Former Congressman J.D. Hayworth, in his bid to beat out Senator John McCain as the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, is pulling out all the stops when it comes to fundraising. And now one of his supporters is using the name of a fundraising campaign that raises money for…
For the second time in a week, Don Imus, the radio host who in 2006 gave J.D. Hayworth what the Hayworth campaign then referred to as an “endorsement,” had somenot-so-nice things to say about the Senate hopeful on his Fox Businessshow this morning.Last week, the I-man called Hayworth a “phony…
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon still hasn’t answered questions submitted to him by New Times on April 19.The questions were e-mailed to Gordon per his new policy of no longer speaking personally with New Times or the Arizona Republic — more accurately, he won’t talk to reporters who probe him about his…
Unless you’re ABC 15’s Josh Bernstein, it probably doesn’t come as much of a shock that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s huffing and puffing about a possible run for governor over the last several months turned out to be a lot of bark and no bite from America’s self-proclaimed “toughest…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has once again wussed out, announcing today that he will not run for governor. This, of course, means that Arpaio will remain as the head of MCSO at least until his term expires, or he is unable to fulfill his duties as sheriff.Arpaio issued a…
At 1 p.m. today, we should know whether Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will run for governor, or if he will remain as sheriff.We’re told that the sheriff won’t be holding a press conference to announce his decision, but rather he will issue a statement that will be released at…
Today’s the day. Sheriff Joe Arpaio plans to announce whether he will actually pull the trigger and run for governor. Last week, ABC15’s Josh Bernstein reported that sources close to the sheriff confirmed that Arpaio would run for governor and that the necessary paperwork “has been filled out and is…
There is a report circulating right now, which — if true — confirms what many Arizona residents have been dreading for years: Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will run for governor of the state of Arizona…
Florida Governor Charlie Crist did the unthinkable yesterday by bailing on the Republican Party and announcing that he will be running for the U.S. Senate as an Independent.The move comes after it became clear that Crist would not be able to fend off his opponent in the GOP Senate primary,…
Fermin Leon and “Jane Doe 1” are worried about the impact of Arizona’s new immigration law and teamed up with the http://www.conlamic.org/ to sue Arizona in a lawsuit filed yesterday. They’re among the dozen individuals claiming, with the religious group, that SB 1070 will mean racial profiling by police, and…
Former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods confirmed today in a phone interview with New Times that he is seriously contemplating a run for mayor of Phoenix.Woods, a Republican who served two terms as attorney general from 1991 to 1999, refused to put odds on the likelihood of his running –…
With Arizona’s new immigration law, SB 1070, causing certain groups to call for a boycott of all things Arizona, AriZona Beverages — the company that makes AriZona Iced Tea — is probably kicking itself right now for choosing Arizona as the state for which they named their company.Especially since the company is…
Don Imus, the right-wing radio host who in 2006 gave J.D. Hayworth what the Hayworth campaign then referred to as an “endorsement,” had some not-so-nice things to say about the Senate hopeful on his Fox Business show this morning.While talking to Chris Wallace, Hayworth’s name came up, to which Imus…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said on Monday that he won’t make an announcement about any plans he may have to run for governor over the weekend because Vice President Joe Biden will be in Phoenix on Saturday and he “wouldn’t want to take the press away” from the VP.This…
Alberto Gutier, director of the Arizona Department of Highway Safety, admitted to New Times today that he made contributions to Governor Jan Brewer’s campaign under the name of a subordinate employee and his family — when the money came from Gutier himself.Gutier characterized the contribution as a “huge mistake” and…
If you believe the latest poll, Senator John McCain’s lead over his opponent in the GOP primary for Senate, J.D. Hayworth, has just gone from substantial to huge.According to the most recent poll, conducted by Phoenix-based Behavior Research Group, McCain now leads Hayworth 54 percent to 28 percent — a…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio continues to fan the media flames over his potential run for governor by announcing that he will not announce his gubernatorial plans this weekend because Vice President Joe Biden will be in town for a Democratic Party dinner on Saturday night.If you’re thinking Arpaio’s decision to…
According to the latest poll, Attorney General Terry Goddard leads all potential Republican challengers in his bid to become the next governor of Arizona — even Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has been hinting at a run for months but is not officially a candidate.The poll was conducted by the North…
Owen “Buz” Mills “fraudulently” deceived his former business partner in a lucrative cell-phone tower deal, the Florida Court of Appeals ruled back in 2002. The court ruling didn’t mean much to Arizonans back then. But now that Mills is running for governor, his political foes have dug it up to help push the idea that Mills isn’t…
Former Congressman J.D. Hayworth continues to wage his debate over debates, and now he may have the ammunition necessary to bring his opponent in the GOP primary for Senate, John McCain, to the table.Hayworth delivered what he claims is more than 11,000 signatures to the Arizona Secretary of State’s office…
About 1,500 to 2,000 people who descended on the State Capitol today to protest anti-illegal-immigrant legislation were mostly peaceful, and state troopers arrested only four people. Three of the arrests were sparked in part by ice cream, of all things. At about 3:30 p.m., an ice-cream vendor reported to police…
It’s been said in political circles that Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon has been under a tremendous amount of stress in both his personal and public lives. And people aren’t sure what to make of some recent incoherent speeches Gordon has delivered to the public.The Republic has quoted Gordon verbatim on…
