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Arizona's Drunk Drivers Average "Extreme" DUI Blood-Alcohol Levels During Holidays... Again

Despite cops around the state probably hearing the phrase "just two beers" quite often during DUI stops this holiday season, the state government's statistics show that Arizonans tend to be fairly slammed when they were caught driving drunk.For the second year in a row, drivers busted for DUI during ... More >>

Governor Jan Brewer to DREAMers: State Laws Bar You from Drivers Licenses, Public Benefits Regardless of Feds' Immigration Policy Shift

See also Obama Blocks DREAMers' Deportations, Outflanks GOP See also Jan Brewer's Response to Almost Everything About Obama Immigration Policy: Secure the Borders Arizona Governor Jan Brewer issued an executive order today that blocks the issuance of public benefits, Arizona driver's licenses and ... More >>

Local Latino Activists Target Unlikely Politician

Richard Carmona Interview at Dems State Meeting in Tucson

Carmona talks immigration, foreign policy and women's issues with Gilman and IAbove is a video of an interview videographer Dennis Gilman and I did with former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona, now a candidate for the U.S. Senate. The interview took place at the state Democrats' winter meeting i ... More >>

Is There a Chance in Hell the Arizona Legislature Will Repeal SB 1070?

​Democratic state Senator Steve Gallardo plans this week to introduce a bill into the Arizona Legislature that would repeal SB 1070, Arizona's controversial immigration law.To quote our colleague Stephen Lemons, the Arizona Legislature repealing SB 1070 is "about as likely as me running a 5K."The ... More >>

Jan Brewer's Arrogant Bull at ALEC's GOP-Corporate Love Fest

I kept waiting for her nose to start sprouting. Because when you tell whoppers like Governor Jan Brewer did at the American Legislative Exchange Council's opening luncheon at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa Wednesday, there really should be some Pinocchio-esque "tell" for those who don't know bet ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Tea Party on Trial: Olivia Cortes Plays "Useful Idiot"

Election law attorney Tom Ryan may not get Legislative District 18 recall candidate Olivia Cortes booted from the November 8 ballot, but on Thursday, with the assistance of co-counsel H. Michael Wright,  Ryan effectively put the Tea Party on trial. And at least metaphorically, the verdict was g ... More >>

Russell Pearce Slammed for Opposing Unemployment Extension

Uriel GarciaRandy Parraz at a press conference explaining that Senator Russell Pearce should be recalled because he has not shown leadership for the unemployed people of Arizona.​​A few women at the state Capitol invited Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce into their daily lives to show him ... More >>

Arizona Senate Votes Down Five Immigration Bills Sponsored By Russell Pearce and Dingleberry Right-Wingers

Arizona SenateIs your senator a Russell Pearce dingleberry, like Steve Smith?​Five anti-immigration bills sponsored by Senate President Russell Pearce and dingleberry right-wing senators went down in defeat yesterday as sanity prevailed in the Arizona legislature. The rejected measures were S ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Unconstitutional, Un-American Attack on U.S. Citizen Children

Russell Pearce, defiling Old Glory in this picture, and spitting on the U.S. Constitution in generalSo was anyone surprised by neo-Nazi-hugging state Senator Russell Pearce's press conference yesterday announcing that he'll be targeting U.S. citizen children in a racist attempt to undermine the U.S. ... More >>

Conflicting Poll Numbers For AG's Race Prompt "Thank You" to Republicans From Arizona Dems

www.vote-az.orgDemocratic candidate for attorney general, Felecia Rotellini​As always, we take all polls with a grain of salt. And two polls -- one released by the Arizona Republican Party, and one released by the Republican candidate for Attorney General, Tom Horne -- are part of the reason why.T ... More >>

Terry Goddard Tells Jan Brewer to Give Campaign Manager the Boot After Gay Remarks

​Since the moment Governor Jan Brewer's campaign manager suggested that her opponent in the gubernatorial election, Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard, was gay, Goddard has insisted that he's not (insert standard "not that there's anything wrong with that" comment here).During a no-holds-barre ... More >>

Fox News Anchor Butchers Terry Goddard's Name -- as Usual, He Did Nothing About it

Attorney General Terry Goddard​Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard went on Fox News this morning to pimp his latest probe into mortgage companies he says provide flawed foreclosure documents.He came across well -- for example, he didn't say anything like "we have did what's right for Arizona," ... More >>

I'm Not Sick -- And My Opponent's Gay! Jan Brewer's Campaign Fights Health Rumor by Trying to Out Terry Goddard

