Jan Brewer

Jan Brewer's Scorpion Lies, Part I

See any "screaming kids" chained to the state Capitol?  Obviously, there's limited room in New Times' print edition to attack all the lies, myths, falsehoods, and half-truths promulgated by Governor Jan Brewer in her ghost-written memoir Scorpions for Breakfast. So there was no way for me ... More >>

Jan Brewer's Sniveling New Memoir Laughably Paints Her as a Tough-as-Nails Governor

Jan Brewer's Arrogant Bull at ALEC's GOP-Corporate Love Fest

I kept waiting for her nose to start sprouting. Because when you tell whoppers like Governor Jan Brewer did at the American Legislative Exchange Council's opening luncheon at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa Wednesday, there really should be some Pinocchio-esque "tell" for those who don't know bet ... More >>

Jan Brewer BODY-SLAMMED by Arizona Supreme Court on Redistricting, Again

Man, this drama is getting moldier than a rerun of 21 Jump Street.  This afternoon, the Arizona Supreme Court -- for the second time -- handed Governor Jan Brewer a big fat loss on her attempt to remove Colleen Mathis, chairwoman of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, the panel ch ... More >>

Jan Brewer DENIED: IRC Chair Colleen Mathis Reinstated

A scorpion has a higher IQ than this woman...Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's incompetent overreach of power in removing the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission's chairwoman Colleen Mathis -- one aided and abetted by former state Senate President Russell Pearce's "Tea Party Senate" -- has been ... More >>

Rick Perry's Jan Brewer Debate Moment *VIDEO*

Rick Perry has did gone the route of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer when it comes to looking like a total idiot during a debate.​Remember when Arizona Governor Jan Brewer had the most epic brain-fart in the history of public speaking during a televised debate last year (which in turn -- somehow -- ma ... More >>

Vice President Jan Brewer? The Arizona Republic Seems to Think it's Possible

James KingVice President Brewer? FML!​Vice President Jan Brewer?If you just spit out your coffee, you can thank the Arizona Republic, which recently suggested the aforementioned absurd prophecy in one of its "Political Insider" posts.Check it out here.From the Republic:

Feds Target Property Owners of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in California

The feds launched a new assault in their fight against medical marijuana today, threatening to seize the property of California medical marijuana dispensaries unless they close within 45 days.If there's no push-back from the states that have legalized weed for qualified patients, including Arizona, ... More >>

Jan Brewer: Arizona Awarded GOP Presidential Debate. Gov Bails on Plan to Move Primary Date to January 31

​According to Governor Jan Brewer, GOP presidential candidates will be coming to Arizona to debate.The debate, Brewer says, was awarded to the state by the Republican National Committee, and has apparently persuaded the governor to not seek a "louder voice" for Arizona nationally by moving the sta ... More >>

Morning Poll: Should Arizona Take SB1070 to the U.S. Supreme Court?

Governor Jan Brewer is appealing SB1070 to the U.S. Supreme Court.​ After a U.S. District Court judge stripped key provisions out of Arizona's SB1070 law, Governor Jan Brewer appealed. Like the district court, the Ninth Circuit Court found unconstitutional the parts of the law that a ... More >>

Feds Want Court to Dismiss Jan Brewer's Lawsuit Against Medical Marijuana

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's lawsuit against medical marijuana is on the ropes following today's motion to dismiss by the U.S. Justice Department.​ Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's lawsuit against the state's voter-approved medical marijuana law should be dismissed by the court, says the U.S. Ju ... More >>

Governor Brewer to Police Chiefs: You Should Have Tried Harder to Stop "Dreadful" Medical Pot Law

Governor Jan Brewer, having halted the state's medical marijuana dispensary industry, laments that she and police chiefs didn't campaign hard enough against the new pot law before the November election. ​ Governor Jan Brewer told the state's police chiefs today that they should have tried ... More >>

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to Allow Marijuana Dispensaries as Governor Jan Brewer Keeps Thwarting Voters

Image: Office of NJ Governor Chris ChristieNew Jersey Governor Chris Christie says he'll allow medical marijuana dispensaries without federal approval. Meanwhile, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer keeps thwarting her state's voters.​New Jersey Governor Chris Christie isn't scare of the feds anymore when ... More >>

Governor Jan Brewer Holds Ceremonial Signing for Law Striking "Retarded" and "Crippled" From Statutes

