Jeff Flake Featured on I-10 Billboard: ‘He Voted to Let Them Sell Your Web History’
Arizona’s junior senator is feeling the heat for his vote against broadband privacy.
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They Didn’t Treat Sheriff Joe Like This: MCSO’s Penzone Calls State Cuts Partisan
Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone reacted to state lawmakers’ plans to axe state funding for his drug investigations partisan and bad for public safety, saying Republicans cut his funds because he is a Democrat
10 Things About Arizona Schools to Make Even Alice Cooper Cringe
Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute found high turnover and low pay plague Arizona’s teachers.
When Will We Know Why Tim Jeffries Kept Guns, 80,000 Rounds of Ammo at DES?
A probe is still ongoing as to whether dozens of guns and 80,000 rounds of ammunition found at the Arizona Department of Economic Security in November were improperly obtained or stored, despite an official statement previously that the investigation was complete.
What’s in Your Medical Marijuana? Arizona Doesn’t Care
Arizona is one of the few states with medical-marijuana programs that requires no testing of dispensary products for pesticides or active ingredients. Experts are divided on whether a testing mandate is needed.
Arizona Republicans Just Launched a Last-Minute Attack on Planned Parenthood
Two bills introduced Tuesday could result in clinics around the state losing their funding.
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Mesa Police Won’t Cancel ‘Islamophobic’ Training; Is County Attorney Bill Montgomery Involved?
And apparently, the Mesa Police Department isn’t worried about the implications of appearing to endorse John Guandolo’s paranoid ramblings about Muslims.
Funeral Business was ‘Slow,’ Driver of Pot-Filled Hearse Told Agents in Arizona
The driver of a hearse filled with 68 pounds of marijuana told federal agents in Arizona on Saturday that he had taken up smuggling because his Tucson funeral-services business “had been slow.”
Arizona Still Hasn’t Ratified the Equal Rights Amendment, Because Republicans Took a Lunch Break Instead
It’s been more than fifty years, and the state legislature is no closer to ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment.
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Arizona Rep on Teachers Forced To Work Multiple Jobs: “That’s America!”
Teachers in Arizona are the lowest paid in the country, but the response from the state’s Republican leadership couldn’t be more tone deaf.
Shooting Champion Matt Burkett Arrested, Accused of Fraud Related to Scottsdale Firearms Firm
Matt Burkett, a noted firearms instructor and shooting-competition champion, was detained this week by federal authorities following a fraud allegation against him and his Scottsdale company, Predator Tactical, LLC.
Dozens of Metro Phoenix Schools Have High Levels of Lead in Water: Don’t Worry, ADEQ Says
ADEQ is more than halfway through testing lead levels in schools across the state. It found 69 in the Valley with elevated levels, but health officials say there is no risk to children. Creighton Elementary School in Phoenix had five cases above the threshold in drinking water, the most in Maricopa County.
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Governor Ducey Signs Law Banning Teens From Texting and Driving — for 6 Months
Governor Doug Ducey signed a new law on Thursday that bans all cellphone use by new drivers for their first six months of driving, if they’re under 18.
CAIR Gets Bizarre Response From Cops Group to Complaint About ‘Islamophobic’ Training
The Arizona Police Association director’s response to criticism from the Council for American-Islamic Relations over a planned training seminar is just bizarre.
“Killed Just for Being a N—”: Activist, Family Upset Over Clearing of Officer Who Shot Teen Robber
Activist Jarrett Maupin and the family of Dalvin Hollins made an emotional plea for public support at Tempe City Hall on Thursday, decrying the decision to clear the officer who shot Hollins in July 2016 following a pharmacy robbery.
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Update: Activist Moves Protest to Friday After Officer Cleared in Shooting of Black Teen Robber
Local civil-rights activist Jarrett Maupin said on Wednesday it was a “racist” decision by Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery to clear a white officer who shot an unarmed robbery suspect in the back. Maupin said he doesn’t believe that Montgomery is racist, but that he made the decision to help ensure he stays in power.
What’s Really Behind the Feds’ Raid of Bitcoin Trader Morpheus Titania’s Home?
The Mesa apartment of bitcoin trader Thomas Costanzo, who writes online under the name Morpheus Titania, was raided by a multi-agency federal task force last week. Authorities were seeking evidence of financial or drug crimes, but detained Costanzo after finding bullets the convicted felon isn’t allowed to possess.
Here’s Where Arizona’s Top Elected Officials Stand on Trump’s Border Wall
Finding someone who’s actually enthusiastic about the wall is hard to do.
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No Ducey Tweet This Time: Officials Mum on Maryvale Shooter ‘Person of Interest’
Almost two years ago, Arizona officials almost prematurely convicted the Freeway Shooter suspect; now, with possible person of interest in custody on street serial killings, everyone is being more circumspect.
John Guandolo Returns: Arizona Police Association Criticized Over ‘Islamophobic’ Training
It’s led by John Guandolo, who’s labeled by civil rights groups as an anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist.
Black Guns Matter Helps Inner-City Residents Discover Power of Second Amendment
Maj Toure, founder of Black Guns Matter, will bring his message of Second Amendment empowerment for inner-city residents to Avondale on May 5.
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Here’s How You Can Apply To Get Free Rides In Waymo’s Self-Driving Cars
Waymo is launching the first public trial of their self-driving taxi service, and they want Phoenix residents to test it out.