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Fred DuVal Is Runnin' for Governor

Democrat Fred DuVal has made his candidacy for governor official, as one of only two Dems whose names have been tossed around in the media for the seat in 2014.DuVal has a lot of titles you could use to describe him, like former underling to President Clinton and Governor Bruce Babbitt, lobbyist, un ... More >>

Joe Arpaio-Henchman Bill Montgomery Milks CIR While Separating Parents from Children

Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery is gettin' real popular with some in the pro-immigration reform crowd. Never mind that he collaborates with Sheriff Joe Arpaio in prosecuting undocumented workers, while ignoring those who hire them. See also: -Bill Montgomery's Victims Rot in Jail, While A ... More >>

Brewer Flips Off 600,000 Military Vets in Arizona by Axing Colonel Joey Strickland

Russell Pearce's Nephew Talmage Pearce Appointed to Mesa's Human Relations Advisory Board

Here's an oddity: Talmage Pearce, nephew of recalled ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce and a stalwart defender of the Pearce clan, has been appointed to sit on the City of Mesa's Human Relations Advisory Board. On April 1, the Mesa City Council unanimously approved Mayor Scott Smith's memo r ... More >>

Five Things to Eat and Drink this Weekend in Metro Phoenix

Looking for something to put in your mouth this weekend? We've got you covered. Check out what's on our plate. See Also: Rancho Pinot and Maya's Farm Team Up for Lunar Lamb Fest on March 26 Cullen Campbell's Crudo to Host a Late-Night Pop-Up Pizza Party Sweet Republic's special St. Patrick's Day ... More >>

Jan Brewer Times Three? Ten Reasons Jan Should Run for an Unconstitutional Third Term

Jan Brewer cannot run for governor again. There is no wiggle room in the Arizona Constitution. And if she tries, she is guaranteed to kiss the canvas with her plastic-surgery-gone-wrong gob, slapped down by the Arizona Supreme Court. See also: -Jan Brewer's Sniveling New Memoir Laughably Paints He ... More >>

Goldwater Library Proposal Prematurely Celebrated? Proponents Have Millions to Raise and Don't Own Goldwater Documents, Archives

Phoenix has been blasted by The Republic because it believes the city wrecked its chances to house a Barry Goldwater Library. There's been considerable angst over the city not jumping on a project that bears the Goldwater name. "Phoenix's dropped ball is now in Mesa's hands, and Mesa deserves great ... More >>

Russell Pearce Is Denied Jan Brewer's Endorsement, But Uses Her Name and Pic Anyway

See also: Russell Pearce Claims David Schweikert's Endorsement, Schweikert Spokesman Denies Claim See also: Russell Pearce Scores David Schweikert's Endorsement, at Long Last See also: Russell Pearce's Rival Bob Worsley Scores Phoenix Chamber Endorsement There's one thing about recalled, disgraced ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Rival Bob Worsley Scores Phoenix Chamber Endorsement

Things are not going well for disgraced, recalled former state Senate President Russell Pearce, the marble-mouthed Mesa mook who's attempting a comeback with a Legislative District 25 run for state Senate.In spite of Pearce's half-hearted claims of a "huge win" in the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-3 decisi ... More >>

Arizona Capitol Times' Readers Give Best-Elected-Official Nods to Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton and Mesa Mayor Scott Smith

Capitol Times' readers picked Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton as Best Democratic Elected Official and Mesa Mayor Scott Smith as the Best Republican Elected Official. Great news for those guys, but even better for us is this video cooked up by the Cap Times and this bi-partisan duo -- complete with what ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Worst Nightmare Bob Worsley Wins Chamber Endorsement

A Worsley TV ad, part of a $10K ad buy, according to the Worsley campAs disgraced ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce recycles old signs from last year's historic recall election, his GOP primary rival Bob Worsley is running $10,000 ad buys on cable TV and racking up endorsements from Mesa Mayo ... More >>

