A program that allowed fired Arizona Department of Economic Security employees to appeal to get their jobs back has ended, with officials deciding that DES handled most of the terminations correctly. Last month, Governor Doug Ducey fired the businessman he appointed nearly two years ago to lead DES, Tim Jeffries,…
A new survey says that Democrats overwhelmingly prefer “Happy Holidays” for their Yuletide greeting, while Republicans overwhelmingly insist on “Merry Christmas.” Also, Ds are more likely to block someone on social media because of political differences.
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors will hold a meeting next month to consider raising taxes to fund a multimillion-dollar purchase of land for would-be electric-car maker Lucid Motors. The estimated financing cost for the land is $73.4 million: $31.8 million in principal, plus $41.6 million in interest. But Pinal…
Imagine for a moment if, instead of a certain billionaire we all know, Hillary Clinton had 306 Electoral College votes pledged to her nationwide, and, locally, 11 Democratic electors were set to meet at the Arizona Capitol on Monday, December 19, to cast their votes, just as electors in all other…
Coming off a big loss in Arizona’s First Congressional District, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu will soon lose the right to wear that spiffy uniform he dons for Fox News, and it looks like Team Trump ain’t callin’. No wonder he just sold his house in Casa Grande.
Two Arizona immigrant-advocacy groups are urging the immediate dismantling of militaristic border-enforcement infrastructure and personnel in order to stop the running tragedy of migrant deaths in the desert. No More Deaths and La Coalición de Derechos Humanos reach that controversial conclusion in a report released this past week, “Disappeared: How the…
The Sierra Club’s Sandy Bahr talks with New Times about what impact Scott Pruitt, Trump’s pick to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, could have on the environment in Arizona.
A bill requiring that the FAA re-evaluate flight path changes at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport passed the U.S. Senate today and will now go to the president.
With RNC Chairman Reince Priebus tapped by Donald Trump to be the president-elect’s chief of staff, the top slot at RNC is open and Arizona GOP chair Robert Graham wants to fill the void.
David Farca has resigned his volunteer role as president of the Arizona-Mexico Commission as he remains embroiled in a lawsuit over his personal business dealings. Governor Doug Ducey had appointed Farca to the unpaid position last year. The commission, a quasi-governmental, nonprofit state agency, works to bolster business relationships between Arizona…
In an interview with New Times, Phoenix mayor Greg Stanton talked about his recent visit to Mexico, emphasizing that a Trump presidency will not change Phoenix’s commitment to strengthen ties with the United States’ southern neighbor.
A new scientific study from the Center for American Progress finds that creating the Grand Canyon monument would help preserve some of the most ecologically significant land in the western U.S.
Environmentalists in the West are shaking their heads after learning that one of Arizona’s most prominent anti-public-lands and climate-change-denying politicians, U.S. Representative Paul Gosar, was just elected chairman of the U.S. Congressional Western Caucus. “Congressman Paul Gosar has built a career carrying water for industrial interests while working against America’s…
Lucid Motors, a would-be electric-car company based in Silicon Valley, announced plans on Tuesday to build a $700 million car plant in Casa Grande that would have parts supplied by firms in Sonora, Mexico. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey led a gathering of dignitaries from Arizona and Mexico on the State…
Congressman Ruben Gallego believes it’s time for a new House Democratic leader and is backing Tim Ryan’s bid to unseat Nancy Pelosi.
After John McCain tweeted his support of a federal judge’s decision to block a new overtime-pay rule, the Arizona senator’s Twitter followers carved into him like a freshly roasted Butterball.
On Wednesday, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey fired Tim Jeffries, the man he’d appointed as director of the state’s Department of Economic Security. The grounds for dismissal: Jeffries’ mass firings of workers, which were first reported last year by Phoenix New Times. Jeffries, who received an annual salary of $215,250, had served…
David Farca, head of the quasi-governmental Arizona-Mexico Commission, has been fired from the presidency of Arizona’s professional soccer team. Last year, Governor Doug Ducey appointed Farca to a non-salaried post running the Arizona-Mexico Commission, a nonprofit that works to enhance the state’s business relationship with Mexico. As president, Farca is the primary…
Far-right advocacy group Judicial Watch files suit on behalf of Russell Pearce against Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich for public records that Brnovich’s office was about to release.
A group of professors is calling on Arizona’s public colleges and universities to protect undocumented students who may face deportation under President-elect Donald Trump.
Former Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is on President-elect Donald Trump’s shortlist for Secretary of the Department of the Interior. Local environmentalists think she’d be terrible at the job.
Donors are keeping Planned Parenthood busy in the wake of the U.S. presidential election.
