Surrounded by Republican bigwigs, including John McCain and Jeff Flake, Democratic state Senator Carlyle Begay, whose district covers the Navajo Nation, announced that he is joining the Republican Party. “With an open mind and heart, I clearly see the Republican Party is a party of progress, a party of hope,…
Arguing that current efforts to stop Mexican drug cartels from packing heroin over Arizona’s border have “fallen short,” Governor Doug Ducey today appealed to federal officials for financial and technical support for a controversial new border security force made up of state police. Since September, when Ducey quietly assembled the…
Following a terrorist attack in Paris, a jumbo-jet bombing in the Middle East, and threats by ISIS to take their battle to the American homeland, it may not be the best time to cut back on airport security. But controversial brain scientist Peter Steinmetz and some friends held signs and…
In a public letter to Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, the American Civil Liberties Union calls the governor’s new plan for an anti-drug-trafficking border Strike Force “seriously concerning” and potentially “devastating.” Ducey, who campaigned on a promise of mitigating cross-border human and drug trafficking, says he’s making good on this promise…
A bag containing $7,000 in cash. A self-made billionaire code-named “Cabo.” A media-hog sheriff obsessed with a wack investigation of President Obama’s birth certificate. A supposed CIA database of illegally harvested data. And a Seattle-based computer guru, code-named “Oz.” These are a few of the speakers and subjects found in…
A new independent study from the economic consulting firm, BBC Research and Consulting, finds that if Arizona Congressman Raúl Grijalva’s Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument bill passes, it will bring in $51 million annually to the economy of Northern Arizona. The figure comes from the combined economic value of…
Way too often those of us who live in Arizona are downright embarrassed when a story sweeps national and even international media about a bonkers person from our state. Below, find the 10 most cringe-worthy Arizonans: 10.) Amy Bouzaglo of Amy’s Baking Company There have been some darn stubborn people running…
The name of each transgender murder victim was read in somber tones: Lamia Beard, Virginia. Keyshia Blige, Illinois. Kandis Capri, Arizona. Some in the crowd of about 50 that gathered on the Arizona State Capitol lawn to commemorate their lives Friday, which was Transgender Day of Remembrance, dabbed at tears…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s lead attorney John Masterson had just begun to argue why the court should pay no heed to the MCSO’ so-called Seattle investigation, when federal Judge G. Murray Snow, standing rather than sitting for most Friday’s final arguments in the sheriff’s contempt trial, interrupted him. The jurist stated…
The Arizona Supreme Court decided today that people with a medical marijuana card are not automatically immune from DUI laws if they are pulled over and found to have “marijuana or its metabolite” in their systems. The ruling overturned an earlier decision by the court of appeals that, as David…
A Chandler medical-marijuana lawyer’s license could go up in smoke in a State Bar of Arizona discipline case that involves accusations of shady deals, backstabbing her own clients, and making a dishonest grab for tainted cash. The allegations of ethical misconduct, conflict of interest and lying appear in an explosive…
If the response to Arizona Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema’s vote to prevent the resettlement of any Syrian or Iraqi refugees until tighter vetting processes are implemented is any indication, the Democrat from District Nine just lost a lot of supporters. Sinema shocked many in Arizona by voting for the Security Against…
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson recently promised Arizonans during a tele-town hall that, if elected, he could get a double-fenced, 2,000 mile wall built on the U.S.-Mexico border within a year. One of his rivals for the GOP nomination, billionaire Donald Trump, would like a wall, too, and he also…
There’s been a lot of talk by politicians in the last year about passing federal legislation to address the woes of the thousands of Valley residents who woke up one September morning in 2014 and discovered they suddenly lived under the noisy Sky Harbor International Airport airplane flight paths. And…
Arizona Congressman Trent Franks got a little frustrated with Attorney General Loretta Lynch during this week’s House Judiciary Committee meeting. During their exchange, Franks asked her about Planned Parenthood, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and, of course, “born-alive abortion survivors.” Franks has made a name for himself as a tireless…
It seems all those years on the bottom of the education-funding heap are finally paying off; Arizona now is the 10th stupidest state in the country. This flattering fact is brought to you by Donald Trump, who, after discovering Iowa polls showed Ben Carson had nearly tied him in the…
Despite Governor Doug Ducey’s intended ban on Syrian refugees, Arizona’s actually been one of the friendliest states to refugees in the United States for the last 40 years. Since 1975, 74,453 refugees arrived in Arizona, according to the Arizona Refugee Resettlement Program. A 2010 article in the New York Times…
In a shocking, hateful rant, an extremist Tempe pastor attacked the victims of the Paris attack, blaming them for their own senseless murders because they were “devil worshipers.” Pastor Steven Anderson of Faithful Word Baptist Church in Tempe also denounced France as a “sinful nation” in a Sunday sermon and…
Jon Ritzheimer, the de facto leader of Arizona’s anti-Islam movement, says he has a new plan to stop Syrian refugees and Islamic terrorists from attacking Americans: he’s asking people to sling a rifle over their shoulder and carry it with them at all times. “Terrorists are cowards; they are weak,”…
Phoenix photographer Andrew Pielage went to Paris expecting to fill his memory card with beautiful shots of sparkling stained-glass windows, magnificently manicured gardens, and the Eiffel Tower. But when terrorists shot up a sports stadium, a rock concert, and a string of cafes and bars Friday, killing at least 129…
Acting on an anonymous tip, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says it busted a puppy mill near 348th Avenue and Van Buren Street in Tonopah, Arizona and rescued 130 dogs. Officials say there was dog feces everywhere, and that the animals appeared to have little food or water. The dogs…
Rosa Robles Loreto packed one pair of pajamas, one pair of shoes, two pairs of pants, and four blouses into a small, black suitcase. She decided she could do without her hair dryer and the bulky pot of face cream she usually slathered on before bed as she eyed the…