Joe Ricketts, Whose Family Owns the Chicago Cubs, Is Against Wasteful Government Spending ... Unless, Of Course, the Money is Going to the Family Team

Joe Ricketts -- whose family owns the Chicago Cubs -- is completely appalled at the government's frivolous waste of your hard-earned tax dollars. But, Ricketts' conviction to ending wasteful spending doesn't extend to his own billionaire family suckling on the government teat. Yeah, we're calling ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Rival Bob Worsley Endorsed by Mesa Mayor Scott Smith

The campaign of Legislative District 25 state Senate hopeful Bob Worsley today announced a major endorsement, that of Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, a GOPer many consider a future contender for Governor of Sand Land."I have known Bob Worsley for over 30 years," Smith states in the press release, which ... More >>

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton Sworn In By Former Arizona Governor Rose Mofford

After the inauguration ceremony, audience members made their way into Phoenix City Hall for a reception, which included offering a 2012 wish for Phoenix and its elected officials.​Greg Stanton took the stage as Phoenix's 52nd mayor and delivered an inauguration speech earlier today that, in part, ... More >>

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton Sworn in By Former Arizona Governor Rose Mofford

​Greg Stanton took the stage as Phoenix's 52nd mayor and delivered an inauguration speech earlier today that, in part, announced his plans to develop a second bio-medical campus in north Phoenix with the Mayo Clinic and creation of a "Mayors' Futures Forum on Education," a way for Arizona may ... More >>

Mesa Ranks Among Top 10 Safest U.S. Cities, Forbes Finds; Not Safest in Valley, Though -- See Our Top 10 for Valley Crime Rates

Image: ForbesMesa - one of safest big cities in the country? Maybe, but nowhere near the safest in the Valley.​ Mesa ranks seventh in the top 10 safest U.S. cities, says a recent data-crunch by Forbes magazine."I think it definitely goes against the stereotype," Mesa Mayor Scott Smith told Cha ... More >>

Is Mesa Amphitheatre in Trouble? Outdoor Venue Losing Revenue Fast

Victor PalaganoMesa Ampitheater during a sold-out Kings of Leon concert in 2009. There was no pigeon shit, but no air-conditioning backstage, either.​A story in today's Arizona Republic should worry all local music fans. The paper reports that Mesa Amphitheatre, a grassy 5,000-capacity outdoor&nbs ... More >>

Chicago Cubs to Remain in Mesa. World Series Trophy Continues to Remain Elsewhere

www.cubsnet.com​Mesa voters essentially gave the Chicago Cubs a blank check on Tuesday, approving a measure that gives the team a boat-load of cash to build a new spring training facility.Yesterday, voters approved Proposition 420 (we know what you're probably thinking, but the medical weed propos ... More >>

Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has No Conflict in County Attorney Replacement Pick, Supes Say

Good to go: County Supervisors decide they have no conflict in deciding who will replace former County Attorney Andrew Thomas.​ We thought it was possible the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors had a conflict of interest in picking a new county attorney, with two of the five having be ... More >>

John McCain Picks Up Two More Endorsements; J.D. Hayworth Still Has Joe Arpaio

​Two former Arizona governors jumped on board the McCain train, endorsing "The Maverick" in his bid to fend off former Congressman J.D. Hayworth, the senator's campaign announced today.Former governors Fife Symington and Jane Dee Hull will both back McCain in this year's Republican primary.Hul ... More >>

John McCain Picks Up Support of 31 Arizona Mayors in His Bid to Fend Off J.D. Hayworth in GOP Senate Primary

www.afeatheradrift.com"The maverick"​A day after former Congressman J.D. Hayworth officially kicked off his campaign to unseat Senator John McCain as the GOP's candidate for a U.S. Senate seat, "the maverick" has received an outpouring of support from 31 Arizona mayors.Hayworth, on the other hand, ... More >>

