For the first time since 1994 — when he was recovering from the Keating Five scandal — John McCain’s approval rating has hit 40 percent. A poll conducted by the Behavior Research Center determined the figure, but while McCain’s numbers may be down, Arizona’s senior U.S. senator is far from out. Republicans, for…
In the early days of what’s gearing up to be a tough primary battle for U.S. Senator John McCain — where he will need to appeal to some of Arizona’s most staunch, anti-gay marriage conservatives — he may want to tell his daughter to put a sock in it.Meghan McCain gave…
Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Roslyn Silver put an end to all-important “matching funds” provisions in Arizona’s clean elections system, saying that — absent a stay from the appellate court — publicly funded candidates will only get a set amount of money this year.This week, the appellate court offered a…
How far right is J.D. Hayworth? If you ask him, about one click left of “birther.”The former Arizona congressman turned Rush Limbaugh clone appeared on Hardball with Chris Mathews last night, and when Mathews asked him if he was as far right as a “birther” — sporting his most sinister…
The details aren’t yet complete, but both the mayor’s office and writer/PR guy David Leibowitz confirmed to New Times today that they’re finalizing an agreement to have Leibowitz work for Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon.Leibowitz will be helping Gordon, and the city, with communications — from speech-writing to official statements to the…
Treasurer Dean Martin got some welcome amore (Rat Pack pun intended) from the latest Rasmussen poll, which shows him as the front-runner for this year’s gubernatorial election. The news may be a kick in the head (Rat Pack pun intended — again) for the former front-runner, Democratic Attorney General Terry Goddard, who led…
The Arizona Supreme Court today unanimously reversed an appellate court ruling on the CityNorth case, saying it erred when it deemed the city of Phoenix’s $97 million subsidy of the shopping center unconstitutional.But the unanimous decision hardly settles the issue once and for all — and is hardly a victory for the…
ormer Arizona congressman turned AM radio conservative squawk box, has quit his radio gig at KFYI-AM to begin a campaign to un-seat Senator John McCain as the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate. No shocker here, Hayworth has been hinting at a coup attempt for months. Hayworth confirmed the move on Friday but…
A U.S. customs officer who pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to allow immigrants into the country illegally, is heading to the joint, compliments of a federal judge.Jose Carmelo Magana, 46, of Yuma, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge James A. Teilborg to serve 37 months in federal prison followed…
With fewer half-naked aborigines in the world to hang out with, National Geographic decided to spend some time last year with the polygamist clan north of the Grand Canyon. The magazine received “exclusive” access to members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Colorado City, Arizona and…
Sarah Palin, the new darling of the Conservative party, announced today that she will be making the campaign rounds for several Republican Congressional candidates, including a stop in Arizona to campaign for her former running-mate, John McCain.Apparently getting run down by the hope and change-train in the 2008 presidential election…
Arizona Senator John McCain is looking at last night’s Massachusetts Senate election as the “wake-up” call that could change how business is done in the nation’s capitol. “Last night, a shot was fired around this nation … saying no more business as usual in Washington, D.C.,” McCain said on the Senate floor this…
Pick a job, any job…Paradise Valley Mayor and political rookie Vernon Parker’s PR honcho, Jason Rose, reluctantly confirmed to New Times today that the mayor is dropping out of the race for governor and is planning on filing paperwork this week to officially make him a candidate for the congressional…
State Senator Pam Gorman announced that she will be joining the growing field of potential replacements for Congressman John Shadegg. Gorman says that Washington D.C. politicians are “out of control” and she seems to think she can change that. This is the same Pam Gorman who caused a bit of a…
Political rookie and Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker is putting his gubernatorial ambitions on hold for a few days to mull over a possible run for the District 3 Congressional seat.The seat is currently held by Congressman John Shadegg, who announced last week that he won’t be seeking re-election. Parker,…
Here’s one fresh from the rumor mill:With John Shadegg’s long-overdue departure from the U.S. House of Representatives, there are rumors that Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon may be looking to take his seat.So, does Mr. Gordon really want to go to Washington? He’s certainly spent a lot of time there this…
With Congressman John Shadegg throwing in the towel and announcing he would be retiring from Congress yesterday, there is no shortage of talk about who his potential replacement might be.One of those mentioned is Treasurer Dean Martin, who also happened to announce his candidacy for governor on Wednesday.Martin, however, says…
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard is doing something fairly out of character: Taking a stance on a controversial issue. Goddard sent a letter to the Arizona congressional delegation today urging them to oppose a provision of the national healthcare bill that has created some seriously hoopla lately.The “Nebraska compromise,” as…
Barring a sudden change of heart or some hitherto undiscovered legal analysis, U.S. District Court Judge Roslyn Silver indicated today that she will hand the Goldwater Institute a huge victory and strike down the “matching funds” component of Arizona’s publicly funded elections system.Silver made her intention clear in a “draft…
John Shaddegg’s not the only one with a retirement party in his near future — Congressman Harry Mitchell’s got one coming, too. Only, as far as we know, Mitchell has no plans to retire.It turns out that Mitchell’s Republican opponent, Dr. Chris Salvino, will be hosting the party on the…
Representative David Lujan made it official today and announced that he would be running for attorney general in 2010. Lujan has had an exploratory committee going for close to a year so this is far from a shocker. But another candidate for AG, former Assistant Attorney General Felecia Rotellini, who…
Arizona Congressman John Shadegg is throwing in the towel; he announced today that he will not seek re-election in 2010.Score one for sanity in government.Shadegg, who’s antics during his tenure in the Congress have bordered on lunacy, is now one of 13 Republicans in the House of Representatives who will not…