​Governor Jan Brewer held a ceremonial signing in her office on Thursday for a new law that strikes the "R-word" from state statutes.When it takes affect on September 30, the law will replace "mentally retarded," "retardation" and "crippled" in state code with gentler phrases like "children wi ... More >>

Amazon.com Plans for Fourth Facility Touted by Governor Brewer, State Revenue Department Says Company Cheats Tax Laws

​ Governor Jan Brewer today celebrates the arrival of Amazon.com's fourth major facility in Arizona today, yet the state's revenue department calls the company a tax cheat.Brewer and the online bookseller's representatives are touting the estimated 3,000 jobs created by the company's other thr ... More >>

ACLU Asks Federal Judge to Dismiss Governor Brewer's Lawsuit Against Medical Marijuana Act

Governor Jan Brewer​ Governor Jan Brewer is using a supposed threat to state workers as a "pretext" for thwarting the will of voters, says the American Civil Liberties Union in a court action filed today.Lawyers for the ACLU's Arizona chapter and the Valley firm Gammage & Burnham, who repr ... More >>

Governor Jan Brewer Says Feds' New Letter on Medical Pot Proves She Took "Proper Course of Action" in Derailing Dispensary Program

Governor Jan Brewer​Governor Jan Brewer believes that a "clarification" by the feds on medical-marijuana programs proves she took the "proper course of action" in halting the voter-approved dispensary program.Brewer and state Attorney General Tom Horne filed a declaratory judgment in federal ... More >>

Morning Poll: Is Arizona Better Off Without Matching Funds?

​The United States Supreme Court yesterday ruled that the matching funds provision of Arizona's Clean Elections law is unconstitutional.The matching funds portion of the law was designed to give the little guy a fighting chance in state and local elections when faced against a candidate capable of ... More >>

Jan Brewer's Special Session Adjourns Leaving 45,000 Arizonans in the Lurch

Brewer's "special session" was a major dudThe state Legislature recessed indefinitely today from its special session without making a minor change in state law that would allow some 45,000 jobless Arizonans to continue receiving unemployment checks.Around 15,000 out-of-work Sand Landers will receive ... More >>

Governor Brewer Can't Stop Medical Marijuana Under State Law; Qualified Patients Can Legally Possess Drug Without State Approval

Governor Jan Brewer hopes to derail Arizona's voter-approved medical marijuana law, but qualified patients can legally possess weed with or without state approval. ​ The effort by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and state Attorney General Tom Horne to steamroll voters in their attempte ... More >>

Governor Brewer Fails to Defend Will of Voters in Attack on Medical Pot; Supports Enforcement of Federal Drugs Laws

Governor Jan Brewer is failing to stand up for Arizona's voters following the Arizona U.S. Attorney's threat to arrest participants of the state's new medical marijuana program.​ Governor Jan Brewer ought to just come out and admit it: She's thwarting the will of voters who approved Ari ... More >>

Governor Jan Brewer's Pretty Sure She Can Run for Third Term -- All She Has to Do is Ignore Arizona Constitution

Jan Brewer: Making it up as she goes along​Governor Jan Brewer is trying to weasel her way into a third term as governor by calling the Arizona term-limit law "ambiguous" -- which is complete BS.Brewer is convinced that she can legally be governor for another term, even though the Arizona Constitu ... More >>

Governor Jan Brewer's Spokesman Explains the Arizona Constitution Shouldn't Apply to Her in Running for Third Term

Jan Brewer: Making it up as she goes along​While Governor Jan Brewer is pretty sure she can run for a third term (which she can't), her camp is already cooking up some wild explanations to let it happen.Brewer's spokesman Matthew Benson tells New Times that folks inside the governor's office beli ... More >>

Gov. Jan Brewer Rejects Tax Bill Benefiting State Sen. Steve Yarbrough, Says Special Session May Be Necessary

Arizona LegislatureSelf-promotion is the law in Steve Yarbrough's perfect world.​Jan Brewer again rejected a bill increasing the amount of money Arizona taxpayers can write off on their tax bill and give to private scholarship charities yesterday, denying Sen. Steve Yarbrough's second attempt ... More >>

Morning Poll: Is "Birther" Issue Leading U.S. Down a "Path of Destruction"

​Governor Jan Brewer was on CNN Monday night where she told host John King that the "Birther" issue was "leading our country down a path of destruction."Frankly, we don't think the "Birthers" are capable of constructing their own tin-foil helmets, let alone destroying the entire country, so to mak ... More >>

Morning Poll: Do Arizona Democrats Owe Jan Brewer a Thank You?

