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August 17, 2011
Wes Gullett, Phoenix Mayoral Candidate, Pledges to Leave His Lobbying Firm If He's Elected Mayor
Phoenix mayoral candidate Wes GullettPhoenix lobbyist Wes Gullett is pledging to walk away from his lobbying firm if he is elected mayor of Phoenix."I will divest my entire interest from my company," he says in a statement released this morning.Gullett's spokesman says that Gullett's partners at ... More >>
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August 17, 2011
Complaining to Congressman Ben Quayle Could Cost You Up to $50
New TimesCongressman Ben QuayleCongressman Ben Quayle took a beating from constituents during a town hall meeting in Anthem back in May. Now, the congressman is catching even more heat, this time for not having any town hall meetings at all -- that constituents don't have to pay to attend, anyway ... More >>
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September 8, 2011
Watch MyFoxPhoenix Inflate Joe Arpaio's Already Soaring Ego *VIDEO*
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, as of late, has been not-so-subtly bragging that GOP presidential candidates are (allegedly) calling on him for campaign advice.According to the sheriff, Texas Governor Rick Perry, who is widely considered the front-runner in the race to become the GOP presiden ... More >>
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September 12, 2011
Greg Stanton, Phoenix Mayoral Candidate, Gets Support of Former Mayor Skip Rimsza
commercialappeal.comIn the battle of endorsements by former mayors of future mayor-wannabe's, it looks like it's Greg Stanton 2, Wes Gullett 1-ish.It would be 2 if you include someone who only served as mayor for 10 days. Gullett has been endorsed by former Phoenix mayors Paul Johnson and John Ne ... More >>
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September 16, 2011
Tom Horne's Redistricting Investigation Blasted by ex-AG Terry Goddard
I missed ex-Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard's recent appearance on Horizon, wherein he criticized current AG Tom Horne's investigation of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, particularly Horne's grandstanding statements to the media about the probe. Oddly, I caught it as I ... More >>
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September 21, 2011
Scott Bundgaard Files Ethics Complaint Against Ethics Committee Members
Jeez, hurry up and resign already...State Senator Scott Bundgaard, facing an ethics complaint and possible expulsion from the Senate for his roadside fracas with his now former girlfriend and his invocation of legislative immunity, has filed an ethics complaint against three members of the sta ... More >>
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September 23, 2011
Russell Pearce's Olivia Cortes Fiasco: Complaint Shot Down by SOS, Lawsuit Will Be Filed Soon
Olivia Cortes: You've got to wonder if she expected this level of scrutiny The complaint filed by Democratic precinct committeeman and former candidate for state Senate in Legislative District 18 Robert McDonald in the ever-widening Russell Pearce/Olivia Cortes scandal has just been shot down by the ... More >>
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September 28, 2011
Joe Arpaio to Barack Obama: Look at Me, Look at Me!
www.spreadshirt.comPresident Barack Obama today told a representative of a national Latino group that Arizona's is not the model the rest of the country should mirror when it comes to handling illegal immigration.Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio responded by issuing a press release saying that ... More >>
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September 29, 2011
Mayor Gordon May Be Remembered Most for Compromising His Ethics for the Woman He Loved
www.spreadshirt.comPresident Barack Obama today told a representative of a national Latino group that Arizona's is not the model the rest of the country should mirror when it comes to handling illegal immigration.Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio responded by issuing a press release saying that ... More >>
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September 29, 2011
Phoenix Efficiency Committee Saves Taxpayers Another $5 Million, Continues Searching for Spending Cuts
There's been much squawking in Phoenix about the need to outsource, to privatize and to slash government costs -- and it was a pledge that many of the six mayoral candidates made as they ran in the first leg of the Phoenix election.Now that the field of candidates in the mayor's race has been nar ... More >>
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October 1, 2011
Russell Pearce's Pal Constantin Querard's New Signs and Web Site
Robert McDonaldActually, meeting Pearce often has the same effect as that bad slice of pizza from the night before Butter wouldn't melt in Constantin Querard's mouth. Querard's one of sleazy backers of state Senate President Russell Pearce and as you all now know, he's suspected of being the "brains ... More >>
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October 6, 2011
Rick Perry's Texas Is a Fantasy Land
Robert McDonaldActually, meeting Pearce often has the same effect as that bad slice of pizza from the night before Butter wouldn't melt in Constantin Querard's mouth. Querard's one of sleazy backers of state Senate President Russell Pearce and as you all now know, he's suspected of being the "brains ... More >>
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October 6, 2011
A Court Hearing Reveals Olivia Cortes as a Bumbling Idiot
Robert McDonaldActually, meeting Pearce often has the same effect as that bad slice of pizza from the night before Butter wouldn't melt in Constantin Querard's mouth. Querard's one of sleazy backers of state Senate President Russell Pearce and as you all now know, he's suspected of being the "brains ... More >>
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October 10, 2011
"Dream Act" Signed by California Governor Jerry Brown. KPHO Suggests the "Dream" Could Be Coming to Arizona. Ha!
