State Senate Republicans confirm to New Times that GOPers have selected a replacement for ousted Senate President Russell Pearce following his historic loss in Tuesday night’s recall election. The new Senate President: Senator Steve Pierce, a Prescott Republican.Pierce is one of three possible replacements for Pearce Senate Republicans considered. The…
Russell Pearce may be spending “a little time with [his] god” after getting the boot from his powerful position as state Senate president Tuesday night, but for the less pious, Pearce’s ouster means one thing: it’s time to speculate about what he’ll do next.The predictions have ranged from his again…
Remember when Arizona Governor Jan Brewer had the most epic brain-fart in the history of public speaking during a televised debate last year (which in turn — somehow — made her poll numbers go up)? If not, check it out here (it’s humiliating). Well, presidential candidate/Texas Governor Rick Perry is…
Voters in 23 school districts were asked yesterday to help raise money by approving either a sale of bonds or allowing for extra money to be spent in an “override.””No” was the answer most often received, according to unofficial election tallies.See how your district fared in our handy list:…
The call from the White House was going to come in at 1:15 p.m.Perhaps it would be an executive that deals with local governments. Maybe, maybe the VP?Nope. It was President Barack Obama on the other line.”Please hold for the President of the United States…” a voice on the phone…
Ousted state Senate President Russell Pearce’s bag of filthy campaign tricks didn’t quite have the impact he’d probably hoped — as evident from the results of last night’s unprecedented recall election.As it stands right now (official results aren’t expected until later this week), Pearce received 9,188 votes, or 45.25 percent…
Soon-to-be-former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce got the boot from office last night, becoming the only sitting state Senate president to lose in a recall election in the history of the United States.Pearce’s loss is viewed by many as a warning shot to immigration hard-liners, and far-right-wingers, who have followed…
While they were electing Greg Stanton as their next mayor, Phoenix voters also returned Councilwoman Thelda Williams to her seat in District 1, and chose Daniel Valenzuela over Brenda Sperduti to represent them District 5. Like Phoenix mayor-elect Greg Stanton, Williams beat her opponent Eric Frederick with a double-digit lead…
It’s not looking good for El Mirage officials who rallied for voters to approve an $8.5 million bond for a new police station and to partially fund the building of a local YMCA. But with only a 19-vote gap, it’s too close to call. Residents cast 984 ballots against the…
Soon-to-be-former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce conceded defeat to his opponent, Jerry Lewis, in yesterday’s unprecedented recall election to become the first sitting state Senate president to get booted from office in United States history.As many of Pearce’s supporters — including Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio — discussed following his…
Russell Pearce can kiss his powerful seat in the Arizona Senate goodbye — the current Senate president conceded defeat tonight to his opponent, Jerry Lewis, in this year’s unprecedented recall election. In another blow to the Valley’s far-right-wingers, Democrat Greg Stanton defeated Tea Party-leaning Wes Gullett in the Phoenix mayoral…
Phoenix mayoral candidate Wes Gullett conceded the Phoenix mayor’s race to Greg Stanton, who ended the night with 56 percent of the vote — a 13-point lead over his opponent.Stanton, caught up in a frenzy of hugs, handshakes and media interviews, missed the call from Gullett, and Gullett apparently didn’t…
More than 74,000 Phoenix voters cast their ballot for Greg Stanton for mayor, giving him about 56 percent of the vote, according to early results.About 132,000 people cast votes, and of those, nearly 58,000 picked Gullett.While it is likely a done deal for Stanton, Phoenix election officials note that these are…
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain met with reporters at a Scottsdale hotel this afternoon to address the most-recent sexual harassment allegations against him. According to Cain, he has no recollection of ever meeting his latest accuser, Sharon Bialek, and blames the “democrat machine” for putting Bialek — and three other…
Two mayoral candidates. Two Election Night celebrations.But which one will be the pity party?Wes Gullett is hosting his celebration at Alexi’s Grill, the same central Phoenix eatery where he claimed his second-place victory in the August 30 primary election.He welcomes volunteers, supporters and friends at Alexi’s, 3550 N. Central Avenue,…
A New Times editor and Phoenix resident dutifully headed to the closest voting center at Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church earlier today to cast his ballot. And the doors were locked. Some people who were waiting outside left. Others kept knocking on the door until a poll worker opened it for…
Many Phoenix voters have already cast a ballot. Some, perhaps even twice. For those of you who haven’t, today is the day. Don’t forget that Phoenix is now using voting centers, which have replaced the traditional polling places. The Maricopa County Elections Department, which is running school district elections in…
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain remains on the attack when it comes to Sharon Bialek, the latest woman to accuse the former Godfather’s Pizza CEO of sexual harassment.Cain plans to address the allegations this afternoon at a press conference at a Scottsdale hotel, but apparently couldn’t wait until then to…
Today’s the big day: Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce could potentially get a voter-assisted boot from his powerful position in Arizona state government.Pearce has pulled out some of the slimiest stops imaginable to keep his current gig in the state Senate — recruiting a sham candidate with a Hispanic-sounding last…
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain claims that the most-recent allegations of sexual harassment against him could be the result of a cash-strapped woman and her left-wing “activist” attorney, Gloria Allred.Cain’s campaign just issued a press release addressing the new allegations. In addition to the jabs at Allred and his newest…
Faced with the choice of sticking to principles or attending a fun-filled fall conference in Phoenix on the public dime, guess what politicians from El Paso, Texas and Washington State are doing? That’s right — margaritas and networking! Whoo-hoo! In fact, the National League of Cities itself — which officially condemned Arizona’s SB1070 immigration law…
