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In the Legislature, Five Reps Did One Man's Bidding

Constantin Querard's Taxpayer-Paid Bootlickers David Gowan, Steve Montenegro, Carl Seel, Steve Smith, and Kelly Townsend Do Their Master's Bidding

If you're political sleaze-maestro Constantin Querard, the Arizona Legislature is practically your own, personal Downton Abbey. Querard's team of taxpayer-funded butlers, bootblacks and maids is extensive, at least 20, by his own claim, in the both the upper and lower chambers. And on February 21 ... More >>

Appeals Court Lets LD13 Foreigner Darin Mitchell Stay on Ballot

Legislative District 13 voters will be able to vote for state House candidate Darin Mitchell, despite the fact that a judge ruled he doesn't live in the district.Mitchell, a Republican, decided to appeal the county superior court ruling ordering him off the ballot, and he ended up winning that battl ... More >>

GOP State House Candidate Ordered Off Ballot; Judge Rules Pretending to Live at Buddy's House Doesn't Count as Residency

A Republican state House Candidate has been ordered off general election ballots by a Maricopa County judge, since the candidate pretended to live in a friend's/campaign worker's vacant house to qualify as a resident of the district.Darin Mitchell already got enough votes in the primary to land on g ... More >>

64: Marianne Belardi

From now 'til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers -- Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you'll know; for others, it'll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you're here, check out our 100 Creat ... More >>

Russell Pearce Fundraiser Scrapped by Macayo's, Oaxaca's...

Seems there's there's no room at the posada for former state Senate President Russell Pearce.Yesterday, I gave you a rundown of the nativist goons set to appear at Macayo's Mexican Restaurant on Central Avenue tonight for a fundraiser to benefit Pearce, a veritable who's who of anti-Mexican bigots i ... More >>

Russell Pearce: Plot to Give $260K of Taxpayer Cash to Recalled Pol Still Alive?

The Capitol Times' Luigi del Puerto is reporting that the plot to cut a $260,000 check to recalled, disgraced former state Senate President Russell Pearce remains alive at the state Legislature.I've heard the votes are not there in the Senate, but, hell, ya never know. Also, it's not in the bud ... More >>

Russell Pearce Wants $260,000 of Your Money, and His Flunkies Want to Give It to Him

Remember when I informed you of the trial balloon being floated by toadies of recalled state Senate President Russell Pearce, lickspittles who long to give their lord and master more than $260,000 of taxpayer funds because he had to endure a recall election, one he lost by a humiliating 12 points?We ... More >>

Is it Really "Insulting" for Arizona's House Republicans to Keep Pictures of Latino Kids on Their Desks?

Democratic State Senator Steve Gallardo was none to pleased when he saw some Republican House members were keeping pictures of Latino kids on their desks, symbols of the state's school-choice program.Gallardo told New Times yesterday it was "insulting" for these House Republicans to have the pictur ... More >>

Steve Gallardo Not Pleased About Pictures of Latino Kids on Republicans' Desks

​Democratic State Senator Steve Gallardo noticed something he was not a fan of when he moseyed on over to the House of Representatives for the swearing in of new legislator Martin Quezada -- there were pictures of Latino kids on some Republicans' desks.In the pictures, the kids are holding signs 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 >>

Race/Gender-Based Abortions: GOP Lawmakers Refuse to Provide any Evidence They Even Happen in Arizona

​If you happen to have a problem with Sasquatches trampling your lawn, or unicorns eating your shrubs, or if a leprechaun is running amok in your garage, just call state Representative Steve Montenegro or state Senator Nancy Barto -- they seem to have a knack for solving problems that don't actual ... More >>

P-Nut of 311 on Perry Farrell, Secret Summer Events, and Rocking a Boat

Alison Dyer​I don't know how much there really is to do out in Omaha, Nebraska, but being a city girl, I'd imagine that living there would give people plenty of time to bounce artistic ideas off of one another and get creative. Out comes 311. The five-piece rock/rap band's sound is undeniably one- ... More >>

