Fife Symington

A HISTORY OF FAILURE

Kickback Story Irks Symington

Governor denies payment improper; public documents dispute his denial

Fear and Loafing

The Arizona Republic's fealty to Symington isn't just bad for journalism, it's bad for business

Fif'e Slow Dance With Debt

The Arizona Republic's fealty to Symington isn't just bad for journalism, it's bad for business

The Governor Who Cried Wolf

Experts say Symington's howling at the moon with antiwolf rhetoric

When Revolution Meets Reality

Governor Symington says his massive tax cuts have brought prosperity to Arizona. Actually, they are bringing on a fiscal train wreck that could damage the state for decades.

The High Cost of Education Reform

The Symington administration touts market-based reform as a cure for Arizona's educational ills. Behind that rhetoric, state policies are driving public schools toward financial collapse.

Governor Deposed

Forced to explain his creative accounting practices, the governor steps through the looking glass

The Governor and the Lawyer

Document supporting indictment suggests senior partner at Snell & Wilmer aided governor in alleged bank fraud

Castle Creep

Document supporting indictment suggests senior partner at Snell & Wilmer aided governor in alleged bank fraud

Letters

Document supporting indictment suggests senior partner at Snell & Wilmer aided governor in alleged bank fraud

The Chubby Grocer Lashes Out

After losing a Nice Guy gubernatorial campaign, Eddie Basha calls Symington's behavior bizarre, immoral, unethical

Letters

After losing a Nice Guy gubernatorial campaign, Eddie Basha calls Symington's behavior bizarre, immoral, unethical

An Accounting Nightmare

Coopers & Lybrand leaves governor in "worst of all worlds" legally; but quick removal from office seems unlikely

Correction and Apology

New Times acknowledges errors in coverage of Governor Symington; editor resigns

Might He Be Innocent

A broad range of legal experts and newly released records suggest the federal government will have a hard time convicting Governor Symington

A Colossal Liar

If you're feeling sympathy for Fife Symington, read this

Letters

If you're feeling sympathy for Fife Symington, read this

Details, Details

The prosecution's evidence seems convincing--but will the jury grasp it?

Cornered by Fife

When Symington got two businessmen to prop up his Camelback Esplanade project, he made them offers they couldn't refuse

Denouement or Vindication?

Jurors in Symington's 12-week criminal trial hear closing arguments, begin deliberations

The Fifester, the Wifester, the Mother and the Prosecutor

Jurors in Symington's 12-week criminal trial hear closing arguments, begin deliberations

The Indomitable Dougherty

Jurors in Symington's 12-week criminal trial hear closing arguments, begin deliberations

Day of Reckoning

Jurors in Symington's 12-week criminal trial hear closing arguments, begin deliberations

From Ritz to Writs

Jurors in Symington's 12-week criminal trial hear closing arguments, begin deliberations

A Fine Mess

State agencies are reeling in the after-Fife, the ballyhooed state-budget surplus is all but spent, and the government bureaucracy is bigger than ever. Now it's up to Jane Dee Hull to make it all make sense.

Fife's Myth

Symington's tax cuts had little or nothing to do with Arizona's economic boom, which isn't as robust as it's made out to be

Inside the Jury Box

The people who judged Symington look back with certainty, compassion

Symington Gets Slammer

Cheers and jeers greet news of ex-governor's prison stint

Paradise Lost

Does Fife Symington have the guts to finally 'fess up?

Cooking the Books

Former guv develops taste for education

I Could Just Slap Him

Felon, swindler, liar, sleaze, pant-load. The many faces of Fife Symington

Just Desserts

County attorney candidate ditches debate to fund-raise with Fife

Criminal With an Asterisk

Has ex-governor J. Fife Symington III gotten his just desserts?

Begging Your Pardon

Fife Symington's free and Michael Hester's not. But thanks to the ex-governor's oversight, that may soon change.

Union Dues

Federal judge rules Fife Symington must repay millions to pension funds

He's Back

Ex-governor Symington seems blissful despite the damning evidence that mounts at his bankruptcy trial. What's up his sleeve?

The Earthmover and Fife

Bill Dereschuk is one pensioner who wants Symington to prevail in his bankruptcy case

Long May He Serve

Bill Dereschuk is one pensioner who wants Symington to prevail in his bankruptcy case

Ode to Joyce

Bill Dereschuk is one pensioner who wants Symington to prevail in his bankruptcy case

Governor J. Fife Crook III

Bill Dereschuk is one pensioner who wants Symington to prevail in his bankruptcy case

Trial By Media (Part II)

For month after month, Phoenix news reporters repeated a disgruntled secretary's half-baked charges, helping County Attorney Richard Romley discredit a rival in the Attorney General's Office. The same media horde made scarcely a whimper when Romley cover

Trusting in Family Values

For month after month, Phoenix news reporters repeated a disgruntled secretary's half-baked charges, helping County Attorney Richard Romley discredit a rival in the Attorney General's Office. The same media horde made scarcely a whimper when Romley cover

Historic Misconduct

For month after month, Phoenix news reporters repeated a disgruntled secretary's half-baked charges, helping County Attorney Richard Romley discredit a rival in the Attorney General's Office. The same media horde made scarcely a whimper when Romley cover

Fife Pays His Taxes

For month after month, Phoenix news reporters repeated a disgruntled secretary's half-baked charges, helping County Attorney Richard Romley discredit a rival in the Attorney General's Office. The same media horde made scarcely a whimper when Romley cover

Cinema Verite

For month after month, Phoenix news reporters repeated a disgruntled secretary's half-baked charges, helping County Attorney Richard Romley discredit a rival in the Attorney General's Office. The same media horde made scarcely a whimper when Romley cover

PAYING THE PIPERA KICKBACK RAISES NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT SYMINGTON AND THE MERCADO

For month after month, Phoenix news reporters repeated a disgruntled secretary's half-baked charges, helping County Attorney Richard Romley discredit a rival in the Attorney General's Office. The same media horde made scarcely a whimper when Romley cover

FIFE'S LONG-TERM (TERM-SHORTENING) PROBLEM

For month after month, Phoenix news reporters repeated a disgruntled secretary's half-baked charges, helping County Attorney Richard Romley discredit a rival in the Attorney General's Office. The same media horde made scarcely a whimper when Romley cover

Fife Symington Out of Governor's Race; Throws Support (Gee, Thanks!) Behind Munger

www.daylife.com Former Governor Fife Symington​Arizona residents can kiss any hopes of a second honeymoon with former Governor Fife Symington goodbye.(Single tear.)The exonerated thief bowed out of the race for governor Thursday, the Arizona Guardian reports, and threw his support behind fo ... More >>

Morning Poll: Who Won Last Night's Gubernatorial Debate?

​ Arizona has had more than its fair share of bad characters in the governor's chair for too many years. Ev Mecham: Impeached. Fife Symington: Convicted. Jane Hull: Alt Fuels. Napolitano: Credit Card's Maxed Out -- Time to Quit. Now we've got these bozos to choose from.