Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon’s Not Releasing His “Conflict of Interest” List, Even as Rest of Phoenix City Council Releases Their Lists

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon is refusing to release his “conflict-of-interest list,” kept by the City Attorney’s Office to help elected officials flag potential conflicts when they’re casting votes at public meetings.The rest of Phoenix City Council members managed to release their lists, which New Times requested on May 4.This is one more…

Tom Horne Protested by Tucson Students Over Ethnic Studies Ban

Hundreds of demonstrators protested Arizona Schools Superintendent Tom Horne in Tucson today over his backing of Sand Land’s new ethnic studies ban. The new law forbids classes that teach “ethnic solidarity,” promote the overthrow of the U.S. government, or “are designed primarily for pupils of a particular ethnic group.”Coming on…

Phoenix Councilman Claude Mattox Still Testing Mayoral Waters, Mayor Phil Gordon Disses Councilwoman Peggy Neely In E-Mail

Although Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon doesn’t leave office for another year and half, political wonks already are speculating about the final lineup of candidates for the 2011 mayor’s race.Former Attorney General Grant Woods? Arizona Democrat Jim Pederson? Deputy Attorney General (and former Phoenix councilman) Greg Stanton? Without an incumbent to challenge, since…

Green Cards Officially Green Again and Apparently Better Than Ever, Feds Say

The Department of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is changing the U.S. permanent-resident card, a.k.a. the “Green Card.” Not only will it actually be green again, but it’s got new security features to deter things like immigration fraud (which, if you hadn’t noticed) is a hot-button issue these days.The original permanent-resident…

Immigrantharassment.com to “Crowdsource” SB 1070 Fallout in Arizona

Open-source Web sites allowed witnesses to chronicle political violence in Kenya, earthquake devastation in Haiti, and election problems in India.Now a local company, NiJel, hopes to use the same techniques to record, and map, fallout from Arizona’s controversial new immigration policy, Senate Bill 1070. The company’s newly created Web site,…