As evidence mounts that Proposition 205 will go down to defeat, cannabis supporters are left with one burning question: How could this happen in Arizona, when voters in California and as many as five other states approved the legalization of recreational or medical marijuana?
Attendees of the Democratic election watch party celebrated some local victories, but the reality of a President Trump cast a pall over the Renaissance Hotel ballroom in downtown Phoenix.
At the Phoenix Hyatt Regency, amid the euphoria over Donald Trump’s victory Tuesday night, those who gathered for the state GOP’s watch party overlooked key losses to Democrats as if they were mere trifles, rather than the demise of some major Arizona power players. Perhaps this was due to the unexpectedness…
A slim majority of Arizona voters appear to have defeated Proposition 205, leaving the state on the wrong side of history. The marijuana-legalization measure was failing 52.1 percent to 47.9 percent, according to results posted at Secretary of State Michele Reagan’s website this morning, with more than 97 percent of…
Hundreds of high-school students from two Phoenix schools walked out of school at around lunchtime on Tuesday to protest Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Students from North High School created a 15-foot-high statue of Arpaio in trademark MCSO jail stripes and wearing handcuffs, driving it around in a pickup-truck bed…
Arizona nativists are spreading a fake news story that claims that a vanload of undocumented immigrants have voted illegally at six polling places in Pinal and Maricopa counties.
If you haven’t voted yet, the first thing you need to know is where to cast that ballot.
An Arizona voter’s guide to the big issues that define the U.S. Senate race between John McCain and Ann Kirkpatrick
Free speech finally reigns on Maricopa County Community College District campuses following the settlement of a lawsuit spurred by a liberty-minded student. With their federal lawsuit, student Brittany Mirelez and the Christian legal-advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) forced significant change on the 10 metro Phoenix MCCCD campuses by eliminating so-called…
Five things voters need to know about congressional candidate Paul Babeu before they go to the polls in Arizona’s First Congressional District.
Here are five things to remember about Sheriff Joe Arpaio before you cast your vote on November 8, 2016.
Before you vote, read our guide addressing key questions regarding Proposition 205, which would legalize marijuana for personal use in Arizona.
Bernie Sanders stumped for Hillary Clinton in Phoenix on Sunday afternoon, two days before the 2016 presidential election.
A group of Proposition-205-hating cannabis consumers has long relied on the opinions of a single attorney to back up their criticisms of the marijuana-legalization measure: Tom Dean. But in a recent interview with New Times, Dean emphasized that he encourages cannabis consumers to vote yes on Prop 205, and he…
Senator Bernie Sanders will campaign for Hillary Clinton in Phoenix on Sunday, November 6.
A Phoenix judge set January 6, 2017, as the final pretrial hearing for Andy Barrios, accused of killing three men on December 26, 2015, in an auto accident.
Less than a week before the election, Hillary Clinton held a rally at ASU that drew a crowd of at least 10,000.
When you need to spend $1,500 on new tires, will you give money to Bruce Halle, the owner of Discount Tire, who gave a $1 million to make sure pot stays a felony in Arizona? The munchies gave you craving for a slice of pizza — but did you know…
New Times catches up with George Lindell, the “Jew S.A.” guy from the recent Trump rally in Phoenix, who discusses his controversial political, religious, and racial views.
A new poll finds that most adults in Arizona oppose captive swim-with-the-dolphin entertainment centers.
The Arizona Democratic Party wants a federal judge to block the state’s Republican Party from an alleged effort to send out red-shirted Donald Trump supporters to hassle voters on election day. Exactly how many Trump supporters will heed calls by the Republican presidential candidate or state party to act as…
Candidate for JP Leonore Driggs got her rivals booted from the ballot and is running unopposed, but some are criticizing the way the mother of five is presenting herself to the public.
