Add the Professional Firefighters of Arizona to congressional candidate Ruben Gallego’s long list of union endorsements. Already, the former lawmaker boasts support from the Communication Workers Association Arizona State Council, Iron Workers Local 75, UFCW Local 99, Teamsters Local 104, International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers Local 640, American Federation of…
Why Marriage Matters Arizona, a coalition of gay-rights advocates, is calling on state residents to urge Attorney General Tom Horne “to stop wasting taxpayer money defending our state’s harmful constitutional amendment banning marriage for same-sex couples.” The group calls on Horne to “respect all Arizona families,” which is ironic because…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Ducey is praising the US Supreme Court’s decision on the Hobby Lobby case, calling it a “win for religious freedom,” even though he said just a few months ago that he would, as governor, veto an Arizona measure with the same underlying principles. We’ve got a…
Mary Rose Wilcox, a candidate seeking election in Arizona’s Seventh Congressional District, says she is “dismayed to hear that President Obama still has no concrete plan to pass comprehensive immigration reform and stop the devastating deportation policy that breaks up families and breaks our hearts.” Her statement comes after President…
Comprehensive immigration reform dominated the candidate forum at South Mountain Community College last week — and no wonder, considering that voters in Arizona’s Seventh Congressional District are overwhelmingly Democratic Latinos. And here’s a shocker: All of the candidates at the forum — a politician, a preacher, an attorney and a…
A plurality of Americans, 41 percent, think the levels of immigration should decrease, according to a Gallup poll.According to the poll, 33 percent say immigration should stay at its current level, and 22 percent say it should increase…
Today in Found at the Border: Officers at the border in Nogales found 4.5 pounds of meth hidden inside an accordion.According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, an 18-year-old Mexican citizen attempted to take the accordion through a pedestrian gate on Monday…
Andrew Thomas, who infamously abused his power as Maricopa County Attorney and had his law license taken away, has qualified for $754,000 in public funds for his gubernatorial campaign. The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office confirmed on Thursday that a supplemental filing of 259 five-dollar contributions Thomas made on Tuesday…
Ruben Gallego and Mary Rose Wilcox — and their respective camps — have been firing nasty missives at each other over who is more in favor of ‘common sense gun laws’ or gun reform. They’re lobbing their attacks across all social media platforms, and why not? It’s cheaper than mailing…
For just $20, you can get a photo with Cesar Chavez.No, not the labor leader known for the “sí, se puede” tagline. We’re talking about former Republican Scott Fistler, who changed his name to Cesar Chavez as he attempts to run for Congress as a Democrat in Arizona’s 7th Congressional…
There are now six Republicans vying to be Arizona’s next governor, as Senator Al Melvin says he’s dropping out.Melvin released a statement saying he wasn’t going to be able to collect the 4,500 contributions of $5 needed to qualify for Clean Elections funding, a sum of $750,000…
The Obama Administration sent out a warning in Spanish-language news media over the weekend that undocumented children entering the country would receive no “permisos.” In the open letter to parents in other countries, Jeh Johnson, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, describes the horrors that some unaccompanied minors risk…
Andrew Thomas, the disgraced, ex-Maricopa County Attorney running for Arizona governor, has come up 113 five-dollar contributions short for Clean Elections cash. Thomas and other gubernatorial candidates need 4,500 contributions of five dollars each to qualify for about three-quarters of a million dollars of public funds under the state’s clean…
The Phoenix City Council approved changes to the parking-meter enforcement to help cover the city’s budget deficit.Parking meters will be active on nights and weekends in the near future and could cost up to $4 an hour if there’s an event going on nearby…
A judge has ruled that former Republican Scott Fistler be removed from the ballot for the Democratic primary in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District.Fistler changed his name to Cesar Chavez in his bid, but he didn’t end up getting kicked off because of what certainly appears like an attempt to mislead…
It was meant to deliver a blow to Ruben Gallego’s campaign for a seat in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District, but it seems a complaint suggesting he was “misrepresenting” himself to voters by using various names has created an opportunity for the politician to talk about his hardscrabble life and the…
On the heels of a lawsuit filed to knock Cesar Chavez, a Republican turned Democrat formerly known Scott Fistler, off the 7th Congressional District ballot over his newly invented identity, comes another name-change complaint — also against a CD 7 candidate. This one is against Ruben Gallego in reference to…
Stephen Colbert devoted the opening segment of Monday’s nights show — The Colbert Report — to mocking an Arizona Republican who changed his name from Scott Fistler to Cesar Chavez in advance of a run for a seat in Arizona’s Seventh Congressional District. The one-time Republican, who most recently made…
Citing a desire for pension reform, Phoenix City Councilman Sal DiCiccio released details of the 50 biggest pension payouts the city is making to retired employees.DiCiccio’s report estimates these 50 employees will get combined pension payouts of around $173 million, leading DiCiccio to compare the Phoenix government to that of…
A poll paid for by the campaign of former state Representative Ruben Gallego shows Gallego ahead of Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox in the Congressional District 7 race.Gallego and Wilcox, both Democrats, are the two big-name candidates in the race, after former state Senator Steve Gallardo announced last week…
House Republicans in Washington have blocked a vote on a bill that would allow certain undocumented immigrants to serve in the military, and the Pentagon is reportedly considering doing that without congressional approval.The idea’s apparently not agreeable to everyone, but at least one undocumented immigrant has served in the military…
The field of Democrats to replace retiring Congressman Ed Pastor in Congressional District 7 just got a little less crowded.State Senator Steve Gallardo announced that he’s going to run for a spot on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors instead of a seat in Congress…
