Lewis Paul Larkin, the elected county assessor from Pinal County, was arrested on suspicion of DUI last night following a citizen’s complaint to a county Web site. Here’s what the complaint said: The Pinal County Assessor frequents the Kokopelli Moon Saloon everyday (Monday – Fri) around 3 p.m. until around 5…
There are several abortion bills making their way through the Arizona Legislature at the moment. None of them seem to make a whole lot of sense, considering the other, more-pressing issues the state currently faces (namely a pesky $2 billion budget shortfall), but one in particular has pro-choice advocates livid. …
It’s way early in the Phoenix mayor’s race, but for political junkies wanting a glimpse of what might be, here are the results of a poll conducted by the Motola Group, a Phoenix based-public advocacy firm. While some 40 percent of people report they are still undecided, of those who…
An upcoming episode of an ABC News show features patrons of a Tucson eatery coming to the rescue of Hispanics getting grilled by a “gringo” security guard who wants to see their “papers.” The “What Would You Do” episode, judging from an accompanying article on ABC’s Web site, sounds more…
Several members of the Arizona State Legislature want to force doctors to offer to show women seeking an abortion ultrasound images of the fetus before they end their pregnancy.Supporters of the bill, introduced by Republican Representative Kimberly Yee of Phoenix, say it’s designed to give women more information about abortion,…
The Arizona Cattleman’s Association is not impressed with a speech given by Homeland Security Director Janet Napolitano this week, in which, the group says, she “abandoned her mantra of the past year that the U.S. Mexican Border…’is more secure than ever.'” During a speech at the University of Texas’ El…
State Representative Steve Montenegro seems to think he represents a district in China — where aborting babies based on sex or race might actually be a problem.Montenegro’s introduced two bizarre bills into the legislature — one that would require women getting an abortion to sign a document promising they aren’t…
Has your spouse made your life a living hell? Want out of the marriage as quickly as possible? There’s an alternative to homicide called divorce, and the morality cops over at the Arizona State Legislature want to make it as hard, drawn-out, and painful as humanly possible.For the second time…
Officers from the Department of Public Safety’s Vehicle Theft Task Force apprehended 18 people crammed into two pickup trucks early this morning. The 18 people taken into custody are suspected of being illegal immigrants.About 5:15 a.m. today, DPS officers conducted a routine traffic stop on two vehicles they say were…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents found 53 people in a Phoenix drop house on Friday, and two Mexican nationals now face human smuggling charges. Edgar Meza-Bustamante, 23, and Cruz Gerardo Meza-Tirado, 34, both Mexican citizens in the country illegally, were arrested at 11226 West Roma Avenue in Phoenix, a home…
The widow of slain Phoenix police Sergeant Sean Drenth has purchased her husband’s department-issued gun from the city of Phoenix, according to minute entries from the Phoenix City Council’s December 8 meeting.The gun is the same Glock pistol found just feet from Drenth’s body when he was discovered shot to…
Since our previous post about a bill proposed in the Arizona State Legislature that would amend the law regarding specialized license plates to include a “Don’t Tread on Me” plate, one of the bill’s sponsors got back to us and offered his explanation of some of the language used in…
Arizona has license plates supporting breast cancer research, calling for child-abuse prevention, and for those supporting wildlife-conservation efforts, to name a few. Now, if two Arizona legislators have their way, the mantra of Tea Partiers across the country will be slapped onto the tags of any Arizonan who wants it.State representatives Vic…
Kyrsten Sinema’s pissed when she calls us back last night. “I didn’t mistakenly vote for shit!” she fumes. “They explained what we were voting on wrong.” The Democratic state senator’s ire isn’t directed at us, but rather at her Republican colleagues at the state Capitol — and also at Arizona Daily…
Since our earlier post about an internal investigation by the Phoenix Police Department into Officer Jeff Gordon — who happens to be the son of Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon — the mayor has released a statement.”As Mayor, I cannot comment on a pending Police Department personnel matter. I can comment…
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon’s son, a Phoenix police officer, has been placed on paid administrative leave from the department.Jeff Gordon, a department spokesman told the Arizona Republic yesterday, was placed on leave pending an internal investigation that “involves an allegation of inappropriate contact.”…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has a message for the federal government: build tent cities along the U.S./Mexico border to house captured illegal immigrants rather than deport them.Joe’s suggestion comes after sheriff’s deputies pulled the bodies of three illegal immigrants from an irrigation canal in the west Valley last month…
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon has been a frequent flier to Dubai, one of the states that makes up the United Arab Emirates. It’s never been entirely clear what goes on during the visits.But the National, an English-language newspaper in the UAE, offers a glimpse in an article it published on…
President Obama has signed into law a measure that requires that all prospective Customs and Border Protection employees undergo a polygraph test.It seems like a no-brainer, especially considering that federal officials who investigate corruption within the agency say that polygraph tests are an effective tool for weeding out bad seeds…
Outgoing Arizona Congressman John Shadegg has joined the ranks of conservative law professors, writers and policy analysts as a senior fellow at the Phoenix-based Goldwater Institute.According to a post by the Institute on Sonoran Alliance, a right-wing blog: Shadegg will support the Goldwater Institute by sharing his experience and expertise…
(Updated with links to several documents, including Veolia’s performance records)Phoenix has given away more than $3 million – so far – to Veolia Transportation, a transit company that operates buses throughout the city.It’s $3,295,573.86, to be precise. That’s how much Phoenix would have collected in fines from the French transit…
A New Times story about Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon advising a transit company that employs his girlfriend on how to muscle nearly $30 million from Phoenix has prompted an inquiry from the feds.The Federal Transit Administration, an agency that provides money for and oversees federally funded transportation programs, called Phoenix officials…