  Image: Jan Brewer TV ad Brewer's campaign: The governor's not sick, and her opponent is gay.​Jan Brewer's campaign fought back hard today against rumors that the Arizona governor's health is in question -- by questioning the sexuality of her opponent. Brewer issued a strong st ... More >>

Under Jan Brewer's Fearless Leadership, Arizona Not Ranked Worst-Run State in Country -- Just Third Worst

​Arizona Governor Jan Brewer may think that she has "did what is right" for Arizona, but an independent analysis by the financial news Web site 24/7 Wall St. disagrees. The site has issued its "State of the States" rankings and Arizona has been ranked 48th on its list of well-run states.The rankin ... More >>

German Bundestag Delegation in State This Week to Study Immigration and Security Issues; Polls Show Germans Worried About Islamic Migrants

Image: http://www.bundestag.de/htdocs_e/index.html​ Eight congressmen and congresswomen from the Bundestag, Germany's parliament, will be in Arizona this week as part of a delegation to study immigration and security issues. The delegation will be traveling to the U.S.-Mexico border, naturally ... More >>

New Poll Shows Goddard Not in Horrible Shape in Gov's Race

Terry Goddard​Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard isn't as down and out of the Arizona governor's race as once thought -- if you believe the latest poll numbers, that is.A Rasmussen poll released last week had the race broken down as follows: - Brewer: 55 percent.- Goddard: 39 percent.- Other c ... More >>

Terry Goddard's Itchin' to Debate Jan Brewer Again. Jan, Not So Much

​Gubernatorial candidate Terry Goddard's pulling out all the stops in trying to get Governor Jan Brewer back on stage for a debate, and Jan's not havin' it. Goddard's accepted invitations to 10 debates or candidate forums and Brewer, apparently, won't be at any of them. "Why is Jan Brewer hid ... More >>

Could Jan Brewer's Henchmen Close Tucson's Rialto Theatre?

​Jan Brewer might shut down Tucson's famed Rialto Theatre.Sounds weird, right? You thought she was so busy flubbing debates, hating on Mexicans and trying to keep her mentally-ill son's rape conviction on the d-low that she'd have bigger fish to fry.Nope. Turns out Ms. Brewer (alma mater: Glendale ... More >>

Arizona Republic Talks About Jan Brewer's Mentally Ill Son. Where's the Outrage, Terry Goddard?

www.newseum.org Perhaps Terry Goddard didn't take a gander at the front page of the Republic this morning.​Earlier this month, New Times ran a story about Jan Brewer's criminally insane son, questioning why his criminal record was sealed just days before his mother was sworn in as governor. ... More >>

Jan Brewer Target of Democratic Party's 28 Days Later Parody

The Arizona Democratic Party has joined the legions of geeks parodying director Danny Boyle's 2002 post-apocalyptic horror flick 28 Days Later with this YouTube video envisioning the aftermath of Governor Jan Brewer's reign.The analogy works pretty well, as Brewer's recent Clean Elections Debate per ... More >>

Arizona Republican Steve May's Full of ... Integrity? Claims Green Party Candidates Legit

stevemay2010.com​A 27-year-old tarot-card reader, reportedly homeless and with less than a dollar to his name, is among the candidates running to serve as Arizona's State Treasurer?Thank Steve May.May, a Republican running for a House seat in District 17, once told the nation that he ha ... More >>

Dean Martin Officially Endorses Jan Brewer in Gov's Race

Treasurer Dean Martin​Arizona Treasurer Dean Martin, who suspended his gubernatorial campaign in early July, is toeing the party line, announcing today that he is officially endorsing his one-time opponent Jan Brewer in the Arizona governor's race.At one point Martin led in the polls in  the ... More >>

In Case You Didn't Hear Him the First Time, Ben Quayle Thinks Barack Obama is the Worst President in History

James KingBen Quayle​Ben Quayle, the Republican nominee for Congress in Arizona's 3rd District, concluded his primary campaign this afternoon with a touch of humor.At the office of his PR firm, Quayle thanked supporters and addressed the media for the first time since becoming the GOP's nominee. W ... More >>

Regarding Birthright Citizenship, What Is It About the U.S. Constitution That Nativists Don't Understand?

Joe Arpaio, J.D. Hayworth, Shawna Forde and the Tea Party on Glenn Spencer's Ranch

walkingthelinefilm.comGlenn Spencer, host of the nativist Tea Party rally happening Sunday, August 15Although the United We Stand for Americans Web site announcing its Tea Party rally on the U.S.-Mexico Border this Sunday August 15 includes the address of the event and maps leading there, it careful ... More >>

Morning Poll: Does Terry Goddard Stand a Chance Against Jan Brewer in Gov's Race?

