A group of 36 Republican Arizona lawmakers and one Democrat have signed a resolution supporting nullification of all Environmental Protection Agency rules. The move comes just weeks after a chemical spill in Elk River, West Virginia, spoiled the water supply of 300,000 people, in part due to lax oversight of…
Women’s-health experts have issued guidelines that allow women to chose the option of a medicated abortion at up to nine weeks of pregnancy, but Arizona doctors won’t be able to follow the protocol anymore.The Arizona Department of Health Services released new rules to comply with House Bill 2036, signed by…
The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona and local Reverend Jarrett Maupin both have asked that ASU not expel students who attended an “MLK Black Party” hosted last week by fraternity members.The ACLU has chimed in saying the students’ actions are protected under the First Amendment, while Maupin, in a…
J.P. Holyoak cuts an intense presence as he prepares to guide news media members and a couple of local state representatives through his medical-marijuana cultivation facility. He appears even more stressed than the average late-30s man with three kids should be. Standing outside the nondescript brick-and-concrete industrial building in a…
Many Republican lawmakers are backing a bill that would prevent churches or ministers from getting “forced” to have anything to do with gay marriages.Although the Arizona Constitution effectively bans gay marriages in the state, this is proposed in case the situation changes. The bill, House Bill 2481, is the second…
Even the most casual observers know an Arizona State University fraternity’s “MLK Black Party” isn’t the first ASU fraternity party to face public scrutiny.Check out 10 of the worst parties involving ASU fraternity members, which includes events not officially sanctioned by the frats:…
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:…
On Saturday, January 25, both the Republican and Democratic state parties have their mandatory meetings, where state committee members sometimes get to vote on meaningless and often downright wacky resolutions Sand Land Republicans, of course, can out-wack their Democratic colleagues any day of the week, and they have the scary…
Miriam Mendiola-Martinez, an undocumented immigrant who was shackled during her pregnancy after an arrest, has lost her lawsuit against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. U.S. District Judge David Campbell has ruled that Mendiola-Martinez was indeed restrained at times before and just after giving birth in 2009 but that her treatment…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced that he’s a patriot for putting 38 inmates on a bread-and-water diet for defacing American flag stickers.Arpaio announced his publicity stunt of putting the stickers in each cell in November, as part of what he called a “patriotic theme” at county jails, which also includes daily…
Arizona State University administrators have permanently revoked the recognition of Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) as a fraternity, due to its “MLK Black Party” earlier this week.”This action has been taken after TKE was placed on probation in 2012,” a statement from the University says. “TKE was suspended January 20, 2014…
A bill backed by 22 legislators aims to prevent Arizona cities from prohibiting chickens in residential neighborhoods, ruffling a few feathers across the state.At first glance, the most interesting thing about Senate Bill 1151 appears to be the unlimited potential of bad puns. However, the bill proposed by Republican Senator…
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, each of our alleged offenders has…
Amid all the outrage over ASU fraternity brothers having an “MLK Black Party,” where white students mocked black people to go along with the party’s theme, there is one person who’s defending the students who hosted the party.Michael Meyers, who’s black and the head of the New York Civil Rights…
Deputies from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a business owner as a result of its workplace raids — for the very first time.Almost all the 70-plus such raids carried out by MCSO have resulted only in roundups of undocumented immigrants. Now, months after deputies raided several Uncle Sam’s…
A Greyhound bus crashed this morning outside Phoenix after one of the passengers attacked the driver, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.DPS Officer Carrick Cook said 24 people were hospitalized…
Long gone are the days of Prada socialism, hearting Ralph Nader, and pagan spiraling for Democratic Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema. As noted in a recent Washington Post report, Sinema’s attempt to reinvent herself as a centrist, which began before she left the state Legislature, is now complete, as she has been…
Last June, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery silenced Democratic County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox with threats of possible felony charges over her potential conflicts of interest. He’s yet to issue any warning to Republican Supervisor Denny Barney, who has potential conflicts on a different matter…
Today in Found at the Border: Officers at the port of entry in Nogales seized a very creepy mask that someone tried to bring back into the United States.A U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokeswoman says an officer conducting a routine search of a car on Tuesday found “a suspicious…
HOW TO MAKE A WEDDING DRESS | Monique Sandoval Monique Sandoval made her wedding dress the night before her big day. She sewed up the gown, which she describes as Mexican bohemian, with her step-grandmother, who taught her to use a needle and thread. She remembers the late night fondly…
I have a question for you about los mexicanos and the TSA, my most hated useless government agency. I heard that TSA does illegal ICE dragnets at airports to catch illegal aliens. My problem with TSA is that I get pulled aside for “special screening” every single time that I…
I can hear you now: “John Kavanagh, for a second week in a row?” Admittedly, in the post-Russell Pearce era, villains ain’t what they used to be, but Kavanagh, a Republican and chair of the state House Appropriations Committee, took exception to some of what I had to say about…
