For nearly 90 minutes on stage at Phoenix’s Comerica Theater on Sunday night, comedian/commentator Bill Maher ripped into Republicans, religion, Islam, the Catholic Church and male sexual hypocrisy, but he saved special venom for presidential contender Donald Trump and his followers. Calling Trump “that douchebag from Queens,” Maher derided the…
With all the drama surrounding last month’s presidential preference election in Arizona, it can be hard to remember there are other powerful political seats up for grabs in November, but according to the latest political polls and election experts, the Senate race between John McCain and Ann Kirkpatrick is just…
Arizona’s got marijuana on the brain — and no wonder: The state has one of the country’s biggest medical-marijuana programs, it has at least one potential adult-use legalization initiative likely to appear on November’s ballot, and it shares a border with one of the world’s biggest producers of cannabis. Here’s…
High above the bustle of Phoenix traffic, atop the Maricopa County Administration Building, a female peregrine falcon guards a pile of new eggs. Her partner has soared off (presumably to hunt) so she’s alone in the nest, shifting her weight from foot to foot as she surveys the city with…
When the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a permanent injunction last week blocking former Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s executive order denying driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants with work permits, it started to feel like deja vu. As Congress continues to stall on comprehensive reform, more and more states…
Robert Fisher, one of the most wanted men in the country, still is believed to be on the loose, 15 years after he allegedly slaughtered his wife and two kids before blowing up his Scottsdale home. On Friday, the week before Fisher turns 55, the FBI and Scottsdale police released…
If there are two things Congressman Paul Gosar hates, it’s the power of the federal government and groups with an environmental agenda, which probably helps explain why he’s made it his mission to stop the Grand Canyon National Heritage Monument. In his latest attack on the proposed monument, Gosar is…
Missed your chance to vent to about the chaos and delays of last month’s Presidential Preference Election in Arizona? Then head out to one of three public hearings in the Phoenix area starting on Monday and give Arizona Secretary of State Michelle Reagan a piece of your mind. She and…
The Scottsdale Police Department may be stating the obvious with its new public-safety campaign, but the cops are warning teens that unsupervised prom parties in hotel rooms are prime places to drink and do drugs. It’s called “We’re Coming to the Party!” — the “we” being Scottsdale police. And it’s…
The Arizona Board of Regents voted to raise tuition and fees at Arizona State University. International and out-of-state undergraduate students will pay $1,000 more, bringing their annual bills up to $26,470. In-state undergraduate students will pay $10,640, which is a $200 increase over last year. Arizona Board of Regents Chair…
Attorneys representing the state of Arizona called on a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the way the state carries out the death penalty. If U.S. District Judge Neil Wake rules in its favor, the Arizona Department of Corrections would be free to resume lethal injections, which were put…
News reporters were banned from the floor of the Arizona House of Representatives on Thursday in a move that many considered linked to negative coverage of House Speaker David Gowan. Whether or not Gowan retaliated against a single reporter by targeting them all, the new edict forced the news media…
Backers of an Arizona marijuana-legalization initiative blasted pot-prohibitionist Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery for taking alcohol-industry cash. J.P. Holyoak and other representatives of the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol in Arizona gave a news conference at Montgomery’s downtown Phoenix office, using an over-sized, symbolic refund check for $8,050 to…
It’s not just the warm temperatures and golf courses that lure new residents to Arizona. Cannabis users are relocating here because of our medical-marijuana laws, cheaper pot prices, and access to dispensaries, according to a real estate blog. In a study by Estately.com, Arizona ranked among the 10 best states for…
Few Americans speak with such frankness about political correctness, radical Islam, and Donald Trump as comedian Bill Maher. Through his standup act and his long-running HBO talk show Real Time with Bill Maher, the avowed liberal and sacred-cow-killer has zero problem making his lefty pals feel uncomfortable as he challenges…
Paul Penzone, a former cop who came closer to dethroning Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio than any candidate before him, will be taking the sheriff on again this year. Penzone announced his fresh bid for the sheriff’s spot in an email to the news media today headed, “It’s time.” And…
In a case of politics making strange bedfellows, Arizona’s top pot prohibitionists and supporters of a grassroots, pro-cannabis effort agree on a legalization bill p[robably will appear on November’s ballot. In fact, the hardcore stoners who support the spoiler group Arizonans for Mindful Regulation would spit up their dab hits…
In the latest weird news out of Arizona, the state has just filed to appeal a judge’s decision about an abortion law that no longer exists. Yes, you read that correctly: The appeal concerns a law that was made moot when Governor Doug Ducey signed Senate Bill 1324 last week…
In a nod to the non-motorized world, the new South Mountain Freeway in Phoenix wi3ll include six miles of multi-use path in Ahwatukee when it’s completed in late 2019. The path parallel to the $2 billion, 22-mile Loop 202 extension was needed because the freeway will wipe out most of…
Students at Prescott College have agreed enthusiastically to help fund their undocumented peers’ higher educations. The majority of students attending the private school signed a petition in support of paying a $30 student fee to go into the newly created Freedom Education Fund, which will award full-ride scholarships to undocumented…
New Times is seeking a hard-working journalist to serve as the publication’s pot coordinator. The ideal applicant for this 20-hour-a-week job is a skilled writer and reporter who can find interesting stories about the burgeoning marijuana industry and culture in metro Phoenix and Arizona. Organizational skills are important, since part…
Arizona must continue allowing undocumented immigrants with work permits and protection from deportation to apply for driver’s licenses, a three-judge U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled. The judges affirmed a permanent injunction blocking former Governor Jan Brewer’s executive order that denied driver’s licenses to undocumented young immigrants who receive…
