Video: Mitt Romney Getting His Dance on at ASU

How can anyone say Arizona State University isn’t a party school when there’s a former Republican presidential candidate there dancing “Gangam Style”?We told you last week that Mitt Romney would be at ASU over the weekend for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ “Young Single Adult” (YSA) conference,…

Jan Brewer’s Office Explains How the New CPS Works

Governor Jan Brewer said Monday that she signed an executive order to get rid of Child Protective Services “as we know it.”Today, Brewer’s office released a document that attempts to explain why CPS 2.0 and the Division of Child Safety and Family Services are improvements over the previous CPS system…

Young Adults in Arizona Not Exactly Flocking to Obamacare

It’s been said that the most important demographic group for the success of Obamacare is the “young invincibles” — healthy young adults.And there’s no state with a smaller proportion of young people buying health insurance through the Obamacare exchange than Arizona…

Jan Brewer “Abolishes CPS as We Know It”

Governor Jan Brewer says she has signed an executive order that “abolishes [Child Protective Services] as we know it.”UPDATE: Brewer’s office has provided information about how this new system’s supposed to work. Click here for details.Brewer made the announcement Monday afternoon in her final State of the State speech…

Sex Offender Sentenced for Murdering Weed-Buyer, and More

Welcome to Courthouse Update, a weekly rundown of goings-on at the Maricopa County Superior Court.This week, a few creeps had court dates: a sex offender got his sentence for killing a man looking to buy pot, the alleged snatcher of a little girl pleads not-guilty, and more:…

Another Unlicensed Marijuana Dispensary Raided in West Valley

Not long after Peoria police made public a bust of an unlicensed medical-marijuana facility, Sheriff Joe Arpaio was touting a similar bust by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in Avondale.In both cases, police allege the businesses were illegally selling the pot to medical-marijuana patients by using a fitness or wellness…

Scott Smith, Mesa Mayor, to Run for Governor

Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, a Republican, announced that he’s entering the race for governor.Unlike several others who have threatened to run for governor, including a B-list actor and a disbarred attorney, Smith actually has a solid chance of becoming Arizona’s governor in 2014…

Activists Hold “Real” Community Meeting at Joe Arpaio’s Office

Activists aren’t satisfied with the court-ordered community meetings run by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and its “community liaison,” who participated in the MCSO’s immigration sweeps.So, members of Citizens for a Better Arizona brought folding chairs to the new MCSO headquarters in Phoenix and held what they called a “real”…

“Illegal Medical Marijuana Dispensary” Raided in Peoria

Peoria police served a search warrant at an alleged “illegal medical marijuana dispensary,” leading to the arrests of five people.A Peoria police spokeswoman says Pure Essentials, near 77th Avenue and Deer Valley Road, was leased as a “weight loss and wellness facility.”…