Arizona Legislators Want to Make Doctors Show Women Pictures of Fetus Before Abortion

Pro-lifers in the Arizona legislature want doctors to show images like this to women seeking an abortion.​Several members of the Arizona State Legislature want to force doctors to offer to show women seeking an abortion ultrasound images of the fetus before they end their pregnancy.Supporters of t ... More >>

Arizona Legislator Wants to Make Sure You're Not Getting Abortion Based on Race or Sex

When Representative Steve Montenegro's done talking about race-based abortions, maybe he can tackle some other non-issues like stiffer regulations for unicorn ranches.​State Representative Steve Montenegro seems to think he represents a district in China -- where aborting babies based on sex or ra ... More >>

Birther Bill Back in Arizona Legislature. See the Long List of Sponsors Right Here...Then Laugh...Then Cry

www.frankowenspaintbrush.comThey're baaack....​As if there's nothing more important on which to focus, and to drag Arizona's reputation further into the deep chasm of humiliation, 41 members of the Arizona State Legislature have signed on to re-introduce the "Birther Bill," which would require any ... More >>

Kyleigh Sousa Murder: Still No Arrests after Five Months. Mom Says Police Doing All They Can

Kyleigh Sousa​It's been exactly five months since Kyleigh Sousa, a 21-year-old student at Arizona State University, was murdered near the school's Tempe campus, and there's still no arrest in the case. There's been another unsolved murder of an ASU student, though, which has genera ... More >>

Mother of Murdered ASU Student back in Tempe; Renews Plea for Killer to Come Forward

Tempe Police DepartmentKyleigh Sousa​It's been nearly a month since ASU student Kyleigh Sousa was killed during a robbery-gone-wrong in the parking lot of a Tempe International House of Pancakes and nobody should be comforted by the fact that the killer is still on the loose.Sousa's mother and bro ... More >>

America's Most Wanted May Help Find Suspect in Case of Murdered ASU Student

Kyleigh Sousa​If you happen to be the person responsible for the death of 21-year-old Kyleigh Sousa, be advised: Criminal-hunter extraordinaire John Walsh may be lookin' to find your ass. It's been three weeks since Sousa was murdered in a robbery attempt in Tempe, and while tips continue to ... More >>

Reward Offered in Murder of ASU Student

Tempe Police DepartmentKyleigh Sousa​It's been more than two weeks since an ASU student was killed during a robbery attempt in Tempe and police still don't have a suspect in the murder. Today, however, the ante has just been upped and Silent Witness is offering an $11,000 reward for information le ... More >>

Tempe Police Release Sketch of Suspect in Death of ASU Student

Kyleigh Sousa​The Tempe Police Department today released a sketch of the man they believe is responsible for the death of a 21-year-old ASU student about two weeks ago.Tempe police Sergeant Steve Carbajal tells New Times the department's received more than 100 tips from the public since Kyleigh So ... More >>

Mother of ASU Student Killed in Robbery Tells New Times "We Did Everything Right;" Pleads With Killer to Come Forward

Kyleigh Sousa ​The mother of Kyleigh Sousa, the 21-year-old ASU student who was killed during a robbery attempt nearly two weeks ago, has a message for those responsible for her daughter's death: Do the right thing and turn yourself in.New Times spoke to a somber Karen Montenegro, Sousa's mother, ... More >>

Parents of ASU Student Killed in Robbery Attempt Pleads for Suspect to Turn Himself in

Tempe Police DepartmentKyleigh Ann Sousa​The parents of Kyleigh Ann Sousa, the 21-year-old Arizona State University student who was killed in a robbery attempt on Wednesday, made a public plea to the suspect or suspects in the case to surrender to police.At a press conference yesterday, Karen Mont ... More >>

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Current art shows, exhibitions and installations

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Rocanrol Heartburn

The Valley's unstable Latin rock scene leaves a bad taste in local promoters' mouths -- and keeps international acts away

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