Federal officials will investigate the fatal shooting last month of a suspect by a Pinal County Sheriff’s deputy after the man led law enforcement officers on a nearly hour-long car chase. Manuel Longoria, shot in the street on January 14, wouldn’t obey officers’ commands at the scene. He told police…
Being a lawmaker in Arizona isn’t all about being a poor, humble servant of the people.Actually, many times, it seems like the exact opposite. Aside from earning the title of being the “meth-lab of democracy,” there are some perks to being a lawmaker in Arizona. Check out our top-10 picks:…
In case you missed any news action this week, we’ve got you covered.Here’s our recap of the most-read news stories of the week:…
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne’s good buddies, former Arizona Governor Fife Symington and onetime Arizona Republican Party chair Randy Pullen, want Horne’s foe in the GOP primary, Mark Brnovich, to tap out of the fight. In a campaign fundraising e-mail sent to Republican faithful, Symington and Pullen argue that Brnovich…
The Arizona House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would make it a felony to share someone else’s nude pictures without his or her permission.Although the lawmakers on the panel were generally supportive of the concept of House Bill 2515, there were a lot of concerns, like who exactly would…
Arizona veterans and people 65 and older would get a big break from the state on the cost of a medical-marijuana card in 2015 under proposed rule changes. Since 2010’s historic vote granting Arizonans the freedom to use medical marijuana legally, the fee for obtaining a registration card has been…
Kratom probably won’t be added to Arizona’s list of banned drugs after all.Kratom, an herb with painkilling properties, has been for sale legally in certain stores around Phoenix for several years now, but the annual proposed update of Arizona’s banned-drugs list originally included two substances found exclusively in the kratom…
The local TV news crew that claims to be “telling it like it is” happens to be telling it like it isn’t.The local crew of Sasquatch/UFO/chupacabra chasers are touting a scoop that an “alleged bigfoot body” is coming to Phoenix. Here’s a New Times scoop: There’s no such thing as…
Arizona, and specifically Maricopa County, have some of the highest population turnover rates in the country, according to a study released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The American Community Survey shows how many U.S. residents moved from one county to another during the course of a year by collecting data…
At the end of the week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest.This week, all of our alleged offenders are…
For the second time in as many years, an Arizona lawmaker has delivered a non-prayer to the House of Representatives.Last year, it was Democratic Representative Juan Mendez who spoke about his “secular humanist tradition” instead of delivering a prayer. Today, Democratic Representative Ruben Gallego gave an inclusive invocation telling people…
Nobody really knows who they like in the race for governor, according to a poll released today.For example, according to the Behavior Research Center’s Rocky Mountain Poll, 72 percent of Democrats said they’re uncommitted, while the well-funded candidate who’s been in Arizona Democratic politics for decades is apparently tied with…
A Red Robin restaurant is short one employee, and a country-Western bar is short two, after Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s 78th and 79th workplace raids.The so-called “criminal employment” operations that result in the arrests of undocumented immigrants don’t seem to be as fruitful for the Sheriff’s Office as they once were…
Republican and Democratic lawmakers are pulling opposite ways on protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in Arizona.While some Republicans are supporting a bill to extend religious protections to businesses, a gang of Democrats have since introduced legislation to ban LGBT discrimination in employment…
Why is it that many first-generation Latino students are so quick to judge and alienate second-generation students just because their parents went to college and are able to afford a little more? This happened to me recently. People treat me differently and think I will look down on them, yet…
The only thing missing from Paula Pennypacker’s stump speech before the Democratic state committee meeting in January was the Rocky theme. Charismatic and scrappy, the lifelong GOPer recently painted a “D” on her shield and called out Republican black knight John Kavanagh, current chair of the powerful House Appropriations Committee…
Jiivik Siiki sits inside the Wild Horse Pass Resort just outside Chandler. His black hair parted into two long braids that rest on his back, he wears a small silver hoop in each ear. Siiki is a member of the Gila River Indian Community who values tribal traditions over the…
In a blog item last week, I discussed a YouTube video sent out by Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne’s GOP primary rival, former Arizona Gaming Director Mark Brnovich. The video talked about his family life and included some heartfelt comments from his wife, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Susan Brnovich…
The percentage of Arizonans who call themselves “conservative” is down, and the percentage who call themselves “moderates” is up, according to Gallup’s annual poll on the subject.Gallup’s done this poll for years now, and this is the first time in at least five years that moderates outnumbered the conservatives…
It might not be hard to believe, but it turns out that a real estate investment company wasn’t really producing the 60 percent returns it advertised after the real estate bubble burst.The Department of Justice alleges Michael Stewart, 66, of Phoenix and John Packard, 63, of Long Beach, California, perpetrated…
In Legislative District 25, where the Republican primary is what primarily matters, the word on the street has been that orthopedic surgeon Dr. Ralph Heap, GOP primary challenger to state Senator Bob Worsley, is the cat’s paw of Mesa’s Pearce clan. Back in 2012, Worsley bested recalled, disgraced former state…
Arizona’s list of illegal drugs soon could include kratom, an herbal product that’s been used as medicine in certain Asian countries for centuries.Kratom’s been for sale legally in certain stores around Phoenix for several years now, but the annual proposed update of Arizona’s banned drugs includes the alkaloids in kratom.UPDATE…
