Wes Gullett

Mayor Greg Stanton Switches Gears on Food Tax Repeal

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, who pledged during this 2011 mayoral campaign to repeal the city's 2 percent emergency food tax by April 1, is not likely to deliver on that promise. Stanton says he not betraying public trust. "I believed the economy was going to be in a better place, and a lot of econ ... More >>

SB 1070 Fuels a Movement of New Voters

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, December 1st, 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 >>

Mayor Gordon May Be Remembered Most for Compromising His Ethics for the Woman He Loved

Greg Stanton, Phoenix Mayoral Candidate, Called "Front-Runner", "Candidate to Beat", and "Enemy" By Tea Party, GOP Leaders

Phoenix New Times Photo Illustration Greg Stanton is the people's newest "enemy." Coming soon. This film is not yet rated. ​​The Republicans won't invite Phoenix Mayoral Candidate Greg Stanton to their candidate forums. And they, along with Phoenix Tea Party-types, are branding him as "t ... More >>

Phoenix Mayoral Candidates Greg Stanton, Claude Mattox Nab Coveted Public Safety Unions Endorsements

Claude Mattox is the fire fighters' choice for Phoenix mayor.​Greg Stanton is the candidate of choice for Arizona police' unions.​There are two major endorsements Valley politicians go after with gusto during election season -- police and fire. And while one candidate usually grabs both endorsem ... More >>

Greg Stanton, Phoenix Mayoral Candidate, Turns in Nomination Signatures

Mayoral candidate Greg Stanton​Greg Stanton today turned in petitions with more than 3,000 signatures nominating him as a candidate in the upcoming mayor's race.While the signatures will go through a vetting process to make sure they are all valid and come from registered voters, Stanton&nbs ... More >>

Citizens for Phoenix Host Mayoral Debate on May 3; All Candidates Expected to Attend

Candidates vying to be Phoenix's next mayor​Citizens for Phoenix, a coalition of neighborhood leaders, is sponsoring a mayoral debate on May 3 at the Phoenix Theatre, 100 E. McDowell Road. It is expected to be the first debate with all five mayoral candidates in attendance. Thane Eichenauer, ... More >>

Greg Stanton Leaving AG's Office at End of Month; Expected to Announce Run for Mayor

If you're planning to run for mayor of Phoenix, please raise your hand. (See? Proof!)​Since Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard's days are numbered, it's likely that Deputy Attorney General Greg Stanton will put himself on the short list of politicos who plan to run for mayor of Phoenix.T ... More >>

Gorman Enters Congressional Race; Calls Washington Politicians "Out of Control"

The Arizona Guardian Senator Pam Gorman​State Senator Pam Gorman announced that she will be joining the growing field of potential replacements for Congressman John Shadegg. Gorman says that Washington D.C. politicians are "out of control" and she seems to think she can change that. This ... More >>

Who Will Fill John Shadegg's Congressional Seat? Not Dean Martin

John Shadegg using a seven-month-old baby as a prop on the floor of the House of Representatives​With Congressman John Shadegg throwing in the towel and announcing he would be retiring from Congress yesterday, there is no shortage of talk about who his potential replacement might be.One of t ... More >>

Bird Boycott

The truculent tweeter tackles Mayor Phil, PHX City Council hypocrisy, and goofball prez wanna-be Fred Thompson

DiNO Phil "Goober" Gordon and his turncoat endorsement of Sen. John McCain

Valley of the Drolls

New Times presents its first-ever Doofus and Darling Awards

Red Scarce

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

Letters

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

Fife's History

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

Best of Fife Vol. II

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

Countdown to Indictment?

Washington to decide Fife's fate in next six weeks

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.

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.

Republican Revenge