The seven-way race for Pinal County sheriff should be whitled down to three candidates tonight after election workers tally early ballots and those cast today at the polls in the primary election. The victors will square off in the November general election. Glenn Millsaps of Collidge and Kevin Taylor of…
See also: El Mirage Officials Withholding Accident Stats at Intersection with Speed Camera Until After Election, Despite Councilman’s Request for Data El Mirage officials claim photo-enforcement cameras they installed on U.S. 60 (Grand Avenue) last year to catch red-light runners and speeders was all about safety, not revenue. During a 2011…
Congressman Jeff Flake posted on his Facebook page on Thursday that during his campaign trail travels all over the state — to places such as Superior, Miami, Globe, Payson, Show Low, Prescott, Flagstaff, Williams, Lake Havasu, Sierra Vista, Tucson, Kingman — he had a revelation. “What I’ve found is that…
See also: Miriam Hayenga Proves You Can Fight City Hall, After AllSee also: Don’t Even Think About Fighting City Hall Unless You’re a Good Old Boy A few years ago, we told you about Miriam Hayenga and her quest for justice over what she says was bungled legal work from…
See also: Local Latino Activists Target Unlikely Politician See also: Meza Accused of Threatening DREAMer With Defamation Lawsuit See also: Meza Files Election Complaint Against Team Awesome See also: How Undocumented Immigrants Helped Change Phoenix’s City Council Campaign fliers sent out by Senator Robert Meza, who is running against Raquel…
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 issuance of public benefits, Arizona driver’s licenses, and state identification to individuals granted Deferred Action by U.S…
See also President Obama Approves Version of the DREAM Act, Grants Immunity from Deportation for Certain Young Undocumented Immigrants See also DREAM Act Has Support From 73 Percent of Arizonans, According to Poll The Department of Homeland Security has released the forms undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children,…
See also Babeu’s Mexican Ex-Lover Says Sheriff’s Attorney Threatened Deportation See also Babeu Turns Distortion of Truth in to An Art Form A blurb posted on Facebook by Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu treats us to an oldie-but-goodie phrase right out of his Book of Babeuisms — y’know, those phrases…
Walt Opaska, a candidate running for mayor of Glendale, says he was attacked after a Glendale Tea party debate last night in a Denny’s parking lot. Opaska says that, at about 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, as he was walking out of the restaurant near 51st Avenue and Thunderbird Road, someone…
See also Local Latino Activists Target Unlikely Politician See also Senator Robert Meza Files Election Complaint Against Team Awesome See also Tom Horne: Arizona Medical Marijuana Act Preempted by Federal Law, in Part; Cardholders OK, Dispensaries Could be Nixed by Court As unlikely as it is for liberal Latino student…
El Mirage’s appointed and elected city officials are not releasing accident data for an intersection with a speed camera — until after the election. That, despite repeated requests by El Mirage City Councilman Jim McPhetres for those statistics…
Lando Voyles, a criminal prosecutor in the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office who is running for Pinal County Attorney, put out a press release today claiming that his opponent refuses to prosecute violent felons who attack prison and jail guards. Serious allegations, even in a heated political race. And a recent…
See also Local Latino Activists Target Unlikely Politician Senator Robert Meza is accused of being out of touch with the mostly Latino community that he represents. And he isn’t doing himself any favors with a complaint he filed with the Secretary of State on July 16 against a group of…
An army of political volunteers — mostly Latino and liberal — has descended on Maricopa County, campaigning hard against conservative candidates, from Sheriff Joe Arpaio to presidential candidate Mitt Romney. And at least one Mexican-American Democrat: state Senator Robert Meza of West Phoenix. Leaders in Arizona’s Latino community are demanding…
See also Paul Babeu’s Mexican Ex-Lover Says Sheriff’s Attorney Threatened HimSee also Babeu’s Reckless Behavior Has Enmeshed Him in a Career-Ending ScandalSee also Paul Babeu Turns Distortion of Truth Into an Art Form It was just about six months ago that Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu’s Mexican ex-boyfriend leveled explosive…
See also Cloaked Brutality: Feds Bury Border Patrol Abuses of ImmigrantsSee also Immigrant Abuses by Border Patrol Agents DocumentedSee also Mexican Smugglers Exploit the Corrupt Reputation of U.S. Border Officers When we traveled to Nogales, Mexico about two years ago, we found many individuals who reported getting abused while in Border…
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu declared his office vindicated after the Pima County Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute his director of communications over allegations that he unlawfully deleted public records. It wasn’t exactly a clean-cut victory for Babeu or his office…
See also Mitt Romney’s Arizona Problem: Randy Pullen vs. Shane Wikfors What’s going on with Shane Wikfors? The now former spokesman for the Arizona Republican Party? “AZGOP Spox” used to be part of Wikfors twitter profile — but now, it’s gone. And up until mid-June, he was still being called…
See also SB 1070: Supreme Court Upholds “Papers Please” Section, Invalidates OthersSee also Brewer Declares “Victory” as Court Tosses Unconstitutional SB 1070 ProvisionsSee also Babeu Turns Distortion of Truth Into an Art FormSee also Babeu Calls Obama’s DREAM Act Policy “Shocking” Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu is aghast that one…
Rebecca Larios and her team, Rise of the South Phoenix, spent a few hours on Tuesday night recruiting new neighborhood activists — and several agreed to join the cause. “It’s time to rise,” Larios told the crowd of several dozen people. “It’s time to get up. We need you to…
Leslie Lysy tells New Times that the Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office is refusing to return about $10,000 it impounded along with the Yukon she and her boyfriend were traveling in when he shot himself in the head with a 9-millimeter Glock. That was on April 10, 2011 — a traumatic…
On a hot evening in June, a petite young woman with long, black hair briskly walks a decade-old Avondale neighborhood lined with stucco homes, cradling a clipboard. It’s after dinnertime, but a stubborn summer sun stretches out the day, providing plenty of light as she approaches the doors. Some families…
