Several Phoenix City Council members have picked sides in the August 30 mayor’s race.Councilman Tom Simplot stands with Phoenix mayoral candidate and lobbyist Wes Gullett, councilmen Michael Johnson and Sal DiCiccio are backing Peggy Neely, a former councilwoman running for mayor, and Councilman Michael Nowakowski has endorsed Greg Stanton’s mayoral…
Since last week, we’ve been pestering the campaign of Congressional candidate Matt Salmon for an explanation of his recent switcheroo when it comes to how he feels about Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.Arpaio recently endorsed Salmon in the District 6 Congressional race, which was a bit of a shocker for…
It’s now been five days since we first contacted Congressional candidate Matt Salmon’s campaign seeking an explanation as to why he would accept an endorsement from Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a man he once claimed to not only dislike, but also doesn’t respect. Salmon — five days later –…
Turns out, New Times isn’t the only publication to which Joe Arpaio-approved Congressional candidate Matt Salmon expressed how he really feels about America’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff.” Like comments he’s made to New Times, Salmon’s critique of Sheriff Arpaio found in a 2003 East Valley Tribune article is a far cry…
Since our earlier post about former Arizona House Speaker/current Congressional candidate Kirk Adams’ debunked claim that he was the “youngest Speaker in Arizona history,” the candidate’s given New Times’ his response.”I am disappointed that my staff’s research didn’t go back to the 1940’s before I made the claim,” Adams says…
UPDATE: See Adams’ response to House Speaker Age-Gate here.Former Arizona House Speaker and current Congressional candidate Kirk Adams issued a press release recently claiming he was “the youngest speaker in Arizona history.”The release says Adams “shocked the Republican establishment and political class, winning the speakership at only 35 years of…
It’s official: As of yesterday, Arizona has become one of only two states in the country with an official state gun.Yee-ha.Following intense lobbying of state legislators by the Connecticut-based Colt gun company — and a few flicks of Governor Jan Brewer’s pen — the Colt single-action Army revolver is now…
Political endorsements are flying off the shelves in Phoenix, where voters will elect a new mayor and five City Council members on August 30.Among the latest is the Sonoran Citizens Improvement Association’s expected endorsement of Bryan Jeffries, the Mesa firefighter appointed to fill the City Council seat vacated by former…
District 6 Congressional candidate Matt Salmon must have coughed up $2,000 really impressed Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio — the sheriff has penned a glowing endorsement for the former Republican congressman in his attempt to become a congressman once again.Salmon’s campaign today announced Arpaio’s endorsement. The theme of the political…
Starting tomorrow, photo-enforcement-violation notices must finally state the truth about what’s going on — namely, that you don’t need to respond or identify the driver in the picture.Cities and, for a while, the state of Arizona, have for years employed something of a ruse to help get speeders and red-light…
State Senator Scott Bundgaard was supposed to be in Phoenix Municipal Court this morning to answer for his alleged scuffle with ex-girlfriend Aubry Ballard, but he wasn’t, and now his hearing’s been rescheduled.Bundgaard’s attorneys reportedly are asking for a change of venue and say they need time to interview additional witnesses.Bundgaard’s been…
State Senator Lori Klein has an interesting yarn about how her loaded gun ended up pointed at the chest of Arizona Republic reporter Richard Ruelas.Amongst heavy criticism, Klein issued a statement, in which she claims that Ruelas moved in front of her gun sight as she was showing him the gun.Ruelas…
A poll conducted commissioned by Phoenix mayoral candidate Greg Stanton reveals that he leads the pack among decided voters.Of the 400 likely Phoenix voters asked how they would cast their ballots in the August 30 mayor’s race, 20 percent went with Stanton and 11 percent selected former Phoenix Councilwoman Peggy Neely.But…
As state Senator Lori Klein refuses to discuss why she pointed a loaded gun at a reporter during an interview last week, she might learn a thing or two from a Tempe man who found out the hard/deadly way what can happen when you ignore basic firearm-safety rules.The senator might…
Don’t bother asking state Senator Lori Klein about why she pointed a loaded gun at a reporter — she’s apparently done talking about it. “It makes little sense to contribute to a media feeding frenzy that is driven by a few individuals who never miss the opportunity to advance an…
Yesterday was the memorial service for Shannon Stone, a Texas father who died last week after falling from the stands at a Texas Rangers game while trying to catch a ball thrown into the crowd.Yesterday was also the Home-Run Derby portion of Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game, and a Kingman…
A Buckeye trailer manufacturing firm and its owner were ordered by a federal judge to pay $30,000 in fines and received two years’ probation for hiring undocumented workers. Richard Taylor and his company, Arizona Trailer Manufacturing, was convicted in U.S. District Court and sentenced on Wednesday. Dennis Burke, Arizona U.S. Attorney and Matt Allen, special agent in…
Former Councilwoman Peggy Neely created a video blasting her union-lovin’ opponents in the Phoenix mayor’s race. Wes Gullett, one of her challengers, fires back with his own video. Check it out…
Phoenix Councilman Claude Mattox won’t disclose how many Super Bowl games he attended, but New Times has been able to piece together that he may have attended at least three games.We posed the question as part of our ongoing examination of elected officials’ in jetting off to sporting events –…
Governor Jan Brewer held a ceremonial signing in her office on Thursday for a new law that strikes the “R-word” from state statutes.When it takes affect on September 30, the law will replace “mentally retarded,” “retardation” and “crippled” in state code with gentler phrases like “children with intellectual disabilities,” “physically…
Collin DeWitt, Gilbert Town Manager, stands behind his city’s decision to create a shorter work week and says the “four-10” schedule will save money and help customers.DeWitt returned our phone message from yesterday, (which we left after an assistant town manager failed to get back to us), to answer questions…
