Prominent Latino leaders, including a U.S. Congressman from Arizona, are stumping for presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders in an effort to build support among minorities. Tucson U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva joined Nevada Congresswoman Lucy Flores and Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, a Cook County commissioner in Chicago, on a conference call recruiting Latino…
More than 300 mountain bike riders are expected to converge in the North Valley on Saturday for the inaugural Prickly Pedal race, an event designed to highlight the new Maricopa Trail. Bicyclists will bounce mostly on single- and double-track dirt trails during the 45-mile race but also cross several roadways…
A Republican lawmaker in Arizona has a grand new plan to “promote public safety” by offering a tax credit to people who obtain a license to carry concealed weapons. If signed into law, House Bill 2494 would require that the state reimburse Arizonans up to $80 for the costs associated…
Newsflash: Being a professional athlete can be very lucrative. Now, we don’t have access to the Arizona Cardinals’ Wells Fargo accounts, but based on earnings and endorsements, we can estimate the richest members of this year’s successful squad. And some of these players might surprise you, as suspended linebacker Daryl Washington…
If you’re anything like us, you’ve watched the weekend weather forecast for the mid-Atlantic states and thought how great it is live in Arizona. Well, we must have collectively jinxed ourselves, because Winter Storm Jonas now is hitting too close to home. Airports up and down the East Coast are…
The U.S. Forest Service recently backed off plans to round up and auction off a popular herd of horses that runs free along the Salt River following months of fervent public protest. But the horses’ future remains uncertain because the issue that prompted the removal order remains: the herd doesn’t…
If the Republican primary were held today, more than half of Arizona voters would cast a ballot for Donald Trump or Ted Cruz, a new poll by the political consulting firm MBQF finds. While Arizona’s love affair with Trump should come as no surprise – he’s dominated polls here and…
It’s been an amazing season for the Arizona Cardinals. Not only did the team achieve its best regular-season record in its 118-year history at 13-3 (including a nine-game winning streak) and led the league in total offense, its players amassed hefty accomplishments in the process. Quarterback Carson Palmer had the…
Given all the right-wing bills introduced every year at the Arizona Legislature, it’s hard to imagine that there are any left-leaning elected officials in the state capital at all. But guess what? They do exist, and they introduce legislation, too. Here are 16 bills that probably won’t make it to…
After causing an outcry among animal lovers with a motion to hunt hundreds of wild burros in the Black Mountain Herd Management Area, the Mohave County Board of Supervisors voted 4 to 1 to table the proposal temporarily. The vote came at the end of a long and passion-filled public…
The dream was vivid, like several she’d experienced after she was forced to quit cannabis cold turkey by the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office: Her sister bursts into her room holding a burning spliff and yelling urgently, “Here, hit this!” And she reaches out . . . But this was what…
For years Arizona has been one of only a handful of states in the country that prohibits educators from discussing homosexuality during sex education classes, but an effort to change that is under way at the capital. Arizona Senator Martin Quezada recently filed a bill to eliminate what he and…
The First Amendment crusaders who got an Arizona law banning revenge porn shut down in 2014 aren’t endorsing the Legislature’s latest attempt to address the issue. But, Will Gona, policy director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona, which sued the state over the law along with a coalition…
At least two of the Arizona-based militants currently occupying a federal building on the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in Burns, Oregon are reporting that the Arizona Department of Child Safety has “kidnapped” their children. Blaine Cooper and Robert “LaVoy” Finicum, two of the more outspoken and social media savvy of the…
An Arizona State University professor well-known for his work on African-American history and race relations has agreed to resign following accusations that he plagiarized parts of his latest book. Matthew Whitaker will step down as co-director of ASU’s Center for Race and Democracy immediately, but he will stay on the…
From girl scouts and college students to local elected officials and community leaders, thousands celebrated the life and legacy of Martin Luther King jr. today in downtown Phoenix. The festivities began with a march from Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church to Margaret T. Hance Park, during which men, women, and children…
The Arizona Cardinals’ thrilling 26-20 overtime win over the Green Bay Packers this past weekend at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale was an epic victory for the Red Birds and one helluva football game — but it certainly wasn’t for the faint of heart. The back-and-forth divisional round playoff…
Arizona State University will celebrate the centennial of Albert Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity on Friday. Meanwhile across the country, scientists are analyzing data attempting to prove the existence of gravitational waves, the last, most elusive prediction of Albert Einstein’s theories. Last week, ASU Professor Lawrence M. Krauss caused a…
A national debate about whether more guns on college campuses would help or hinder safety has become a hot topic in Arizona politics with state Representative Sonny Borrelli’s bill to allow concealed firearms on college campuses. House Bill 2072 states that “a person who possesses a certificate of firearms proficiency”…
Arizona Lottery Director Tony Bouie resigned two days after a New Times article covered accusations against him that were raised in a whistle-blower’s letter. The article about his illegal use of a state vehicle and other alleged improprieties apparently spurred Ducey to act. But as it turns out, the director’s…
A tentative agreement has been reached to end the Phoenix bus strike, Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton says. The mayor announced the news early Friday morning in a tweet, adding that the striking union workers will vote on the agreement today so that regular bus service can resume by Saturday. No…
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton and his wife, Nicole, announced today that they are separating. “After 10 years of marriage that brought us tremendous joy and two beautiful children, we have decided to separate,” the Stantons announced through the mayor’s public Facebook page. “This is a difficult but amicable decision.” The…
