Ken Bennett

Joe Arpaio's Birther Buddies Say They'll Take Recall Effort to Court to Shut It Down

The people behind Sheriff Joe Arpaio's "birther" investigation are now trying to tell the Arpaio recall effort that they'll go to court to shut it down if they don't do it themselves.Spoiler alert: Fat chance, for Arpaio's friends.See also:-Why Sheriff Joe Actually Is Nervous About the Recall Effort ... More >>

Arizona AG Tom Horne's Sex Scandal Scuttles Gubernatorial Bid

Jan Brewer Going M.I.A.: Does It Matter?

Governor Jan Brewer is not in Arizona this week.That's about all we know, because her location is apparently a secret, or something.See also:-Jan Brewer Has Gone to a Top-Secret Location; No Reward Offered for Safe Return

Jan Brewer Has Gone to a Top-Secret Location; No Reward Offered for Safe Return

The Associated Press has reported that Governor Jan Brewer is not in Arizona, and the public is not to know where exactly she is.

Ron Barber Currently Leading Martha McSally by a Grand Total of 654 Votes

Now a week after Election Day, counties across Arizona are still counting votes, and the winner of one congressional race is still undecided.Democratic Congressman Ron Barber currently leads Republican challenger Martha McSally by 654 votes, as of the time of this post.See also:-Ron Barber Now Leads ... More >>

Tom Horne's Alleged Hit-and-Run at an Address Listed for Carmen Chenal

Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery's big press conference this morning alleged illegal coordination between Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne and an independent expenditure committee during his 2010 campaign. See also: -Attorney General Horne Hired Carmen Chenal to a Highly Paid Top Post -- ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Birther Investigation Blasted by Randy Parraz

See Also: Joe Arpaio Denied Birther Donations, Randy Parraz Blasts Andy Kunasek See Also: Joe Arpaio Hides as Randy Parraz and CBAers Pizza Party It Up Randy Parraz and his posse of activists from Citizens for a Better Arizona want Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to come clean on using taxpaye ... More >>

Fiesta Bowl Fiasco: County Attorney Bill Montgomery to Announce Findings of Investigation Into Elected Officials

​Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery is holding a press conference this morning to announce the findings of an eight-month investigation into elected officials who received gifts from the allegedly corrupt Fiesta Bowl organization.It's unclear what Montgomery will announce -- the Arizona Repu ... More >>

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

Fiesta Bowl Fiasco: Former COO Natalie Wisneski Pleads Not Guilty

​Natalie Wisneski, the former chief operating officer for the Fiesta Bowl, was in a Phoenix U.S. District Court this morning where she pleaded not guilty to multiple charges that she was involved in a scam to make illegal campaign contributions to several federal, state, and local political candid ... More >>

Fiesta Bowl Scandal: Former COO Natalie Wisneski Indicted

​Natalie Wisneski, the former chief operating officer for the Fiesta Bowl, has been indicted in federal court on charges that she tried to cover up illegal campaign contributions by bowl employees, and that she filed false financial records, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced today.Wisneski is t ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Pal Constantin Querard's New Signs and Web Site

Butter wouldn't melt in Constantin Querard's mouth. Querard's one of the sleazy backers of state Senate President Russell Pearce, and as you all now know, he's suspected of being the "brains" behind the sham candidacy of recall queen-for-a-day Olivia Cortes. He also has a history in Arizona pol ... More >>

Mitt Romney Now Jeff Flake-Approved

www.burningplatform.comGOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, it appears, will likely take the Mormon vote -- including Congressman Jeff Flake.​Congressman Jeff Flake has picked his horse in the GOP presidential primary -- and it's not Michele Bachman.Former Massachusettes Governor Mitt Romney an ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Lawyer Is Full of Bunk

Russell Pearce Files Lame Court Challenge to Recall Petitions

Squawk all you want, bully-boy, your days in office are numbered...right up till November 8State Senator Russell Pearce's lawyer Lisa Hauser filed one of the lamest legal challenges in this history of civil actions today. This, to the so-far successful recall effort against Pearce, which has resulte ... More >>

Fiesta Bowl Fracas: Reimbursement of Campaign Contributions Confirmed, CEO Junker Canned, Questionable Spending Abound -- Including $33,000 Pebble Beach Birthday Party

​Here's something that was expected from the Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma beating Connecticut by 28 points. Here's something unexpected from the Fiesta Bowl: Their employees have allegedly been running a scheme to reimburse illegal campaign contributions (among other accounts of contemptuous courtship w ... More >>

Sidebar: Fantasy Voter Fraud

Russell Pearce's Latest Loss: 9th Circuit Swats Down Racist Provision of Prop. 200

The "architect" of Arizona's ethnic cleansing laws, stymied by the 9th CircuitTo borrow a phrase from that great modern philosopher Flavor Flav, when it comes to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal's recent ruling on Prop 200, don't believe the hype.Because hype, fake outrage and panic is basically what ... More >>

Representative Chris Deschenes Claims He's First Native American to File to Run for Statewide Office in Arizona. He Appears to be Right

www.descheneforarizona.comWindow Rock Representative Chris Deschene​Window Rock Representative Chris Deschene filed more than 10,000 ballot petitions with the Arizona Secretary of State's Office yesterday, qualifying him to run for that office in this year's election.Deschene, a former Marine Corp ... More >>

Familiar Face Enters Secretary of State Race

Secretary of State candidate Sam Wercinski​There's a new face in the Democratic race for secretary of state, and he may have an early leg up on his probable opponent in the Democratic primary.Sam Wercinski, former Governor Janet Napolitano's real estate commissioner from 2007-2009, has enter ... More >>

Andrew Thomas Plans "Major Announcement" in 45 Days, Says Spinmeister Jason Rose

​ We can't tell you much more than what's in the headline. Local PR whiz Jason Rose put an interesting, though cryptic, tweet on his Twitter account yesterday about one of his clients, Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas: Major announcement from maricopa county andrew thomas quite possib ... More >>

Janet Napolitano’s Sorry Service in Arizona Makes Her a Terrible Choice for Homeland Security Secretary

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, Jnauary 26, 2006

Pressure Tactics

You won’t believe what GOP officials are pulling now to try to keep Senator Jack Harper from discovering the truth about a local election!

Elephant Slayer

Napolitano deftly played politics this legislative session to fend off all GOP foes

Karen in the Hot Seat

Gays are okay, except sometimes

Janet's Missed Opportunity

Governor Napolitano went to Utah, and all we got was some lousy ring kissing.

Mission: Impossible

The Arizona Legislature may prove to be too much for ASU's unsinkable Michael Crow

Valley of the Drolls

New Times presents its first-ever Doofus and Darling Awards

YOU, TOO, CAN OPEN A SCHOOL!IN ARIZONA, IT'S JUST LIKE ANY OTHER BUSINESS