www.imdb.comDream Act for Arizona? Shyeah...right.The "Dream" came true for illegal immigrants in California over the weekend -- Governor Jerry Brown signed a version of the controversial Dream Act into California law Saturday. Now, local TV news station KPHO is suggesting the "Dream" may be comi ... More >>
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October 11, 2011
Herman Cain Coming to Phoenix to Pucker Up For Joe Arpaio
www.sodahead.comGodfather's Pizza CEO/Gop presidential candidate Herman Cain.Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio met with leaders from the Methodist Border Mission Network at his Phoenix office this afternoon to discuss -- amongst other things -- some issues the group has with the sheriff's polici ... More >>
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October 20, 2011
Phoenix Mayoral Candidate Wes Gullett's Story Is More Complicated Than It Looks
www.sodahead.comGodfather's Pizza CEO/Gop presidential candidate Herman Cain.Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio met with leaders from the Methodist Border Mission Network at his Phoenix office this afternoon to discuss -- amongst other things -- some issues the group has with the sheriff's polici ... More >>
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October 20, 2011
Occupy Phoenix Folks, Tea Partiers Earn Phoenix "Angriest Cities" (Gulp) Honors
James KingRegardless of political affiliation, people across the country are pissed off about one thing or another, but there's only a few cities that -- as a whole -- are more pissed off than Phoenix, according to a recent ranking of pissed off cities.The Daily Beast website recently ranked Phoe ... More >>
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October 27, 2011
Poll: Barack Obama Leads All Republican Presidential Candidates in Arizona
www.punditkitchen.comIf next year's presidential election were held today, President Barack Obama would carry Republican-leaning Arizona, according to a recent poll.According to a Rocky Mountain poll released yesterday, Obama leads all possible Republican candidates in Arizona by at least a five- ... More >>
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November 1, 2011
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Removes Redistricting Chair, Calls Special Session
Our near-illiterate governor, Chuck Coughlin's water-bearer, with her right paw on the state constitution Governor Jan Brewer, no doubt under direct orders from her puppetmaster consultant Chuck Coughlin, has removed Colleen Mathis as chair of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, ... More >>
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November 3, 2011
Prediction: State Senator Russell Pearce Will Be Kissing His Political Career Goodbye on November 8
Our near-illiterate governor, Chuck Coughlin's water-bearer, with her right paw on the state constitution Governor Jan Brewer, no doubt under direct orders from her puppetmaster consultant Chuck Coughlin, has removed Colleen Mathis as chair of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, ... More >>
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November 3, 2011
Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman's Still Boycotting Arizona. Yay or Nay?
Coed MagazineJoe Arpaio is NOT one of them.Michael Coleman, the mayor of Columbus, Ohio, is still boycotting Arizona because of SB 1070, Arizona's controversial immigration law -- according to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, that is (we've got a call into to Coleman's office to verify -- stay ... More >>
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November 8, 2011
Phoenix Election Officials Will Unveil The City's Next Mayor Tonight
Many Phoenix voters have already cast a ballot. Some, perhaps even twice. For those of you who haven't, today is the day. Don't forget that Phoenix is now using voting centers, which have replaced the traditional polling places. The Maricopa County Elections Department, which is running ... More >>
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November 8, 2011
Mayor Greg Stanton? Early Results Show Stanton Leads Over Wes Gullett
Greg Stanton wins mayor's race in Phoenix, early results showMore than 74,000 Phoenix voters cast their ballot for Greg Stanton for mayor, giving him about 56 percent of the vote, according to early results.About 132,000 people cast votes, and of those, nearly 58,000 picked Gullett.While it ... More >>
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November 8, 2011
Greg Stanton Wins Keys to Phoenix Mayor's Office, Enjoys Double-Digit Lead Over Wes Gullett
Phoenix mayor-elect Greg StantonPhoenix mayoral candidate Wes Gullett conceded the Phoenix mayor's race to Greg Stanton, who ended the night with 56 percent of the vote -- a 13-point lead over his opponent.Stanton, caught up in a frenzy of hugs, handshakes and media interviews, missed the c ... More >>
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November 9, 2011
Phoenix Voters Re-Elect Incumbent Thelda Williams, Select Newcomer Daniel Valenzuela
Phoenix Councilwoman Thelda Williams handily wins in District 1.While they were electing Greg Stanton as their next mayor, Phoenix voters also returned Councilwoman Thelda Williams to her seat in District 1, and chose Daniel Valenzuela over Brenda Sperduti to represent them District 5. Like Phoen ... More >>
