We asked Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley last week what he planned to do with the illegal immigrants arrested by Sheriff Joe Arpaio on suspicion of smuggling themselves into the country. Romley’s spokesman, Bill FitzGerald, wrote back that a decision hadn’t been made yet. Today, Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Andrew…
Opponents of Arizona’s controversial, new immigration law are probably saying one thing today: Dammit, Janet!Former Arizona Governor and current Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano said during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing yesterday that despite criticizing Arizona’s new law, she hasn’t actually read it…
Since Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon continues to refuse to answer questions about who’s paying for the big sporting events he and his girlfriend Elissa Mullany have attended — and won’t even confirm that they went to at least two Super Bowls — sources have felt compelled to help unravel these mysteries.Just…
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon is refusing to release his “conflict-of-interest list,” kept by the City Attorney’s Office to help elected officials flag potential conflicts when they’re casting votes at public meetings.The rest of Phoenix City Council members managed to release their lists, which New Times requested on May 4.This is one more…
Two of Senator John McCain’s veteran campaign advisers — one being his campaign manager, Shiree Verdone — have left the campaign, the McCain camp announced Friday.After the “danged fence” ad, and what Dan Nowicki at the Arizona Republic is calling an “about face” on his stance on immigration, we figured…
The “real Republicans” over at Sonoran Alliance hate John McCain so much, they’ll post left-wing propaganda just to make their point. Which is fine with us, because otherwise we might have missed the latest parody of McCain’s idiotic “danged fence” video:…
SB 1070 is all the rage in the news biz these days, and now its effects have made the jump into the fashion world, as well.An advertising agency, in the wake of 1070, is offering a new form of “protection for Latinos” in a mask that can transform even the brownest…
If you haven’t laughed your ass off at seen Senator John McCain’s latest campaign ad focusing on building “the danged fence” yet, you’re missing out on comedic gold.The ad features McCain and Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu walking along the border fence discussing McCain’s new plan to secure the border.At…
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon may be refusing to answer questions about a $3,200 payment made to the NFL in 2008 out of a fund meant to promote downtown Phoenix — but a Facebook photo of his girlfriend may provide a clue about that expense.In the photo, Elissa Mullany (left front),…
On Wednesday, New Times ran a story about the lack of time former County Attorney Andrew Thomas spent in his office in the six months leading up to his announcing his candidacy for attorney general.It turns out, it wasn’t a whole lot — about three hours a day, according to parking garage…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has a new deal for illegal immigrants serving time in his jails: Wash dishes and do laundry, and you’ll get the boot back to Mexico in half the time.Assuming eating some of Joe’s loaf isn’t a stipulation of the deal, it sounds like a hell…
Was it just us, or did Tom Horne seem out of his league last night on CNN during a debate with Georgetown Professor Michael Dyson about Arizona’s new ban on public-school classes that teach “ethnic solidarity?” If Arizona’s image needs a shot in the arm right now because of its new…
Attention Senator John McCain and Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth: The word “dang” sucks — stop using it.That being said, Hayworth, in response to McCain’s “Build the Danged Fence” television ad has created a new “danged” Web site called The Complete Danged Truth to point out how he claims “The Maverick”…
Hundreds of demonstrators protested Arizona Schools Superintendent Tom Horne in Tucson today over his backing of Sand Land’s new ethnic studies ban. The new law forbids classes that teach “ethnic solidarity,” promote the overthrow of the U.S. government, or “are designed primarily for pupils of a particular ethnic group.”Coming on…
During his last six months as Maricopa County Attorney, Andrew Thomas took on a series of high-profile defendants and pursued both criminal cases and civil litigation against a host of other county officials.But even during that frenzied time, Thomas maintained the barest of presences at his county office. In fact, records…
Maricopa County health officials denied reports by the Sheriff’s Office that 160 jail inmates had been quarantined two months ago because of four illegal immigrants with chicken pox. Officials also downplayed a news release issued by Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office last night about chicken pox found in immigrants busted yesterday,…
Although Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon doesn’t leave office for another year and half, political wonks already are speculating about the final lineup of candidates for the 2011 mayor’s race.Former Attorney General Grant Woods? Arizona Democrat Jim Pederson? Deputy Attorney General (and former Phoenix councilman) Greg Stanton? Without an incumbent to challenge, since…
The Department of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is changing the U.S. permanent-resident card, a.k.a. the “Green Card.” Not only will it actually be green again, but it’s got new security features to deter things like immigration fraud (which, if you hadn’t noticed) is a hot-button issue these days.The original permanent-resident…
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, in her current wave of playing election year politics actually making tough decisions, signed a bill into law yesterday that legalizes certain types of fireworks in parts of Arizona.Brewer, who could have just let the bill become law without her signature, threw her Jane Hancock on…
Open-source Web sites allowed witnesses to chronicle political violence in Kenya, earthquake devastation in Haiti, and election problems in India.Now a local company, NiJel, hopes to use the same techniques to record, and map, fallout from Arizona’s controversial new immigration policy, Senate Bill 1070. The company’s newly created Web site,…
Buz Mills, Republican candidate for governor, praised his staff at the Gunsite Academy in Paulden, Arizona on Thursday for helping the victim of Sunday’s shooting mishap. “We are relieved this client is in good condition thanks to the swift actions of our staff at Gunsite and the dedicated paramedics at…
A man was mistaken for a target and shot at Gunsite Academy, a gun-training facility in Paulden, the Arizona Republic reports today. That happens to be the same 2,000-acre facility owned by Buz Mills, a Republican candidate for governor — not that Repub writer Jolie McCullough mentions it. The man…
