Jay Heiler

David Schweikert Ads Accusing Ben Quayle of Involvement in Non-Existent FBI Investigation Take an Exit

See also: Ben Quayle Accused of Swimming, Which Is a Scandal or SomethingSee also: Ben Quayle Confirms He Was in the Israeli Lake to "Secure a Jar of Water"If you've heard that Congressman Ben Quayle was the subject of an FBI investigation, you probably heard that from his primary opponent, Congress ... More >>

Citizens United President: Ben Quayle Campaign Acting Like (Gasp!) Obama's

Turns out, we weren't the only ones who found yesterday's comments from Congressman Ben Quayle's campaign a little...weird.In fact, the president of Citizens United -- which is supporting Quayle's primary opponent, David Schweikert -- says Quayle's campaign is doing stuff you'd expect from President ... More >>

Ben Quayle's Campaign Pissed After David Schweikert Declares He's Winning

It happens all the time -- a candidate for public office says he's winning the race, based on a poll the candidate or his supporters paid for.Congressman David Schweikert did that today, saying he's up 13 points -- or 16. The credibility of that lies somewhere between of a well-respected nonpartisan ... More >>

Legislature Confirms Jay Heiler's Appointment to Board of Regents -- and AZ Dems Are Pissed

​The Arizona Legislature yesterday confirmed Governor Jan Brewer's appointment of Valley PR honcho/charter school advocate Jay Heiler to the Arizona Board of Regents to replace outgoing ABOR Chairman Fred DuVal -- and Arizona Democrats aren't happy about it."Arizona's universities serve as an econ ... More >>

Phoenix Mayoral Candidate Wes Gullett's Story Is More Complicated Than It Looks

Jan Brewer Appoints Jay Heiler to Board of Regents. Dems Not Happy

www.panameducation.comJay Heiler, the most recent addition to the Arizona Board of Regents.​Governor Jan Brewer announced yesterday that she's appointed Valley PR honcho/charter school advocate Jay Heiler to the Arizona Board of Regents to replace outgoing ABOR Chairman Fred DuVal.Heiler's educati ... More >>

Politico Backs Off Claim That Ben Quayle Lied About The Dirty

Ben Quayle​Remember when Politico claimed Congressional candidate Ben Quayle lied about his connection with the raunchy Web site The Dirty? And the news that he lied spread like wildfire around the Internet, ultimately making its way to the front page of the New York Times? The (ahem) funny thing ... More >>

Ben Quayle's "Busy Day" Video Latest Offensive in Debate Over Debates

Arizona Democratic Party​There's a debate over debates waging in an Arizona Congressional race, and it just got ugly.If you're unfamiliar with the term, a debate over debates is what happens when an underdog in a political race challenges the front-runner to a series of debates. The front ru ... More >>

In Response to a Response: Jon Hulburd Weighs in on Ben Quayle's Response to Radio Ad; Quayle Responds

Democratic Congressional candidate Jon Hulburd​Since our earlier post about the new, morality-based radio ad run on Valley radio stations by Republican Congressional candidate Ben Quayle, his opponent, Democratic candidate Jon Hulburd, has responded.Quayle's ad is in response to one of ... More >>

Redflex Trying to Figure out How Many Out-of-State Speed-Camera Violators Get Visits by Process Servers

A couple of weeks ago, we asked Jay Heiler, spokesman for the Scottsdale office of the Australian speed-camera firm, Redflex, about the situation of out-of-state violators being visited by process servers. Heiler (at left) told us that Redflex wanted to be "transparent" about the issu ... More >>

Arizona Photo Enforcement: How to Beat It Mailbag 2 -- Of Process Servers and Out-of-State Residents

New Times' Valley Fever blog strives to give readers the best possible information about how the photo enforcement system works, from the first strobe of the flash to last minute of your Traffic Survival School (which, if you're willing to exercise your rights and get lucky, you won't have to sit th ... More >>

The Dirty Truth about "Clean" Elections

The Bird Praises CameraFraud.com and Aerosol Art While Urging State Democrats to Grow a Pair

