ON THE AGENDA Stop wasting federal tax dollars: Last time I checked, both Attorney General Tom Horne and Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery were employees of the state of Arizona, not the federal government. (“Blunt Justice,” Ray Stern, August 16; “Horne and Montgomery Move to Nix Medical Marijuana,” Matthew Hendley,…
If I were a tinfoil hat wearer, I’d swear Scottsdale police Lieutenant Mike Stauffer’s quixotic campaign to be Maricopa County’s top lawman was dreamed up in a backroom by Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his flunkies as a way to ensure that Arpaio earns four more years in November. But I’m…
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Photo by Victor GonzalezCheck out the slide shows: Inside the Republican National Convention 2012 at Tampa Bay Times Forum Republican National Convention 2012 Tampa Day One: The Protesters Republican National Convention 2012 Tampa Day Two. Tampa’s rich with GOP swag this week as thousands of Republicans gather to show off…
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Republican congressional candidate Gabriela Saucedo Mercer would prefer that people like Jesus Christ or Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not come to the United States — “legally or illegally” — because they’re “Middle Easterners.”Those ideas came out of her mouth in an interview from a year ago, which was posted…
Cheryl Chase, a political ally of Sheriff Paul Babeu’s, grabbed the most votes in the District 2 race for the Pinal County Board of Supervisors. Republican voters chose Chase in the five-way race for that seat, giving her almost 46 percent of the vote, with her next closest competitor, John Acton,…
Republican Congressman-turned-lobbyist Matt Salmon is now a Republican nominee for Congress in Arizona’s Fifth Congressional District, after he defeated former state House Speaker Kirk Adams last night. The win all but assures him the Congressional seat in the heavily Republican district, though he will face a Democratic challenger in November…
The Arizona Diamondbacks’ horrendous homestand got even worse on Tuesday night as the Cincinnati Reds handed the D-backs’ fifth-straight loss. The team with the best record in baseball won 5-2 behind starting pitcher Johnny Cueto, who gave up two runs in seven innings to become the majors’ leader in wins…
With nearly all the votes tallied in Pinal County, Sheriff Paul Babeu easily maintained his lead among the Republican candidates, while Democrat Kevin Taylor remained the top pick in the Democratic primary. Both are headed to the November general election, along with Ty Morgan, an Independent who ran unopposed…
Yesterday, Governor Jan Brewer got about 30 seconds to announce who Arizona’s delegates were supporting at the Republican National Convention, and she managed to pack a bunch of awkward stuff into that 30-second window…
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Republican state Senator Ron Gould will not be bringing his flat-top haircut, cowboy mustache, or his shotgun to Congress — because he’s not going.Freshman Congressman Paul Gosar will win the race fairly easily, especially since ebmattled Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu opted not to continue his run after he got…
As expected, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Wil Cardon spent millions of dollars of his own money for Congressman Jeff Flake to give him a ballot-box ass-whupping.As soon as the early ballots were counted, it was clear everyone could tuck in the kids early, because it was never close — ever…
Republican Congressman Ben Quayle’s time in Congress officially has an expiration date.Quayle broke the news to his supporters in Scottsdale at 10 p.m., announcing that he’d just conceded the primary race to fellow freshman Congressman David Schweikert…
Russell Pearce’s political career is likely toast with Bob Worsley maintaining an huge lead over the recalled state senator who was making a bid for reelection in another Arizona senate district. Kyrsten Sinema also succeeded in fending off challengers David Schapira and Andrei Cherny in Congressional District 9. And David Schweikert had a commanding lead…
Incumbent Paul Babeu had a huge lead in the Republican primary race for Pinal County sheriff, with more than 62 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results. About half of the votes had been counted. It isn’t surprising that Babeu was beating three other GOP candidates to advance to the November 6 General Election. He…
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