Protesters filled the office of Maricopa County Treasurer Charles “Hos” Hoskins yesterday, demanding the firing of Russell Pearce. Pearce, the recalled ex-state Senate President, recently landed an $85,000-a-year gig with the treasurer’s office — a job that calls for Pearce to promote a program that provides assistance to low-income seniors…
Phoenix’s Public Transit Department scored a federal grant that city leaders see as a big step toward expanding light rail into South Phoenix. The South Phoenix expansion is still in the planning stages, but the $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation allows the city to get started…
The Gila River Indian Community has spent nearly $11 million in federal lobbying since 2009, the year its sister tribe, the Tohono O’odham Nation announced its plans to open a West Valley casino. The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community joined GRIC in its battle to block the casino, and it…
Recalled ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce resigned Sunday night from his position as first vice chair of the Arizona Republican Party, following a bruising weekend during which congressional and statewide GOP candidates, among others, condemned remarks Pearce made September 9 on his weekly talk radio show. In a press release…
It was DC London’s Sean Noble that got the ball rolling on Saturday, calling on fellow Republican Russell Pearce to “resign or be removed” from his position as first vice chair of the state GOP. This, in the wake of Pearce’s hateful comments on the forced sterilization of female Medicaid…
Please see update on Doug Ducey and others joining the chorus of condemnation below. Republican candidate for Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich issued a statement on Sunday condemning remarks made by the Arizona GOP’s first vice chair Russell Pearce, in which Pearce proposed the coerced sterilization of female Medicaid recipients…
Influential GOP strategist Sean Noble of the consulting firm DC London is calling on recalled, former state Senate President Russell Pearce to “resign or be removed” from his position as the Arizona GOP’s first vice chair because of Pearce’s remarks advocating the coerced sterilization of female Medicaid recipients. “There’s nothing…
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:…
Ray Chatman has been behind bars since 1970, when he was convicted of killing a Circle K clerk in a robbery at age 17. He was supposed to spend the rest of his life in prison, but he’ll soon get out because of efforts by prosecutors at the Maricopa County…
Arizona State University engineering student Jason Kerestes’ jetpack won’t let its wearers fly — but running like the wind may be the next best thing. Kerestes, a graduate student and welding expert, is the “mastermind” behind the 4MM project, a combined effort by ASU and the Defense Advanced Research Projects…
Note: Please see update below. Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery’s desperate attempt to gin up controversy and milk the just-passed anniversary of 9/11 by employing a controversial ex-FBI agent to teach cops and prosecutors about Muslim extremism has taken a wacky turn. John Guandolo, the ex-FBI agent who reportedly left…
A group calling itself “Glendale Citizens for Voice and Choice” reportedly turned in more than 13,000 signatures on a “petition protesting the way the Glendale City Council approved the gaming Casino at 91st Avenue and Northern without notice to the citizenry.” We reached out to Timothy Schwartz, a spokesman for…
Just as soon as the Glendale City Council voted to support the Tohono O’odham Nation’s efforts to build a casino near the city limits, an effort got under way to collect signatures to try to stop it. The group calls itself Glendale Citizens for Voice and Choice and has embarked…
David Garcia wants to become Arizona’s next Superintendent of Public Instruction. And if he beats his challenger, Republican Diane Douglas, Garcia would be the first Latino elected to statewide office in about four decades. The Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce hopes that happens. The business association is giving its support…
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery lowered expectations for charges in the Green Acre dog-death case this week, sparking a brief tiff with Sheriff Joe Arpaio. A Republican elected in 2010 and 2012 with Arpaio’s support, Montgomery apparently sounded too uppity for the sheriff in a news conference on Wednesday and…
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office can no longer obtain military surplus gear through a federal government program after losing nine firearms. The Sheriff’s Office obtained the equipment through what’s known as the 1033 program, which has come to national attention recently amid concerns of police militarization, especially during protests in…
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, our alleged offenders all have…
Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Colorado man on Wednesday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bestiality after he put an ad on Craigslist that was answered by a police officer. Terry Wayne Haupt, 52, apparently thought his dreams of puppy love had come true when a woman answered the ad he…
Another poll of the race for governor shows a tie between Republican Doug Ducey and Democrat Fred DuVal. This poll released this week by the New York Times, CBS News, and YouGov is now the third poll since the primary election to show a tie between Ducey and DuVal…
During his regular Wednesday press conference, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery reaffirmed his commitment to bringing a crew of Islamaphobic crackpots to town on the taxpayer’s dime, supposedly to instruct prosecutors and law enforcement on threats presented by Muslim extremists. The training session, titled “Understanding the Threat,” which is to…
Last night’s first gubernatorial debate between Republican Doug Ducey and Democrat Fred DuVal largely focused on the two candidates’ bread-and-butter issues: business growth for Ducey, and education for DuVal. The most contentious parts of the debate were over DuVal’s record on the Arizona Board of Regents, as Ducey repeated lines…
The Mexican-American community is the most adversely affected by the influx of illegals. Only the politicians have any gain from lumping all Hispanics into the Latino category. Are proud, hardworking Mexican-Americans actually willing to continually diminish their own children’s American future purely to facilitate the radical Chicano politician’s dream of…