Chicago Cubs Deal With Mesa Could be Soured by Possible Goldwater Institute Lawsuit

www.podbean.com​Just when we thought the whole Chicago Cubs spring training situation was sorted out, the Goldwater Institute has reared its ugly head to rain on the city of Mesa's parade.While the agreement between Mesa and the Cubbies to keep the lovable losers' spring training facilities in Mes ... More >>

Florida Continues Campaign to Steal the Chicago Cubs From Mesa

www.the217.com​A group of business fat-cats in Naples, Florida, are hosting a private reception this afternoon in what is the state of Florida's latest push to rob Mesa of Chicago Cubs spring training. The reception is hosted by big-wigs from Fifth Avenue Advisors and Esmark ... More >>

Hot Links: Motorcycle Emissions, Education Funding, and a Body Found in the Grand Canyon

​A possible extension of the Valley Metro light rail that would extend through Mesa is likely to get federal funding, according to Mesa Mayor Scott Smith. Smith presented the project to officials in Washington D.C. last week and claims that federal officials are all but sold on helping fund th ... More >>

Mesa Massage Parlor Prostitution Crackdown Leads to Happy Ending For Law Enforcement

www.teesforall.com​There was a "happy ending" to the month of September for Mesa Mayor Scott Smith as his crusade against "rub-n-tug" massage parlor yielded some results.Since September, a police task force has made 20 prostitution busts related to massage parlors in Mesa.

George Gascon vs. Joe Arpaio: The New Yorker's William Finnegan on Joe's Mesa Raid Comment

from NewYorker.com William Finnegan, whose profile of Sheriff Joe is in the current issue of The New Yorker If you've read about the latest kerfuffle involving soon-to-be former Mesa Police Chief George Gascon and Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- a kerfuffle egged on by the Arizona Republic -- then ... More >>

Mesa Mayor Scott Smith Trying to Clear up $16,224 Federal Tax Lien

Mesa Mayor Scott Smith owes $16,224 in a federal taxes, according to a lien filed with the Maricopa County Recorder's Office. We asked Mesa spokesman Steve Wright about this -- here's his reply: That issue was resolved. The IRS has been petitioned to withdraw the lien.

Mesa Voters to Decide Fate of Proposed Billion-Dollar Resort Tomorrow

Wikimedia Commons The owners of the Grand Ole Opry want to build a resort in Mesa with taxpayers' help.Nashville-based Gaylord Entertainment Company has proposed building a mega-resort in Mesa that would include a convention space, retail shops, and an 18-hole golf course. But the company's d ... More >>

If ASU's Polytechnic Closes, What Happens to Mesa's Dream Development?

With budget cuts of biblical proportions being proposed to deal with a multi-billion-dollar state revenue shortfall, Arizona State University is contemplating the end of its East Valley Polytechnic campus.But hold on -- Mesa was banking on the vitality of the satellite campus to help prop up progre ... More >>

Local Politicians and Journalists Help Test Out Light Rail Before Tomorrow's Grand Opening

From left: Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman, and light rail CEO Richard Simonetta. Mesa Mayor Scott Smith called Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman a game show host, light rail CEO Richard Simonetta called Spawn's Todd McFarlane "Scott," and Hallman called potential light rail vandals pig ... More >>

The Economist: Mesa's the "City of the Future"

We couldn't help but raise an eyebrow when we saw the Economist's headline "City of the Future" and realized it referred to Mesa, the rather bland, ultra-suburban neighbor of Phoenix. But the international weekly seems to really dig Mesa's at ... More >>

Gus Van Sant’s Milk Recaptures Californian Intolerance at Exactly the Right Time

Mesa Mayor Scott Smith Goes to Arpaio's Office

Are Joe Arpaio and His MCSO's Fiscally Wasteful and Inhumane Antics Finally Catching Up With Him?

Mesa: Whoops... Cleaning Service Did Have Access to City Hall

Arpaio Tipped Off to Laid-Back Mesa’s Illegal Cleaning Staff by “Disgruntled” Former City Employee

Mesa Police Chief George Gascón stares down Sheriff Joe Arpaio

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