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November 10, 2011
Phoenix Mayor-Elect Greg Stanton Taps Community and Economic Development Director Paul Blue As Chief of Staff
Paul BluePhoenix Mayor-elect Greg Stanton, who beat his challenger with a commanding 14-point lead on November 8, has tapped Community and Economic Development Director Paul Blue as his first chief of staff.Stanton won't be sworn into office until January 3, but in the meantime, Blue will help ma ... More >>
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November 11, 2011
Arizona Dems on Steve Pierce, Russell Pearce's Replacement as Senate President: Nothing Will Change "Other Than One Vowel"
Senator Russell...er, we mean Steve Pierce.State Senator Steve Pierce was pegged by his Republican Senate colleagues to replace ousted former Senator Russell Pearce as the president of the Senate -- and Arizona Democrats aren't thrilled with the GOP's pick.We commented yesterday that Pierce's tak ... More >>
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November 15, 2011
Anti-Amnesty Senate Candidate Wil Cardon Unfazed By Arizona's Apparent Shift to Support Pathway to Citizenship For Illegal Immigrants
James KingWil Cardon supported Jeff Flake -- until Flake started agreeing with him, that is.Senate candidate Wil Cardon apparently didn't get the message when ousted Senate President Russell Pearce got a voter-assisted boot from office last week.Pearce's historic downfall -- combined with a recen ... More >>
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November 16, 2011
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 >>
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November 16, 2011
El Mirage Officials Celebrate Narrow Victory in Bond Election, AG Opens Investigation over Allegations City Used Public Resources to Influence Outcome
El Mirage Mayor Lana MookEl Mirage officials are planning to declare victory regarding the narrow approval of an $8.5 million bond at a special City Council meeting this afternoon.Their adoption of election results comes two days after the Attorney General's Office opened an investigation into wh ... More >>
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November 17, 2011
How Greg Stanton, a Fair-Haired, Blue-Politicked Lawyer, Became Phoenix's Next Mayor
El Mirage Mayor Lana MookEl Mirage officials are planning to declare victory regarding the narrow approval of an $8.5 million bond at a special City Council meeting this afternoon.Their adoption of election results comes two days after the Attorney General's Office opened an investigation into wh ... More >>
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November 17, 2011
Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, November 17th, 2011
El Mirage Mayor Lana MookEl Mirage officials are planning to declare victory regarding the narrow approval of an $8.5 million bond at a special City Council meeting this afternoon.Their adoption of election results comes two days after the Attorney General's Office opened an investigation into wh ... More >>
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November 23, 2011
Jan Brewer BODY-SLAMMED by Arizona Supreme Court on Redistricting, Again
Governor of Screeching Overreach, Jan BrewerMan, 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 Indepen ... More >>
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November 29, 2011
Joe Arpaio Makes It Official: Rick Perry's the Sheriff's Horse in GOP Presidential Primary; Hispanic Groups Already Lashing Out at Perry
Texas Governor Rick Perry has accepted Joe Arpaio's potentially toxic endorsement.Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio today ended months of speculation about who he'd support in the GOP presidential primary by officially throwing his weight behind Texas Governor Rick Perry.Arpaio is currently in N ... More >>
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November 30, 2011
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 >>
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December 1, 2011
Jan Brewer's Sniveling New Memoir Laughably Paints Her as a Tough-as-Nails Governor
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 >>
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December 1, 2011
Fagala-Fearing Congressman Trent Franks Backs Michele "Pray Away the Gay" Bachmann in GOP Presidential Primary
James KingMichele Bachmann during a recent visit to Phoenix, during which she met with Franks (bottom right) and ousted former state Senate President Russell Pearce.Arizona Congressman Trent Franks -- best known for his fear of homosexuals, his belief that black people were better off under slav ... More >>
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December 5, 2011
Tom Horne to Argue Tucson Government Case at Glendale's Thunderbird School Tomorrow
Image: Court videoTom Horne argued a case personally before the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals this summer. Tomorrow, he'll appear before the Arizona Supreme Court on another case.As an elected official, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne could make himself as relatively unseen as, well, Gov ... More >>
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December 8, 2011
Jan Brewer's Top Sycophant, SRP Lobbyist Russell Smoldon, and ResistALEC's "Sleeping Dragon"