Jan Brewer's Transition Team Includes a Photo Enforcement Bigshot

  For all you Republicans out there hoping that a new governor means the end of Janet Napolitano's highly irritating plot to balance the state budget by putting photo enforcement cameras everywhere, we have a little warning for you: Don't get your hopes up. We couldn't help but notice tha ... More >>

Chuck Coughlin Reveals Jan Brewer's Transition Team

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: ... More >>

Move Over, Ann Coulter

Meet the woman behind ASU's Caucasian American Men's Club

Judging Stanley

Justice Stanley Feldman has ruled the Arizona legal scene for years. But now he's gone. And Governor Janet Napolitano has some important decisions to make.

Animal Crackers

A new book reveals a conservative speechwriter's more sensitive side

The Merry Revolutionary

Clint Bolick is trying to change the world, one lawsuit at at time.

Flashes

Week of October 12th

Flashes 08-03-2000

Undoing Time, They're Baaaaaack, Double Your Pleasure, and Me and Julio

Wash Daze

Now in its first cycle, Arizona's new Clean Elections law is putting bureaucrats and candidates through the wringer

"This Has Wrecked My Career"

Jack Rose was a golden boy, a precocious businessman and political insider. Then he ran into a buzz saw at the Arizona Corporation Commission.

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Out of God's Hands

Why aren't more churches reaching out to kids in gang-ravaged neighborhoods?

Think Tank Warfare

Barry Goldwater's widow says the conservative institute that bears his name is twisting his legacy

Red Scarce

Thanks to gubernatorial neglect, Hull's ambitious agenda is going nowhere

The Serene Clean Elections Machine

For all that's at stake, the state's most influential lobbyists and businesses are strangely silent on Proposition 200, which would remove them as the primary financiers of election campaigns

Silent Running

The Devilish Deeds of John Kaites

The Clash of '98

John Kaites and Tom McGovern — John McCain's and Grant Woods' hand-picked candidates for attorney general — are duking it out like schoolboys, while the Dems' Janet Napolitano goes to school on them

Symington Gets Slammer

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

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Fife's History

It took years, and some luck, to unravel Symington's web of deceit

From Ritz to Writs

Best of Fife Vol. II

Fife has done much in — and to — Arizona. We've been keeping track

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DOC Paid Some of Fife's Bills

First lady's furniture, gubernatorial aides' cell phones were provided by Department of Corrections

THE BEST OF FIFE

HE BROUGHT US AN RTC LAWSUIT, A GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION AND A "CAR OF THE PEOPLE." NOT TO MENTION GEORGE LECKIE AND ANNETTE ALVAREZ. OH, WHAT THE HECK, WE'LL MENTION THEM.

LAND OF THE FREE-FOR-ALL

WITH PROPOSITION 300--THE PRIVATE-PROPERTY-RIGHTS MEASURE--ARIZONA ONCE AGAIN BECOMES A BATTLEGROUND FOR A NATIONAL RIGHT-WING CRUSADE

Statesman or Henchman?

He's already the state's GOP power broker. He'll soon be Arizona's senior senator. Will the volatile John McCain Rule by fear or respect?

FIFE'S DOUBLE TALK ON EDUCATIONGOVERNOR SYMINGTON'S SCHOOL-VOUCHER PLAN IS A GIFT FOR CONSERVATIVES--NOT THE POOR

THE RIGHTEOUS STUFF

IN THE MID-'80S, ASU WAS THE LAUNCHING PAD FOR THEIR CONSERVATIVE VITRIOL. NOW THEY'VE GRADUATED TO THE REAL WORLD.

IDEOLOGUE-ROLLING AT THE REPUBLICA PLSN TO GO OVER PUBLISHER WEIL'S HEAD COST CHESHIRE HIS

FIFE MAKES THE GRADEIN ONE WEEK, THE REPUBLIC TURNS A DUNCE INTO A GENIUS

FIFE'S NEW OPERATIVETHE GOVERNOR'S HIRE OF EX-ASU FLAME THROWER JAY HEILER SENDS CHILLS THROUGH LIBERALS