Politics & Government

A Phoenix woman was the target of a “sophisticated” attempt to con her out of money to free her husband from ICE custody.

The host, former GOP lawmaker David Stringer, has a long history of racist views and faced child sex charges in the 1980s.

Execution by firing squad is illegal in Arizona, but Republicans are pushing a bill to change that.

Residents say their working-class neighborhood is being picked on. Homeless advocates say Tempe needs shelter services.

David Schweikert’s uninterested in halting Elon Musk’s gutting of federal agencies, so protesters will give him an earful.

A state senate spokesperson said protesters were “aggressive.” Protesters said the GOP didn’t want to hear their viewpoint.

The protest against the Trump administration will be the second demonstration organized in Phoenix by the 50501 movement.

The calls keep coming and the work never stops. Neither do the Arizona professionals helping immigrants fight deportation.

Sheriff’s departments across Arizona say it’s not their job to enforce immigration and they lack the money to do it anyway.

Perennial candidate and former Democrat Rodney Glassman is once again spending his trust fund on a political pipe dream.

The new, MAGA-aligned Maricopa County Recorder has already demonstrated a habit of stretching the facts.

In 2004, racists tried to destroy Scottsdale’s diversity office with a pipe bomb. Tuesday, the city council finished the job.

Republicans want to throw open doors (and a defunct state prison) to ICE, while Democrats want ICE to do its own work.

Phoenix doesn’t make it easy to play watchdog on city officials, but Phoenix New Times is here to help.

Nearly a year in, the independent body tasked with keeping city officials above board has yet to find anything amiss.

Some jerk tag up your stuff? The city wants you to know it will fix that for you.

With parts in a 30-hour Democratic filibuster, Arizona’s two senators finally were willing to disrupt business in Washington.

State Rep. Alexander Kolodin wants to make it impossible for local prosecutors to go after anyone who has such weapons.

Hundreds of Arizonans waved signs and chanted to vent their anger as part of a coordinated, 50-state day of protest.

To arrest one 61-year-old man, ICE apparently required an armored truck, a dozen unmarked vehicles and flash-bang grenades.

There will be a protest Wednesday at the state capitol, one of 50 occurring nationwide. Here’s a guide.

Activists say Phoenix police will trespass day laborers from a Phoenix shopping center, landing some in the clutches of ICE.