An alternative Arizona marijuana-legalization campaign made up of passionate cannabis users is aiming sky-high with its permissive proposal, but would voters really go for it? Arizonans for Mindful Regulation, a grassroots organization that has a small army of volunteers but little money, is making a final push to make the…
Capping off two weeks of fury over the March 22 messy presidential preference vote in Maricopa County, a group of frustrated citizens will make one last effort to get their voices heard and maybe stall the certification of the results. Secretary of State Michelle Reagan is expected to sign off on…
“Allahu Akbar,” called the imam at the Islamic Community Center of Tempe. “God is the greatest.” In unison, several dozen men raised both hands up to their ears, palms facing toward Mecca, the birthplace of Islam. “Audhu billahi min ashshayta nirrajeem,” he said. “I seek God’s shelter from Satan, the…
It’s no secret that the Arizona Diamondbacks are in “win mode” after their acquisition of two top-of-the-rotation starting pitchers, Zack Greinke and Shelby Miller. In honor of the $206.5 million dollar man, Grienke — who will wear number 21 and is scheduled to start on Opening Day 2016 at 6:40…
As a way to recognize the legacy of Cesar Chavez, Glendale has dedicated a street after the civil rights icon. Glendale officials held a ceremony today where they formally renamed a section of 59th Avenue, from Glendale to Orangewood avenues, to Cesar Chavez Boulevard. The ceremony was held a day after…
At 19, Arizona State University student Daniella Rudoy has never had a driver’s license, much less owned a car. Living in student housing on the school’s Phoenix campus, she says she doesn’t need one. “If I do need to get around, it’s easier for me to use Uber … For…
Most Arizona photo-enforcement cameras across the state have stopped issuing tickets since a March 16 opinion by state state Attorney General Mark Brnovich. The equipment still is up at intersections and along roadways in cities with red-light and speed cameras, including Scottsdale, Phoenix, Chandler, Mesa, and El Mirage. Motorists will…
Jose Miguel Barboza can’t vote because he is undocumented, but that hasn’t stopped him from getting civically engaged. The 23-year-old has dedicated much of his time over the last few years to registering Latinos to vote and convincing them that their vote matters. Lately, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump and…
Beginning today, Arizona residents can replace their driver’s licenses or identification cards with the state’s new voluntary travel identification card that complies with the federal REAL ID Act security requirements. The Arizona Department of Transportation says the card will be needed to access such as airports, restricted federal buildings, and…
The Tempe Police Department has a new horse, and it wants the Internet to help name it. The horse, a 3-year-old Tobiano paint, joined the force in January after a short career in therapeutic riding. He joins six other horses: Officers Titan, Moose, Rex, Rio, Stryer, and Thor. If history…
New Times blew it, dear readers. In a March 22 article entitled “How to Vote in Arizona’s Presidential Preference Election Today,” it states that voting that day would be “super-easy.” As the whole world now knows, voting in that election in Maricopa County wasn’t “super-easy.” It was a complete cluster-f#$%. If there’s…
Leading Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz have been competing with each other over who has the toughest stance on immigration. They’ve called for more deportations and aggressive immigration enforcement. But a new survey finds most people in Arizona do not agree with those views. The survey released…
Nobody thought the Arizona Diamondbacks would land coveted free-agent pitcher Zack Greinke — not even the team’s front office. The rumors published in the baseball media in early December suggested that the 2009 Cy Young Award winner was choosing between offers from his current team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, as…
Does the Arizona Department of Child Safety need parental permission to interview children during an investigation into alleged neglect? According to a new opinion authored by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, the answer is no. The AG’s Office was asked to look into the issue because — while it’s always…
The protester arrested at the Arizona State Capitol on Monday had a safety pin in his pants that pricked an officer who searched him, and now police want him charged with aggravated assault. Jonathan Mcrae, 23, of Paulden, “was observed yelling and causing a disturbance in the gallery of the…
A mysterious box removed from a power pole in Phoenix last week may have been a police surveillance camera, but Salt River Project won’t go into detail about it. Phoenix resident C. O’Brian alerted New Times to the weird “black box” in an e-mail last week and sent along the…
A veteran plans to sue the Gilbert Police Department after, lawyers say, officers Tased him until his heart stopped while in the midst of a psychotic episode caused by post-traumatic stress disorder. Kyle Cardenas’s mother, recognizing that her son was exhibiting symptoms of PTSD, called a crisis hotline operated by…
The fallout of last week’s bungled Presidential Preference Election in Arizona continued this week as officials and angry voters packed a hearing at the State Capitol. Many of the voters were among those who spent hours in line last Tuesday waiting to vote. Yesterday, they spent hours giving election officials…
Like a lumpy wad of flavorless, chewed gum, Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s recently “retired” top flack, Lisa Allen, continues to cling to Arpaio’s weathered boot-heel, working as a public-relations “vendor” on a contract basis for her old boss, from her new home in Boise, Idaho. Allen resigned effective February 2, after…
Zoned Properties, a medical-marijuana real-estate company, is developing what it bills as the state’s first “medical-marijuana business park.” The Scottsdale-based company announced on March 17 that it had signed a deal to lease 25,000 square feet of space in a building near 52nd Street and University Drive in Tempe, with an…
Nicole Galvan has to feed her greyhound June by hand, one kibble at a time, because she only has one tooth. The nonprofit that rescued the dog from a commercial breeding facility where she was kept in a cage just six inches longer than her body had to remove all…
Supporters of Arizonans for Mindful Regulation have fought the good fight, but chances look slim that their cannabis-legalization measure will make November’s ballot. Even if the group has gathered 100,000 signatures, it has to collect another 100,000 in five months to ensure a ballot spot. The enthusiastic volunteers and their…
