Republican Representative John Kavanagh of Fountain Hills has had quite the legislative session thus far.He kicked it off by announcing his support for repealing Arizona’s voter-approved medical marijuana law, followed it up with vocal support of a bill that would protect Sheriff Joe Arpaio in the event of a recall…
There is one thing to keep in mind while reading about Administrative Law Judge Tammy Eigenheer’s recommended dismissal of the civil case involving allegations of campaign-finance impropriety by Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne: Horne still has his supposed mistress Carmen Chenal on the AG’s payroll to the tune of $108,000…
I like Arizona Republic scribe Laurie Roberts. She’s a smart, classy lady. And I believe she means well. See also: -Joe Arpaio Recall Still On, Despite Lack of Support from (Some) Deep-Pocket Democrats As a columnist, she has the luxury of tut-tutting the hard work of others, as she did…
Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery has been shot down by the Arizona Supreme Court in his attempt to expedite a decision about Arizona’s medical-marijuana law. Today’s decision by the state’s highest court to reject Montgomery’s petition represents a lost battle for the conservative lawman’s crusade against the voter-approved law, but…
The Gilbert mother who shoved feces in her 10-year-old son’s mouth and shoved his toothbrush in his anus, among other abuses, has pleaded guilty in the case as part of a plea deal.Jennifer Barnes pleaded guilty today to two counts of child abuse, but the other 11 charges will be…
Believe it or not, the new version of Arizona State University’s Sparky mascot, which looks like Buzz Lightyear — if Buzz Lightyear looked like a registered sex offender with horns — didn’t go over too well with students and fans.Now, the University says it will allow the students and fans…
A Chandler man who claimed he “accidentally” shot his ex-girlfriend in the head with a rifle in 2011 was found guilty yesterday of manslaughter.Eric Coulter, who was 18 at the time, killed his ex-girlfriend Monique Cota with what the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office calls a “military-style assault rifle.”See also:-Eric Coulter…
Arizona schools are one step closer to having guns inside them, as the Senate approved a bill that would allow school employees to carry a gun.And, only in Arizona would we have to tell you which bill calling for guns in schools that we’re talking about.See also:-Lock and Load, Lunch…
Republican Representative John Kavanagh apparently thinks people are incapable of selecting which bathroom they should do their business in.Kavanagh’s proposing making it a crime to intentionally enter a public restroom if that restroom has a designated sex, and the person “is not legally classified on the person’s birth certificate as…
As if there was a need for more reasons for Arizona to be stereotyped as a state full of gun nuts, get a load of this one from the town of Gilbert — a 5-year-old went shooting this weekend.This wasn’t a supervised shooting expedition, either. Police say the 5-year-old took…
A radio host from a Tucson radio station posted a photo online of what he calls proof of “elitist hypocrisy”– former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords holding a so-called assault rifle.The only thing is, that radio station host, as well as Breitbart.com, showed the photo of Giffords with the rifle, although a…
In this video by Puente, Ivon’s goodness should be self-evident to all but those with the meanest of spirits Let’s be honest, Anglos in Arizona would starve if there were no undocumented persons here to prepare our food. Or harvest it from the fields. See also: -Steven Seagal a No…
Prosecutor Juan Martinez hammered a local psychologist over his evaluation of murder defendant Jodi Arias today, at one point asking him if he had memory problems. Richard Samuels, who has an office in Scottsdale, evaluated Arias while she was in jail following her 2008 slaying of ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander, spending…
About three weeks ago, Gary Noel set fire to his wife’s house and said it’s because his wife left him for a woman — “the bitch deserved it,” as he explained.It turns out, at least, according to his estranged wife, that she sure didn’t leave him for a woman, and…
Early this morning, Mesa PD tased and arrested a man who answered the door with “war paint” streaked across his face, and who on other occasions had greeted police armed with a sword. Neighbors in the 500 block of Alma School Road called police because they heard yelling and banging…
Arizona is “the best” state for gun owners, Guns & Ammo magazine says today.Believe it or not, Guns & Ammo magazine omitted the fact that the former editor of the magazine shot and killed a man in Arizona less than a year ago.See also:-Richard Venola, Former Editor of Guns &…
A Maricopa County judge has ruled that there’s no constitutional right to running a pedicure business that utilized feet-sucking fish, in a legal battle between a salon owner and the state cosmetology board that’s been going on since 2009.The Goldwater Institute’s lawsuit claimed that salon owner Cindy Vong’s constitutional rights…
A radio host from a Tucson radio station that describes itself as talk from the “right” posted a photo online of what the host calls proof of “elitist hypocrisy”– former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords holding a so-called assault rifle.That host, as well as the right-wing Breitbart.com posted the picture — both…
Please see correction below. Respect Arizona, the group spearheading the recall of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, is suspending its paid signature-gathering campaign due to lacks of funds. See also: -Joe Arpaio Recall Scores 120K Valid Signatures: 85 Days Left, a Little Over 215K More to Go -Birther Lawyer Fighting Joe Arpaio…
A retired Mesa cop is accused of molesting two kids, as well as sharing child porn with a man who was recently arrested in a Homeland Security investigation.Search warrants served in the case provided police with several allegedly smoking guns, like the picture of Millsaps ejaculating into Hello Kitty underwear…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s reportedly going back to, um, work after spending more than two weeks out of the public eye with a supposed broken arm.The last time the public saw Arpaio was on February 28, the date of the purported trip and fall on a sidewalk in downtown Phoenix, in…
Pimps selling child prostitutes and the johns who buy them can rest easy knowing that Republican Eddie Farnsworth is chair of the state House Judiciary Committee. See also: -Why Eddie “Little Lord” Farnsworth and Fellow GOPers Need to Suppress the Latino Vote Despite broad support from both Republicans and Democrats,…