Terry Goddard​Attorney General Terry Goddard, the one-time front-runner in the Arizona governor's race, got some bad news yesterday: Governor Jan Brewer's poll numbers are lookin' pretty awesome. A poll released yesterday shows that Brewer holds a 20-point lead over Goddard in a head-to-hea ... More >>

Owen "Buz" Mills "Suspends" Gubernatorial Campaign

Owen "Buz" Mills​Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's life got a little easier today with news that her last remaining opponent in the GOP primary for Governor, Owen "Buz" Mills, is suspending his campaign.Mills announced his decision to suspend his candidacy today saying the focus of the campaign was no ... More >>

Morning Poll: Who Benefits Most From Dean Martin Suspending his Campaign for Governor?

Dean Martin ​And then there were two -- legitimate GOP candidates for governor, that is. Dean Martin suspended his gubernatorial campaign on Friday leaving accidental Governor Jan Brewer and businessman/ rich-guy Owen "Buz" Mills as the last remaining candidates (with active campa ... More >>

Dean Martin Suspends Campaign for Governor; Pledges to Support Jan Brewer's Fight Against Obama Administration and its "Relentless Attack on the People of Arizona"

Dean Martin​This came as a bit of a shocker on a slow, Friday afternoon but we just got word that Treasurer Dean Martin is suspending his campaign to become the Republican nominee for governor.In a statement released moments ago, Martin says by continuing his campaign he would only be taking ... More >>

Arizona Dems Unveil "Brewer's Jobs Plan" Complete With Reminder to "Call Greta"

​Just two days after Arizona Governor Jan Brewer unveiled her plan to stimulate economic growth, the Arizona Democratic Party has an alternative version of Jan's plan -- which is handwritten on the governor's stationary with the title "My Jobs Plan."Of course, Brewer didn't actually write ... More >>

Governor Jan Brewer and the Hypocrites of Clean Elections

Kathy Zatari, Former Administrator of Governor's Regulatory Review Council, Files Suit

Governor Jan Brewer​When attorney Kathy Zatari applied to be administrator of the Governor's Regulatory Review Council in early 2006, the selection panel rated her first of its four finalists -- and offered her the job. But after less than four years, Zatari was unceremoniously terminated ... More >>

Augustus Shaw in Trouble Part Two: Complaint Alleges He's Lying About Living in Tempe

Augustus Shaw​ Following our post today about Augustus Shaw, who's running for the State Legislature, a reader pointed us to an Arizona Guardian article published today that spells even more trouble for the ethically challenged HOA lawyer. Shaw lied about where he lives in official election ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Following Mexico's Example

Mexican Government Looking to Ban "Drug Ballads"

www.abortmagazine.comMexican "drug ballad" group Los Tigres del Norte​As the Mexican government's war on drugs continues to produce lackluster results, Mexico's ruling party is taking aim at a different enemy: Musicians.Members of Mexico's National Action Party have proposed legislation that would ... More >>

County GOP Leader Wants "Fraud Audit" of Party's Books After $50K is Found Missing From Spending Report

www.marketoracle.com​Arizona Republican Party Executive Director Brett Mecum seems to think that the $50,000 left off of the organization's latest spending report is "all good," but another GOP bigwig is calling for an independent audit of the party's books. Yuma County Republican Party Cha ... More >>

AZ Attorney General Terry Goddard Enters Race for Governor

www.kjzz.org Terry Goddard​ Can you believe it? Terry Goddard actually made a pivotal decision -- sort of. He's exploring running for governor.The avoid-the-issue attorney general filed paperwork this morning to form an exploratory committee to see if he should officially seek the st ... More >>

Iran Supporters Rally at Arizona State University

Jessica SmithA member of Sunday's rally holds up a sign depicting a few of the deaths that occurred during the protests in Iran. ​ Clad in green and clutching picket signs, hundreds gathered at Arizona State University on Sunday to show solidarity for post-election protests that have left at ... More >>

Swine Flu Arizona: No Travel History on Four Confirmed Cases; School Closure Policy Could End Soon

Dr. Bob England Health officials are starting to suspect the swine flu virus first reported in Mexico won't hurt people more than a regular flu. If officials can confirm that, the news might end the rash of recent school closures. Bob England, director of the Maricopa County Dep ... More >>

Mexican Government Denounces Arpaio's Tent City March; Protest Filed with Supervisors

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's forced march of illegal immigrants to Tent City has drawn a stunningly sharp rebuke from the Mexican government -- with a letter arriving at the county today and more action ordered by a Mexican Senate committee if the situation doesn't change. I ... More >>

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