Judicial Watch made good on its pledge to slap Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon with a lawsuit because he and the city’s legal advisers refuse to release “documents related to [Gordon’s] taxpayer-funded security detail.”The government watchdog organization filed the suit on May 18, and also filed an “Application for Order to…
“Smart, effective” immigration enforcement under the Obama administration is taking place in part because of the good decisions as to which immigrants get targeted, says the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The use of “lawful discretion,” — that is, deciding whether to slap cuffs on someone or leave them…
Senator John McCain’s re-election campaign announced today that it has found a replacement for former campaign manager Shiree Verdone and it’s opted to go with a familiar face.Mark Buse, “The Maverick’s” former Senate chief of staff, and one-time intern when McCain was in the House of Representatives, will take over…
Governor Jan Brewer’s posted a video on her Facebook page mocking lawmakers who have criticized Arizona’s controversial, new immigration law but haven’t actually read it — namely U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano.The video features a Kermit the Frog impostor in a Sesame Street-esque sing-a-long…
Phoenix Councilwoman Peggy Neely stopped short of saying she was running for mayor this morning at a press conference, announcing instead that she was forming an exploratory committee.Snooze. Seriously, after her inauguration speech in January, everyone knew that she was destined to enter the mayor’s race. She now joins Councilman…
Janet Napolitano reminded Arizona on Friday that the feds have the discretion not to accept immigrants busted under the state’s new law. The statement by the Homeland Security Secretary seems intended to prepare Americans for a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau policy that could restrict the consequences of the Arizona…
Phoenix Councilwoman Peggy Neely is expected to officially announce her bid for mayor of Phoenix this morning at the Westin Kierland Golf Club in Scottsdale. (It’s really in Phoenix, but they like to use the Scottsdale address. Adds a little panache, we suppose.)Anyway, her press release says only that she…
Mexican President Felipe Calderon gave Arizona’s controversial, new immigration law (which hasn’t taken effect yet and may not for a long time because of pending lawsuits) a brand new set of legs after bashing it in an address to a joint-session of Congress yesterday. Calderon, like many (some of whom haven’t even read…
Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas has a nice, little campaign going for state attorney general — and he might even win. Thomas talks a lot about illegal immigration. One thing his campaign hasn’t addressed, though, is why Thomas charged Superior Court Judge Gary Donahoe with bribery last year. (There were two…
While signing Arizona’s controversial, new immigration bill and her plan to ditch Arizona’s photo-radar program apparently made Governor Jan Brewer one of the popular kids again, Prop 100 getting voter approval may have taken her popularity to the level of homecoming queen. Looks like listening to your constituents — even…
According to the latest poll from Scott Rasmussen, Senator John McCain holds a 12-point lead over his GOP primary challenger J.D. Hayworth.This is a significant jump from a poll conducted a month ago, where Rasmussen showed McCain with only a five-point lead, but that’s not stopping the pollster from comparing…
We asked Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley last week what he planned to do with the illegal immigrants arrested by Sheriff Joe Arpaio on suspicion of smuggling themselves into the country. Romley’s spokesman, Bill FitzGerald, wrote back that a decision hadn’t been made yet. Today, Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Andrew…
Opponents of Arizona’s controversial, new immigration law are probably saying one thing today: Dammit, Janet!Former Arizona Governor and current Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano said during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing yesterday that despite criticizing Arizona’s new law, she hasn’t actually read it…
Since Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon continues to refuse to answer questions about who’s paying for the big sporting events he and his girlfriend Elissa Mullany have attended — and won’t even confirm that they went to at least two Super Bowls — sources have felt compelled to help unravel these mysteries.Just…
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…
Two of Senator John McCain’s veteran campaign advisers — one being his campaign manager, Shiree Verdone — have left the campaign, the McCain camp announced Friday.After the “danged fence” ad, and what Dan Nowicki at the Arizona Republic is calling an “about face” on his stance on immigration, we figured…
The “real Republicans” over at Sonoran Alliance hate John McCain so much, they’ll post left-wing propaganda just to make their point. Which is fine with us, because otherwise we might have missed the latest parody of McCain’s idiotic “danged fence” video:…
SB 1070 is all the rage in the news biz these days, and now its effects have made the jump into the fashion world, as well.An advertising agency, in the wake of 1070, is offering a new form of “protection for Latinos” in a mask that can transform even the brownest…
If you haven’t laughed your ass off at seen Senator John McCain’s latest campaign ad focusing on building “the danged fence” yet, you’re missing out on comedic gold.The ad features McCain and Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu walking along the border fence discussing McCain’s new plan to secure the border.At…
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon may be refusing to answer questions about a $3,200 payment made to the NFL in 2008 out of a fund meant to promote downtown Phoenix — but a Facebook photo of his girlfriend may provide a clue about that expense.In the photo, Elissa Mullany (left front),…
On Wednesday, New Times ran a story about the lack of time former County Attorney Andrew Thomas spent in his office in the six months leading up to his announcing his candidacy for attorney general.It turns out, it wasn’t a whole lot — about three hours a day, according to parking garage…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has a new deal for illegal immigrants serving time in his jails: Wash dishes and do laundry, and you’ll get the boot back to Mexico in half the time.Assuming eating some of Joe’s loaf isn’t a stipulation of the deal, it sounds like a hell…