AzResistALECDemonstrators form an anti-ALEC "sleeping dragon" at SRPOne unfortunate aspect of the occupation of the Salt River Project's Tempe headquarters last week was that the activists involved were not able to pull off a similar action at the Westin Kierland Resort, where corporate interests an ... More >>
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December 12, 2011
Arizona's GOP Congressmen on Joe Arpaio's Botched Sex-Crime Investigations: (Crickets)
Attention GOP congressmen: grow a set, would ya?Since the old, 2009 Pulitzer Prize-worthy tale of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's 432 botched sex-crime investigations was thrust into the national spotlight thanks to an oddly timed Associated Press article last week, two of Arizona's three De ... More >>
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December 21, 2011
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 >>
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December 21, 2011
Fiesta Bowl Scandal: Valley Politicos Won't Face Charges; County Attorney Says Arizona Law "Doesn't Meet Public's Expectations"
No politicians will be charged with crimes for accepting gifts from the scandal-plagued Fiesta Bowl organization under the leadership of former CEO John Junker -- but that doesn't necessarily mean they didn't do anything wrong (just look at ousted former state Senate President ... More >>
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January 3, 2012
Judge Denies Senator Scott Bundgaard's Request to Halt Ethics Hearing Over Fight With Former Gal-Pal
Senator Scott Bundgaard thinks members of the Senate Ethics Committee are out to get him. Maybe they are, but that's a Legislative issue, not a Judicial issue, a judge ruled this morning.A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has denied state Senator Scott Bundgaard's request to put a stop to the ... More >>
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January 3, 2012
Kyrsten Sinema Surprises Precisely No One With Announcement That She's Running For Congress
Facebook.comKyrsten Sinema's running for Congress in Arizona's new Congressional district. Expect a Democratic primary, folks.In a move that doesn't come as much of a shock to anyone familiar with state politics in Arizona, Democratic state Senator Kyrsten Sinema announced today that she's resign ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
Governor Brewer to Ponder Medical Marijuana Lawsuit Ruling While Keeping Her Ban on Dispensaries; Supporters of Law Praise Ruling
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Governor Jan Brewer and her legal counsel will study today's dismissal of her lawsuit against the medical marijuana law while keeping a ban on dispensaries, a spokesman says.Brewer, with the help of state Attorney General Tom Horne, filed the federal complaint back ... More >>
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January 4, 2012
Crossroads of the West's Tucson Gun Show Scheduled for Same Day as Anniversary of Jared Loughner's Deadly Rampage
On the same day Tucson residents commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Tucson shooting that left 6 people dead and 14 others wounded, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Crossroads of the West will hold a gun show at the Pima County Fairgrounds.Crossroads of the West bills itself as ... More >>
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January 12, 2012
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton Announces Mayor's Office Staff Appointments
Mayor Greg StantonAbout two weeks after being sworn in as Phoenix's newest mayor, Greg Stanton announced today members of his Mayor's Office staff, which includes some of the same individuals who worked for him while he was a city councilman or with him at the Attorney General's Office. As we alr ... More >>
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January 13, 2012
Arizona GOP Presidential Primary Likely Another Race For Second Place; Mitt Romney Holds Double-Digit Lead
www.icanhascheezburger.comArizona's GOP presidential primary, like New Hampshire's, will likely be another race for second place -- according to a recently released poll, former Massachusetts Governor (and one-time Joe Arpaio butt-smoocher) Mitt Romney has a double-digit lead over each of his opp ... More >>
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January 19, 2012
Rick Perry Bails on Presidential Campaign; Joe Arpaio Picks the Wrong Horse...Again
Rick Perry's presidential campaign is done-zo.If you happen to be running for president, do yourself a favor and avoid Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio like grim death -- for the second time in two presidential elections, Arpaio's horse in the race has crashed and burned.Just two days before th ... More >>
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January 25, 2012
Can Barack Obama Pump New Life Into Comprehensive Immigration Reform?
www.allvoices.comIf you didn't get an O-boner from President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech last night, you probably didn't watch it.Per usual, the president killed it -- the man's got a gift for gab.Unfortunately, talking about doing things doesn't get things done.For example: his comm ... More >>
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