Jan Brewer "has did" the right thing by vetoing several ridiculous bills. The Arizona Republic thinks she's earned herself some gratitude from Democrats.​Governor Jan Brewer went against the far-right-wing-nuts in her party last week and vetoed several bills -- including the humiliating "Birther B ... More >>

Morning Poll: Is Governor Jan Brewer Getting Back to Her More-Moderate Roots?

Jan Brewer seems to be getting back to has did-ing what's right for Arizona.​Yesterday, Governor Jan Brewer shocked everyone when she didn't cave to the state Legislature's right-wing crazies and vetoed three bills that were humiliating for Arizona/products of right-wing kookery.Brewer refused to ... More >>

Jan Brewer Vetoes Humiliating "Birther Bill." Gov Finds Penis Descriptions Too Get on Ballot Goes to Far

Even Jan Brewer thinks it's nuts to make a candidate provide a description of his penis to run for president in Arizona.​It pains us, but big props must go out to Governor Jan Brewer, who today vetoed one of the most ridiculous, conspiracy-based, purely symbolic pieces of legislative garbage to pa ... More >>

McDonald's Gets Some McLove as Arizona Legislators Put the Kibosh on Happy Meal Bans; Bill Awaits Governor Jan Brewer's Approval

foundshit.com Have a McCrappy plastic toy too. ​The Arizona Legislature's had a busy couple of weeks -- Governor Jan Brewer signed a bill banning imaginary abortions and the state Senate's trying to make sure Arizonans can't vote a Kenyan into the White House -- and on Wednesday, the Legi ... More >>

Governor Jan Brewer Probably Will Sign Bill Designed to Guilt Women Out of Having Abortions

​The Arizona Senate gave final approval earlier this week to the second of two controversial abortion bills to pass through the Legislature this year. This one's aimed at guilting women out of ending their pregnancies and places more restrictions on abortions by pill.HB 2416, approve ... More >>

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Matching Funds Arguments. Decision Not Expected Until June

​The United States Supreme Court is listening to arguments today to determine whether Arizona's "Clean Elections" system violates the Constitution.The system was a hot topic during last year's election cycle because several candidates -- including Governor Jan Brewer and former Treasurer Dean Mart ... More >>

Arizona's Public Universities Plan All-Time High Tuition; Could Go Higher if Senate Has Its Way

​Tuition increases proposed late last week by Arizona's three public university presidents make getting a public education in Arizona pricier than ever. Worse, they were probably underestimated -- again. Presidents of the three universities sent their pitch for new tuition increases to the Arizon ... More >>

March 16 In Blogs: Phoenix Sports Fans, Tempe Tavern, Torture, Vegan Food, and Jan Brewer

In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Governor Jan Brewer Likely to Proclaim Another Prayer Day Despite Lawsuit, Spokesman Says

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer says she won't let a lawsuit stop her from proclaiming a state Day of Prayer.​ Arizona Governor Jan Brewer won't let a lawsuit deter her from proclaiming another state Day of Prayer, says her spokesman. As we mentioned in a previous blog post today, local freethink ... More >>

Jan Brewer Says Alaska Trip is Her "First Vacation" Since Becoming Governor -- Which is a Lie

www.legaljuice.com​We regret to inform you that we nearly let Governor Jan Brewer get away with one.Since our earlier post about the governor's vacation to Alaska, which she claims is her "first vacation in over two years as Governor," we were reminded of a story we published last May. That story, ... More >>

Jan Brewer's Quest to Find Headless Cartel-Linked Bodies in Desert Finally Yields Fruit...in a Chandler Home

www.allhiphopsports.com​Remember last year when Arizona Governor Jan Brewer crowed about all the headless bodies littering the Arizona desert?"Law enforcement agencies have found bodies in the desert either buried or just lying out there that have been beheaded," the gaffe-prone governor squawked. ... More >>

