Natalie Wisneski, the former chief operating officer for the Fiesta Bowl, has been indicted in federal court on charges that she tried to cover up illegal campaign contributions by bowl employees, and that she filed false financial records, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today.Wisneski is the first person to be…
U.S. Senate candidate Wil Cardon apparently didn’t get the message when ousted state Senate President Russell Pearce got a voter-assisted boot from office last week.Pearce’s historic downfall — combined with a recent poll showing that the vast majority of Arizonans support a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants — seems…
Congratulations to the New Times reader who goes by the handle Andrew Thom Ass, you are the proud winner of this week’s New Times You Write the Caption contest.On Friday, we asked readers to provide what they think would be an appropriate caption for the above photo of ousted Arizona…
Presidential candidate Herman Cain is the latest politico to join the campaign brain-fart club thanks to comments made to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel’s editorial board — which include “[I] got all this stuff twirling around in my head” — when asked whether he agrees with how President Barack Obama handled the…
Presidential candidate Herman Cain is the latest politico to suffer a public bout with brain flatulence — an affliction with which Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is all too familiar.Cain recently met with the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel’s editorial board. He was asked whether he agrees with how President Barack Obama handled the…
Arizona Senator John McCain — who spent the better part of five years getting tortured by North Vietnamese soldiers during the Vietnam War — took to Twitter this morning to let some of his fellow GOPers know that he’s “very disappointed” in their positions on waterboarding, a controversial CIA interrogation…
State Senator Steve Pierce was pegged by his Republican Senate colleagues to replace ousted former Senator Russell Pearce as the president of the Senate — and Arizona Democrats aren’t thrilled with the GOP’s pick.We commented yesterday that Pierce’s taking over as Senate president seems like a standard case of “meet…
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu is often compared to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for several reasons — his crusade against illegal immigrants, and love of TV cameras, to name a few.There’s another similarity: dude can raise cash.Babeu announced last week that he’s considering running for Congress. Since his announcement,…
As if the ouster of former Senator Russell Pearce wasn’t enough of a signal to border-hawk Arizona politicos that it’s time to perhaps reassess their positions on immigration, a poll released yesterday shows that the majority of Arizonans prefer a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants, as opposed to simply…
Ousted former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce went On the Record With Greta Van Susteren last night to discuss his getting booted from office — and piss and moan about Jerry Lewis, the man who beat him in Tuesday’s historic recall election.Van Susteren asked Pearce whether he and Lewis are…
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…
