Can someone get Councilman Sal DiCiccio a towel? The District 6 representative is dripping in irony after his latest call for “significant reforms” at Phoenix City Hall, including “ending lobbyist nepotism and implementing policies to end personal ties between elected officials and their staffs.”…
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which calls for Arizona and eight other states to get federal approval on new voting laws, is unconstitutional.The problem, however, was not that the states needed federal approval to ensure their voting laws aren’t…
Despite what you may have heard, Governor Jan Brewer did not endorse the “Gang of Eight” immigration-reform bill.However, it certainly may have sounded like she endorsed the bill, given her apparent inability to speak clearly…
Some homeowners in the North Phoenix country-club enclave of Moon Valley can’t believe that Goodwill is trying to open a retail store in their neighborhood.A few of the residents, like former Republican U.S. Congressman John Shadegg, are rallying others to demand City of Phoenix officials not allow Goodwill to open…
Governor Jan Brewer signed an elections bill into law that fixes things that never really seemed to be broken.Brewer’s signature on House Bill 2305 will help keep third-party candidates off ballots, will help prevent people from getting early-voting ballots, and bans political groups from picking up early-voting ballots from people…
Anti-abortion fanatic/Congressman Trent Franks’ bill to create a ban on abortions 20 weeks after conception has passed the House of Representatives.That’s not to say it’s any closer to becoming a law, because it’s really not.See also:-Abortion Bill Now Includes Rape Exception-Franks: Not Many Rapes Result in Pregnancy-Franks Submits Another Abortion…
The Rise of South Phoenix and Team Awesome, two groups that have built a reputation of mobilizing their friends, family, and neighbors during local, state, and federal elections, are empowering the community beyond the ballot box. They continuing hosting neighborhood clean-ups, organizing food drives, and urging more civic engagement. On…
Notorious “birther” attorney Larry Klayman is being investigated by the State Bar.Although Arizona State Bar spokesman Rick DeBruhl confirms to New Times that the investigation exists, he says there are no public documents associated with the case at this time.See also:-Larry Klayman Sues New Times, Is Really Weird-Judge: Klayman “Inappropriately…
Anti-abortion fanatic/Congressman Trent Franks’ bone-headed argument that a “very low” number of rapes result in pregnancies ended up being a losing argument.Franks’ bill banning abortions past 20 weeks of pregnancy has since been changed, exempting victims of rape and incest.See also:-Franks: Not Many Rapes Result in Pregnancy-Franks Submits Another Abortion…
The Phoenix City Council adopted on Tuesday what officials are saying is one of the “toughest ethics policies in the nation,” a set of rules that guide how elected representatives conduct themselves in office. Although some of the details are still being worked out, policy provisions will require elected officials…
A new approach to evidence in domestic-violence strangulation cases has quadrupled prosecutions for the crimes and garnered an award for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. Last year, County Attorney Bill Montgomery’s office partnered with local law enforcement agencies and Scottsdale Healthcare to make sure victims were properly examined after an…
Anti-abortion fanatic/Congressman Trent Franks thinks the number of rapes that result in pregnancies is “very low.”Franks’ comments are now going viral across the county, although it’s not surprising for us back home, who have heard Franks belittle Black people, Jews, and women in general, to make points about his hatred…
Former Republican Congressman Rick Renzi was found guilty yesterday of 17 felony charges in his corruption trial.Renzi’s pal James Sandlin was also found guilty of 13 felony charges, in a corrupt land-swap deal, in which Renzi essentially used his position as a congressman to turn a profit.See also:-Congressman Rick Renzi…
Today in Found at the Border: A Mexican national trying to smuggle more than $1.6 million out of the United States discovered that dogs can be trained to sniff out cash.Cosme Barcelo-Quijada, a 56-year-old with permanent resident status who lives in Yuma, broke the record for the most cash seized…
Today in Found at the Border: For the second time in two weeks, a Mexican national was busted trying to smuggle weed into the United States by hiding the product in jalapeños.Whereas the Mexican national who attempted to bring more than 3,300 pounds of weed on May 27 stuffed the…
Black progressive community leaders in Phoenix are speaking out against a recent editorial written by Cloves Campbell Jr. in which he referred to one of the City Council District 8 candidates as a “house negro.” Campbell published the opinion piece in his newspaper, the Arizona Informant, on May 22. He…
Toilet policeman and Republican Representative John Kavanagh has given up trying to tell transgender people which toilets they can and cannot use, at least this session, according to multiple reports from the state capitol.Kavanagh tried to regulate transgender toilet usage twice this session, with one proposal making it a crime…
Viri Hernandez, a DREAM Act student organizer who has spent the last few years mobilizing Latino voters in West Phoenix, is criticizing Pastor Warren Stewart for his stance on gay relationships. (The DREAM Act was intended to grant a pathway to U.S. citizenship for individuals brought to this country as…
Today in Found at the Border: A 14-year-old boy trying to cross the border into the United States through Nogales was busted with six pounds of meth, and almost six grams of cocaine.According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the boy was carrying a bag full of what appeared to…
Anti-abortion fanatic/Republican Congressman Trent Franks is celebrating his latest abortion bill passing out of a House subcommittee, which really isn’t much to celebrate about.We understand it’s difficult to keep track of which abortion bill of Franks’ is the newest, since his bread-and-butter issue of abortion seems to be all he…
Now that school is out for the summer, teens find themselves with more time on their hands. Apparently two teens living in the border town of Agua Prieta, Sonora, decided to find summer jobs smuggling dope over the border. In two separate and unrelated seizures, U.S. Customs and Border Protection…
Today in Found at the Border: A 34-year-old Mexican national tried to come into the United States through Nogales yesterday with thousands of jalapeño cans.The problem was that 2,000 of those cans were light on the jalapeños, but heavy on the marijuana — more than 3,000 pounds of it, in…
