There are two major endorsements Valley politicians go after with gusto during election season — police and fire. And while one candidate usually grabs both endorsements, unions are divided on who is best qualified to serve as Phoenix mayor.The Arizona Police Association is behind former Phoenix Councilman Greg Stanton and…
President Obama’s hoping to secure votes from illegal immigrants by fighting an Arizona law that requires proof of citizenship at the polls, says Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne. The Obama Administration filed an amicus brief on Friday with the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in preparation for more hearings on a…
Wanna know what happens in Phoenix when people stop being polite, and “start getting real and shit?”A spoof of MTV’s the Real World, set in Phoenix and starring Governor Jan Brewer, is making the rounds on the Internet.It’s pretty funny — frozen toaster strudels are considered “ethnic food” for black…
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has refused to answer any reporters’ questions about a home she was rumored to have recently bought in Scottsdale. But Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren apparently isn’t any reporter.Despite the former vice presidential candidate’s recent media silence, Van Susteren scored 20 minutes with Palin last…
We reached out to the Maricopa Community Colleges Governing Board after last week’s board meeting to ask if they plan on reconsidering their tuition hike targeting undocumented students. We also asked board members to address the criticisms levied against the board last Tuesday night that they were misinterpreting state…
Former TV pitchman J.D. Hayworth claims the effort to recall Senate President Russell Pearce is backed by “socialist thugs who carry swastikas.”It seems the former “free government money” spokesman is confusing some of Pearce’s supporters with those trying to run him out of office — we’ve met several supporters of the recall,…
Trying to deflect the blame for the decisions he made isn’t working out so well for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Our cover story this week, Joe Knew, describes how documents and his own current and former staff members put Arpaio squarely in the loop. His retired chief financial officer says…
In a 5-3 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court has sustained Arizona’s employer sanctions law.The law forces employers to check the immigration status of employees, and allows the state to penalize businesses that hire illegal immigrants…
Connecticut will become the 13th state to charge undocumented students in-state tuition at public colleges and universities. Their senate passed a bill yesterday to that effect, which the governor has said he will sign, in stark contrast to Arizona education policies. Proposition 300, a 2006 law mandating that anyone…
Just in case you read the above headline and nearly had a stroke, relax — 74-year-old Senator John McCain is NOT running for president in the 2012 election.”The Maverick” spoke to a group of Alabama businessmen and government leaders yesterday, where he was probed about whether he had any intentions…
Griselda Nevarez Educators or politicians? It isn’t just undocumented students upset with the Maricopa Community Colleges Governing Board anymore. State politicians and business leaders showed up at last night’s board meeting to condemn MCC’s recent tuition hike targeting undocumented students. Representative Catherine Miranda and her husband, ex-representative Ben Miranda, were…
Ssshhh… Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery seem to be on a secret mission. He’s scheduled to appear at a fundraiser tomorrow for himself hosted by lawyer Mark Goldman and featuring an appearance by Sheriff Joe Arpaio, (whom Montgomery apparently thinks is sort of daffy.) Obviously, this can’t be a simple…
Arizona Congressman Trent Franks wrote a recent article for Roll Call, in which he argues that gender differences between men and women should keep the ladies off the front lines of a combat situation.Franks argues that sexual tension between male and female soldiers “further complicates the situation by providing one…
Arizona Congressman Trent Franks has a message for subscribers of “radical feminism”: you need a penis to serve in military combat roles (cue the feminist outrage).Franks penned an article for Roll Call last week, in which he argues that gender differences between men and women should keep the ladies off…
There’s a new member of the Arizona House of Representatives: attorney Justin Pierce was appointed today to serve the remainder of former Speaker Kirk Adams’ term.The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors announced Pierce’s appointment this morning.Pierce, an employment lawyer with the firm Jackson Lewis, will serve the remainder of Adams’ term,…
A challenger has emerged to run against America’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff” in the 2012 election.Mike Stauffer, a lieutenant in the Scottsdale Police Department, announced over the weekend that he will take on Maricopa County’s corrupt top cop, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, because he’s fed up with Arpaio’s “shamelessly and recklessly thumbing his nose…
Rumors that Sarah Palin is planning a Senate run in Arizona seem a little more credible now that it seems the former Alaska governor has purchased a house in Scottsdale.Rumors have been swirling for months that Palin was either looking to purchase a home in Scottsdale, or already had purchased one, and…
Governor Jan Brewer signed legislation earlier this month to create a state border fence with Mexico. The bill she penned, sponsored by Maricopa Republican state Senator Steve Smith, does not designate Arizona tax dollars for the project. Instead, it’s up to Smith to raise private donations for construction. He met…
Immigrants will do just about whatever it takes to obtain a better life in the United States — which apparently includes being crammed into two tractor-trailers with more than 500 other people.Mexican authorities on Tuesday stopped the two trucks, and inside were 513 illegal aliens.The immigrants, according to the Chiapas,…
Like many states, Oklahoma makes the transition from prisoner to politician pretty difficult, and a person convicted of a felony is not permitted to hold public office — but that’s not stopping Pawnee, Oklahoma’s Mayor-elect Chris Linder.Linder was sworn in yesterday, despite the felonious blemish on his criminal record. He…
Wes Gullett reached out to some Tea Party members, and his hand was slapped away.The Phoenix lobbyist wrote an e-mail on May 11 to TP peeps seeking support for his mayoral bid — and asking them to consider talking to the newest mayoral candidate Jennifer Wright, an attorney and Tea…
Congressman Ben Quayle held a town hall meeting in Anthem last night. It didn’t go well for the young congressman — and the laughter of his constituents after he tried to explain government subsidies for oil companies was caught on film.Constituents apparently aren’t thrilled with Quayle’s support of proposed cuts…