Jan Brewer's Medicaid Cuts Copacetic, Claim Feds

azgovernor.govThe Obama administration hands Brewer a victory Governor Jan Brewer seems to have scored a "win," if you can call it that, in her effort to cut hundreds of thousands of childless adults from the state's Medicaid program, otherwise known as the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment Syste ... More >>

Governor Jan Brewer Signs Medicaid Waiver Request Bill. Nearly 300,000 Could be Removed From Program

​Arizona Governor Jan Brewer this morning signed a bill that gives her the authority to request a waiver from the federal government that would temporarily remove nearly 300,000 of the state's neediest people from the Medicaid program.The governor's plan would remove about 280,000 low-inc ... More >>

Arizona Lawmakers Move to Strip Governor Jan Brewer of Commutation Power

http://azjusticeproject.org​A group of state representatives has introduced a bill that would strip the governor of the power to commute prison sentences and hand it over to the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency. The legislation, formally titled HCR 2025: the Arizona Commutation Reform Act, is ... More >>

Jan Brewer's Response to Jared Loughner? Slash Services from an Already Beleaguered Mental-Health System

Governor Signs Measure Prohibiting Pickets and Protests Near Funeral Services

Governor Jan Brewer​Governor Jan Brewer signed into law a bill that was expedited through the House and Senate to prevent members of a fundamentalist church from disrupting the funerals of victims from the January 8 shooting spree in Tucson.Brewer called the measure "a truly bipartisan effor ... More >>

Jason, Jan, and Jon: Politicos' Overstatements and Hypocritical Comments About Shooting in Tucson

Jason Rose bemoans the political climate he helped create.​Since Arizona is well knownfor its divisive politics and extreme rhetoric, it's no wonder that the eyes of the nation are on us.It is even less surprising that Arizona politicos started jumping into the fray -- issuing obvious s ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, January 6, 2010

Jan Brewer Sworn In as Arizona's 22nd Governor -- Compliments of SB 1070

James KingGovernor Jan Brewer says she's ready to "has did" what needs to be done for Arizona.​Under an uncharacteristic -- yet, seemingly appropriate -- gray Phoenix sky, Governor Jan Brewer was sworn in this afternoon in front of the Arizona State Capitol to become the state's 22nd governor.Brew ... More >>

Jan "Drive Hammered, Get Nailed" Brewer's Holiday DUI Task Force Starts Today

​Be careful on the roads this holiday season, Arizona motorists. Aside from the terror of knowing Governor Jan Brewer might be driving home from a Christmas party, there's also the increased risk of getting stopped for a DUI (unless of course you're Jan Brewer, in which case you're apparently ... More >>

Clean Elections Matching Funds Case to be Heard by U.S. Supreme Court

​The U.S. Supreme Court announced this morning that it will decide on whether Arizona's "Clean Elections" system violates the Constitution.The system was a hot topic during this year's election cycle because several candidates -- including Governor Jan Brewer and former Treasurer Dean Martin -- we ... More >>

Jan Brewer Waxes Weird in Victory Speech as Terry Goddard Announces Camping Trip

The lack of decor at the Democratic Party headquarters in downtown Phoenix was in stark contrast to the colorful array of posters and ubiquitous American flags in display at their rival Republican digs across the street. ​ It was if the Dems had resolved to take their medicine--a loss of e ... More >>

Some Races Appear Done as Votes Trickle In; No, We're Not Going Out on a Limb

​ We feel confident enough at 9:30 p.m. to call a few of the bigger races tonight, even with  lots of precincts still counting ballots. Jan Brewer over Terry Goddard, Governor John McCain over Rodney Glassman, U.S. Senate Trent Franks over John Thrasher, Congressional District 2 E ... More >>

Governor Jan Brewer Declares Next Week "Arizona Wine Week." Let's Hope Jan Has a Designated Driver

Jan's thought process during this debate probably went something like this: Wine, wine, wine, SB 1070, wine, beheadings, wine...​New Times is issuing a travel alert to take effect on all Arizona roadways for the duration of next week. The danger isn't weather related, it's more alleged-drunk-drivi ... More >>

Jan "Drive Hammered, Get Nailed" Brewer: DUI Report Result of "Silly Season"

It's "silly season" in Brewer-land​Governor Jan Brewer will appear on CNN tonight and give her explanation of the allegation that she was drunk when she crashed into the back of a mini-van in 1988. According to Jan, the news that she apparently got away with a DUI is the result of one thing ... More >>