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Resignation Drive Endorsed by Congressman Ed Pastor

America's "toughest" sheriff -- not so tough on child molesters...​Congressman Ed Pastor of Arizona's 4th District has joined the ranks of Sand Land politicians calling for Sheriff Joe Arpaio's resignation over the MCSO's mishandling of more than 400 sex crimes cases in El Mirage, many involving c ... More >>

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Terry Goddard, Raul Grijalva Call for Compromise, as Rodney Glassman Whips Up Rancor

Compromise? Apparently not, if Glassman gets his way...Fearing an acrimonious showdown this Saturday when Dems are scheduled to meet at the Wyndham Hotel downtown to pick a new Democratic Party chair, former Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard and Congressman Raul Grijalva are calling for a compr ... More >>

Dock Legislators a Day's Pay for Skipping Floor Votes? Jerry Weiers Likes the Idea

Representative Jerry Weiers​Arizona legislators played hooky from their legislative responsibilities at a troubling rate this year and Representative Jerry Weiers is pissed. In response, he has proposed legislation that would dock legislators a day's pay if they have an unexcused absence during a ... More >>

The Dirty Truth about "Clean" Elections

Bob Burns, New Senate President, Vows No Bills to Committee Before a Balanced Budget

  We were scared even before lunch. The state's economy's in freefall, and, as she heads to Washington, D.C. in hopes of becoming the nation's Homeland Security honcho, Governor Janet Napolitano leaves behind a giant budget deficit. But after attending the annual Legislativ ... More >>

Enemies List

Paranoia aside, Sheriff Joe Arpaio and County Attorney Andrew Thomas just may be targeting you

Let the Sunshine In

When power-tripping HOAs push solar-minded residents around, everybody pays the price

New Times Accused of Being Nice

Former Rural/Metro employee deems our coverage of that company 'too compassionate'