Look Up Your Public Officials’ Financial Disclosure Statements
The Internet makes so many things so incredibly easy.For one, you can, with the click of a button, see where your state-level elected officials get their money…
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Arizona Republicans Don’t Hate John McCain That Much, According to Poll
Despite what the state Republican party says, not every Republican voter in Arizona is grabbing a torch and pitchfork to go after U.S. Senator John McCain.Although the state GOP censured McCain last month, poll results released today suggest that Republicans don’t hate McCain all that much…
Phoenix’s Search for New City Manager Down to Four Finalists
The city of Phoenix announced the names of the four finalists for the job of city manager.Two of them are veterans of Phoenix City Hall, while the other two are out-of-towners…
Arizona Democrat’s Bill Would Automatically Restore Voting Rights to Felons
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder made headlines Tuesday by calling on states to repeal laws that keep felons from voting after they’ve finished their sentences.One Arizona Democrat already introduced a related proposal several weeks ago, but it hasn’t seen any action at the Legislature…
Activists Give Toilet to Representative Carl Seel as Award for His Anti-Undocumented Bill
A group of activists brought a toilet to the state Capitol today as an “award” for Republican Representative Carl Seel.Seel’s assistant at the House of Representatives refused to accept the award, which Citizens for a Better Arizona brought in response to Seel’s introduction of a bill that would make it…
Top 10 Scumbag Responses to Gabrielle Giffords’ Plan to Write a Gun-Control Book
Perhaps rule number one of Internet use is, “Don’t feed the trolls.”However, sometimes those trolls are too disgusting too ignore. Such is the case when news broke today that former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is writing a book on gun control.We checked out people’s reactions to the story on about…
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Arizona Couples Competing in ACLU’s “My Big Gay Illegal Wedding” Contest
Fifteen Arizona couples are competing in a contest hosted by the American Civil Liberties Union, in which couples can win money for a wedding in a state that recognizes gay marriage.The couples have to be from a state that doesn’t recognize same-sex marriages to participate in the “My Big Gay…
Arizona Senate Panel Approves Bill Aimed at Nullifying Federal Gun Laws
An Arizona bill aimed at nullifying federal gun laws passed its first test Monday, as it was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee.The “Arizona Second Amendment Preservation Act,” introduced by Republican Senator Kelli Ward, would ban state agencies from enforcing federal gun laws or helping any federal agency enforce federal…
Arthur Hubbard, Former State Senator and Navajo Code Talker, Dies at 102
Former Arizona State Senator and Navajo Code Talker Arthur J. Hubbard died Friday at age 102, according to a statement from the Navajo Nation Council.He was born on the Tohono O’odham Nation about three weeks before Arizona became a state, in 1912…
Highway-Safety Group Says Arizona Has a “Dangerous Lack of Basic Safety Laws”
A national highway-safety group says Arizona’s road-safety laws are not very good.Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety says Arizona is one of 11 states with “a dangerous lack of basic safety laws.”…
Arizona MVD Posts Estimated Wait Times Online
Arizona Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Division has started posting online updates of wait times for the MVD offices around the state.(It’s like Disneyland, minus the fun!)…
Top 10 Perks of Being an Arizona Lawmaker
Being a lawmaker in Arizona isn’t all about being a poor, humble servant of the people.Actually, many times, it seems like the exact opposite. Aside from earning the title of being the “meth-lab of democracy,” there are some perks to being a lawmaker in Arizona. Check out our top-10 picks:…
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Top Five Most-Read Phoenix News Stories of the Week
In case you missed any news action this week, we’ve got you covered.Here’s our recap of the most-read news stories of the week:…
Arizona “Revenge Porn” Bill Moves Forward
The Arizona House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would make it a felony to share someone else’s nude pictures without his or her permission.Although the lawmakers on the panel were generally supportive of the concept of House Bill 2515, there were a lot of concerns, like who exactly would…
Kratom Removed From Arizona’s Banned-Drug Proposal
Kratom probably won’t be added to Arizona’s list of banned drugs after all.Kratom, an herb with painkilling properties, has been for sale legally in certain stores around Phoenix for several years now, but the annual proposed update of Arizona’s banned-drugs list originally included two substances found exclusively in the kratom…
CBS 5 Claims Possible Bigfoot Corpse Coming to Phoenix
The local TV news crew that claims to be “telling it like it is” happens to be telling it like it isn’t.The local crew of Sasquatch/UFO/chupacabra chasers are touting a scoop that an “alleged bigfoot body” is coming to Phoenix. Here’s a New Times scoop: There’s no such thing as…
Maricopa County Mugshots of the Week: Out of the Ordinary
At the end of the week, we bring you a roundup of visitors to the desert’s own Fourth Avenue Jail. To be considered for our Maricopa County mugshots of the week, get arrested, strike a pose, and we’ll take care of the rest.This week, all of our alleged offenders are…
Democrat Ruben Gallego Gives Non-Prayer to Arizona House of Representatives
For the second time in as many years, an Arizona lawmaker has delivered a non-prayer to the House of Representatives.Last year, it was Democratic Representative Juan Mendez who spoke about his “secular humanist tradition” instead of delivering a prayer. Today, Democratic Representative Ruben Gallego gave an inclusive invocation telling people…
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Nobody Really Knows Who They Like for Arizona Governor, Poll Shows
Nobody really knows who they like in the race for governor, according to a poll released today.For example, according to the Behavior Research Center’s Rocky Mountain Poll, 72 percent of Democrats said they’re uncommitted, while the well-funded candidate who’s been in Arizona Democratic politics for decades is apparently tied with…
Joe Arpaio’s 78th and 79th Workplace Raids: Three Arrests
A Red Robin restaurant is short one employee, and a country-Western bar is short two, after Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s 78th and 79th workplace raids.The so-called “criminal employment” operations that result in the arrests of undocumented immigrants don’t seem to be as fruitful for the Sheriff’s Office as they once were…
Arizona Democrats Propose Banning LGBT Employment Discrimination
Republican and Democratic lawmakers are pulling opposite ways on protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in Arizona.While some Republicans are supporting a bill to extend religious protections to businesses, a gang of Democrats have since introduced legislation to ban LGBT discrimination in employment…
More Arizonans Calling Themselves Moderates, Fewer Calling Themselves Conservatives
The percentage of Arizonans who call themselves “conservative” is down, and the percentage who call themselves “moderates” is up, according to Gallup’s annual poll on the subject.Gallup’s done this poll for years now, and this is the first time in at least five years that moderates outnumbered the conservatives…