Thanks to Center for Arizona Policy legislative council Josh Kredit, we were reminded today of all the mostly useless laws “supported” by CAP that are going into effect today.Kredit posted the list of CAP’s bills that were passed by the Legislature and are going into effect today, which are a…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio is officially out of ideas for Tent City birthday parties, as this year, inmates will eat moon pies in a celebration kicked off by convict/pastor Michael Salman.The gulag turns 19 tomorrow, and the plans aren’t nearly as good as last year’s — as you may recall, Arpaio…
See also: Medical-Marijuana Dispensary Sues Fountain Hills Over Competitors’ Distance From “Church” Run by Pot Marketer Al Sobol A judge has refused to overturn a decision by Fountain Hills to authorize medical-marijuana dispensaries near an alleged church run by by medical-marijuana marketer Al Sobol. Following a hearing on Tuesday, Maricopa…
A Phoenix man was shot in the head and killed Tuesday night, and his wife — who was arrested in her husband’s murder — was light on the details, as she repeatedly fell asleep in police custody. Rebekah Mellon faces a first-degree murder charge, as police say she’s just about…
See also: Victims Wonder Why Arpaio Let Sex-Abuse Cases Languish See also: Mike Stauffer’s Third-Wheel Bid for Sheriff May Keep Arpaio in Office See also: Joe Arpaio’s Scooby Doo Gang Nails Obama on Alleged Damning Phone Interview With 95-year-old Woman, Presents Zero Real Evidence The good news? Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s…
See also: Obama Winning Arizona: Not as Dumb of an Idea as People Thought In April, Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute released a poll showing the race between President Obama and GOP nominee Mitt Romney in Arizona was essentially a “toss up.”The thought of Obama winning Arizona — which the…
See also: ACLU Trying to Stop 20-Week Abortion Ban; Says “No Court Has Ever Upheld” Such a Law See also: Federal Judge Upholds 20-Week Abortion Ban; Actually Cites Suspect Fetal-Pain Evidence The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals delayed the implementation of Arizona’s law banning abortions after 20 weeks of…
See also: Trent Franks Successfully Wastes Everyone’s Time as His Abortion Bill Fails When Republican candidates for the House of Representatives campaigned in 2010, just about every single one of them talked about these things called “jobs.”As Congressman Trent Franks passed the 90-minute mark of time he’s forced the House…
I’m a Mexican-American high school student, and just as patriotic as the Joneses who live next to me. In my neighborhood, a gabacho got mad when someone hung a Mexican flag and ended up cutting it down. I think this whole idea of putting one’s flag up and another down…
Bobby Ruffin Jr. was only 14 when a recruiter from Ashford University called. The boy from Birmingham, Michigan, thought he’d clicked on a link promising help finding money for college. It was actually just a lead generator for the for-profit online school’s sales staff. At the time, Bobby was an…
See also: Russell Pearce Claims David Schweikert’s Endorsement, Schweikert Spokesman Denies Claim See also: Russell & Lester Pearce’s Hillbilly-Fest: David Schweikert Not Attending, Though Lester Thinks Otherwise (w/Updates) See also: Russell Pearce’s “Arizona Teacher’s [sic] Association”: Olivia Cortes Part 2? (w/Updates) See also: NRA PAC Endorses Russell Pearce Despite His…
Jennelle Long Curtis, a Casa Grande mother of four young kids, embezzled $780,000 in a three-year-period from the Pinal County Federal Credit Union, court records say. Curtis, whose 23-year-old husband was shot and killed at a truck stop in March, worked as an accounting assistant at the credit union from…
Rookie left-hander Patrick Corbin, making his first start since being recalled from Triple-A Reno, stifled the Los Angeles Dodgers (and their new high-profile acquisitions Shane Victorino and Hanley Ramirez) on Wednesday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep in L.A. Patrick pitched six innings of two-hit shutout ball, and three relievers…
The Tempe man who tried to rape an employee at Phoenix’s Arizona Grand Resort in December will spend the rest of his life on probation.Michael Robert Martinez, 31, pleaded guilty in June to attempted kidnapping and attempted sexual assault, and was sentenced this morning to lifetime probation with mental-health and…
The House of Representatives slapped down another one of Congressman Trent Franks’ anti-abortion bills yesterday, and Franks has now successfully wasted more than one hour and 38 minutes of Congress’ time this year alone.Franks’ proposed ban on abortions past 20 weeks in Washington D.C.was short by 30 votes, as he…
Sonoran Sky Elementary School teacher Kimberly Ali says she thought she “fell in love” with a girl.Unfortunately for Ali, the girl’s a 14-year-old who just finished eighth grade, so that’s a problem.Ali also has some other problems, like the several times she allegedly sexually abused the girl behind a grocery…
Arpaio’s Kumbaya moment comes around 28 minutes in… See also: Puente Kicks Off “Undocubus” with Pro-Immigrant March See also: The complete slideshow of Puente’s “Undocubus” Pro-Immigrant March Well, I reckon we can just forget about that racial-profiling trial underway against Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in…
In the year 2012, people are still convinced that the United States government faked the moon landings.A professor from Arizona State University and his team recently found most of the U.S. flags planted on the moon — using a camera on an orbiter — and we checked in on the…
Now here’s a campaign mailer worthy of the Daily Show’s “Moment of Zen.”…
See also: Arizona Diamondbacks Trade for Peanuts as MLB Trade Deadline Passes See also: Arizona Diamondbacks Creep Toward Division Leaders After Win Over Los Angeles Dodgers It was certainly a busy Tuesday for the Arizona Diamondbacks. After the front office scrambled around yesterday afternoon in an (ultimately futile) effort to…
See also: MCSO Sergeant Says Main Goal Is to Catch Illegal ImmigrantsSee also: Deputy Chief Brian Sands’ Testimony Contradicted by His Statements in 2010 See also: Joe Arpaio’s Deputy: Sheriff Is Misinformed About Illegal Immigration Patrols See also: Joe Arpaio Struggles in Racial-Profiling Trial See also: Joe Arpaio’s (ahem) Legal…
An army of political volunteers — mostly Latino and liberal — has descended on Maricopa County, campaigning hard against conservative candidates, from Sheriff Joe Arpaio to presidential candidate Mitt Romney. And at least one Mexican-American Democrat: state Senator Robert Meza of West Phoenix. Leaders in Arizona’s Latino community are demanding…
