Five Things to Remember About Sheriff Joe Arpaio as You Head to the Polls
Here are five things to remember about Sheriff Joe Arpaio before you cast your vote on November 8, 2016.
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Showing 5655 - 5676 of 32549Here’s Your Guide to Proposition 205, Arizona’s Marijuana-Legalization Ballot Measure
Before you vote, read our guide addressing key questions regarding Proposition 205, which would legalize marijuana for personal use in Arizona.
Stumping for Hillary Clinton in Phoenix, Bernie Sanders Says the Political Revolution Is Still Alive
Bernie Sanders stumped for Hillary Clinton in Phoenix on Sunday afternoon, two days before the 2016 presidential election.
Attorney Tom Dean Rejects Anti-Prop 205 Propaganda of ‘Fake Legalization’ Campaign
A group of Proposition-205-hating cannabis consumers has long relied on the opinions of a single attorney to back up their criticisms of the marijuana-legalization measure: Tom Dean. But in a recent interview with New Times, Dean emphasized that he encourages cannabis consumers to vote yes on Prop 205, and he…
Bernie Sanders to Campaign for Hillary Clinton in Phoenix on Sunday
Senator Bernie Sanders will campaign for Hillary Clinton in Phoenix on Sunday, November 6.
Judge Sets Final Pretrial Date for Driver Who Killed Rapper Jose ‘Low Key’ Hernandez and Two Others
A Phoenix judge set January 6, 2017, as the final pretrial hearing for Andy Barrios, accused of killing three men on December 26, 2015, in an auto accident.
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Hillary Clinton’s Rally at ASU: Part Dance Party, Part Plea to Turn Arizona Blue
Less than a week before the election, Hillary Clinton held a rally at ASU that drew a crowd of at least 10,000.
Here Are the Prohibitionists Who’ve Donated $10,000 or More to Keep Marijuana a Felony in Arizona
When you need to spend $1,500 on new tires, will you give money to Bruce Halle, the owner of Discount Tire, who gave a $1 million to make sure pot stays a felony in Arizona? The munchies gave you craving for a slice of pizza — but did you know…
Trump Supporter George Lindell, the “Jew S.A.” Guy, Explains His Views on Race, Religion, and Slaves
New Times catches up with George Lindell, the “Jew S.A.” guy from the recent Trump rally in Phoenix, who discusses his controversial political, religious, and racial views.
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Captive Dolphin Entertainment Centers Are Not Popular in Arizona, New Poll Finds
A new poll finds that most adults in Arizona oppose captive swim-with-the-dolphin entertainment centers.
Arizona Democratic Party Sues to Ban Red-Shirted Trump Supporters From Hassling Voters
The Arizona Democratic Party wants a federal judge to block the state’s Republican Party from an alleged effort to send out red-shirted Donald Trump supporters to hassle voters on election day. Exactly how many Trump supporters will heed calls by the Republican presidential candidate or state party to act as…
Even Without an Opponent, Leonore Driggs’ Campaign for Justice of the Peace Raises Questions
Candidate for JP Leonore Driggs got her rivals booted from the ballot and is running unopposed, but some are criticizing the way the mother of five is presenting herself to the public.
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Ask a Stoner: To Test or Not to Test?
Dear Stoner: The holidays are coming up, and I’m thinking about getting a seasonal job for extra income. Something with low responsibility, like retail or working with Christmas trees. I enjoy cannabis recreationally. Do you have any advice on how to surreptitiously find places of employment that do not conduct…
Hillary Clinton to Campaign at ASU Wednesday Night
With less than a week until election day, Hillary Clinton will campaign in Arizona.
If Prop 205 Passes, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Budget Is Likely to Take a Hit
The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office could see a substantial drop in revenue if Proposition 205 passes, owing to the sudden disappearance of thousands of marijuana-possession cases. Prop 205, which Arizona voters will decide on November 8, would give adults 21 and older the freedom to possess personal amounts of marijuana…
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Arizona Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (L.E.A.P.) Members Stump for Prop 205
Tony Ryan and Jack Wilborn are voting “yes” on Proposition 205, the initiative to legalize marijuana in Arizona, and they’re encouraging others to do so, as well. Especially law-enforcement officers like them. “If law enforcement wants to improve community relations, they need to vote yes on 205,” says Wilborn, a…
Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer Touts Marijuana Legalization at ASU
Approving Proposition 205 in Arizona would mean a new level of freedom for adults and help lead a national reform of marijuana laws, Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer said in a speech in Tempe on Wednesday. The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol brought Blumenauer to Arizona State University to speak…
Arpaio’s New DC Lawyers Ask Judge Snow to Recuse Himself for, Um, Talking to His Monitor
Sheriff Joe Arpaio has hired a D.C. firm to ask Judge G. Murray Snow to recuse himself based on a curious legal argument. Arpaio’s critics cry foul.
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The Millennial’s Dilemma: A Young Writer’s Search for Our Nuclear Future in Chernobyl, Fukushima, and Phoenix
The Nuclear Question, Part One: Walking Around Chernobyl After a cold and drizzly morning this past May, the sun is finally out in the Exclusion Zone, the heavily guarded area around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukraine. The circular-shaped zone — which has a radius of 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) — is located about 60 miles north of Kiev, the capital city of Ukraine, and about nine miles south of the border with Belarus…
Arizona Democratic Lawmaker Pleads Guilty to Misusing Food Stamps
Arizona Democratic lawmaker Cecilia Velasquez pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one misdemeanor count of misusing food stamps, despite previous denials and accusations of a “political witch hunt.” Velasquez, one of two State Representatives for Legislative District 29 in Litchfield Park, originally pleaded not guilty back in June, when she was…
Prop 205 Chair Says Governor Ducey’s Drug-Abuse Bedroom Exhibit Is an Anti-Pot Campaign Hiding in Plain Sight
“Hidden in Plain Sight” is the title of a new substance-abuse-prevention effort by the office of Arizona Governor Doug Ducey that purports to teach people how drug-using teens hide their stash. The way the leader of the campaign to pass Proposition 205 sees it, the name could also describe what appears to…
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Joe Arpaio Lashes Out at Obama and DOJ in New TV Ad, Calls Contempt Charge ‘Garbage’
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s latest campaign commercial offers the best evidence yet that his re-election effort may be foundering like that doomed fishing vessel in The Perfect Storm. Recent polls have shown Arpaio trailing his Democratic challenger Paul Penzone, sometimes by difficult-to-believe margins — as much as 15 points according to an Arizona…