First of two parts Sean Drenth died instantly and violently on the evening of October 18, 2010, in a quiet alley a half-mile south of the Arizona Capitol building. The cause of death was a single shotgun shell, whose contents entered just under the Phoenix police sergeant’s chin and burst…
The eagerness of the state of Arizona to drive all brown people — legal or illegal — from its territory leads to some really backward moves on behalf of officials, high and low. Add bureaucrats’ inherent inability to concede an error to this official policy of ethnic cleansing, enshrined in…
Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett has just announced that as of late this afternoon, “an estimated 602,334 early and provisional ballots statewide” have not been counted. “State law gives the counties 10 calendar days to verify and process the remaining early and provisional ballots,” the release states. “That gives…
The Associated Press has called Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick the winner of the congressional race in CD-1, apparently defeating Republican opponent Jonathan Paton.For those waiting on the other congressional races — Kyrsten Sinema v. Vernon Parker in CD-9, and Martha McSally v. Ron Barber in CD-2 — keep waiting; we may…
At the Arizona Republican Party’s election-viewing party at the Hyatt Regency in Phoenix last night, the moment came that precisely none of the scheduled speakers was prepared for — on a large screen to the right of the stage, Fox News declared that President Obama had won re-election…
The numbers are in and somehow Joe Arpaio, our 80-year-old codger of a sheriff, has secured another four-year term as the county’s top lawman. If that wasn’t enough to get your blood boiling, the self-professed “America’s toughest sheriff” is promising to run for Maricopa County Sheriff again in 2016. That’s…
The Maricopa County Elections Department has given a straight answer about the number of ballots that still haven’t been counted as of noon on the day after the election: they don’t know.Citizens for a Better Arizona activists went to the elections office today to get a clear number, as media…
Out of 43 Maricopa County Superior Court judges, four have last names that sound Hispanic. It doesn’t seem like a coincidence that those four happen to have ended up among the six worst vote-getters in last night’s election. Scanning over the vote counts today, it looks like Maricopa County residents…
A 27-year-old Gilbert DJ who runs a capital investment company out of Scottsdale has been jailed in Arkansas after being indicted in a fraud scheme. Michael Brace Columbia, when not entertaining local nightclub goers, is the CEO of an investment company called StoneRock Capital Group LLC. His wife, Joanna Columbia,…
Last night was 2008 all over again: Obama wins, while those of us who must live in still deeply red Maricopa County lose. That is, those who want justice, racial and ethnic harmony, and competent, effective law enforcement. As in 2008, we are in the minority. Though percentage-wise, we may…
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona pulled in more votes in Arizona than President Barack Obama, but that still left the former U.S. Surgeon General more than 80,000 votes behind Republican Congressman Jeff Flake.Flake will be replacing fellow Republican Jon Kyl in the Senate, as Kyl’s retiring at the end…
With all but three precincts reporting, Arizona election results are continuing to shake out with two main races still up in the air. But at least one of the closest fought races of Election Day is being called. Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick has reportedly defeated Republican Jonathan Paton for CD 1…
Last night at the Hyatt Regency in Phoenix, 80-year-old Sheriff Joe Arpaio recycled the same ol’ Joe speech he gives all the time — a speech that apparently resonates with the voters who opted for Arpaio over his opponent, Paul Penzone, by a healthy margin.All we could really do was…
While it appeared that many of New Times’ readers were favoring a big upset in Arizona in one race or another, none of them appeared to have happened.A few of the congressional races still need to be ironed out, but Mitt Romney took Arizona, Congressman Jeff Flake’s moving on to…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio wasn’t the only candidate who sailed to easy victory in Maricopa County on Tuesday. Up-and-coming right-wing icon Bill Montgomery creamed his Libertarian opponent, Michael Kielsky, by a 74-26 margin. No one really expected otherwise. The Democratic Party decided to save money this year by failing to put…
Marijuana wasn’t on the ballot again in Arizona this year, but historic elections concerning the intoxicating plant could affect how it’s handled nationwide. Colorado and Washington have become the first states in the country to legalize the possession and use of marijuana for any adult 21 or over. Massachusetts became…
Voters turned out the lights on the self-described “solar team” of three Democrats who hoped to control the Arizona Corporation Commission. The commission, which regulates public utilities, corporations, securities, railways and pipelines, will be dominated by an all-Republican membership for at least two years. With 90 percent of polls reporting,…
Arizona voters have rejected soundly the retention of a one-cent sales tax passed in 2010 that would have provided education funding and scholarships. The state already spends less on a per-student basis than most other states, but voters either don’t care or didn’t think throwing money at the problem works…
Several of the races for Arizona’s seats in the U.S. House of Representatives ended up close, and at the time of this post, we still don’t have the answer in three districts.Democrat Kyrsten Sinema, Republican Martha McSally, and Republican Jonathan Paton are each hanging on to small leads in their respective…
Terry Goddard may not be governor, but he’ll make a heck of a board member for the Central Arizona Water Conservation District. Maricopa County voters gave Goddard the most votes of any of the five new or re-elected members on the board, which oversees operations of the ever-important Central Arizona…
As midnight approaches, and Election Night results are still being processed, some races are too close to call. But it’s pretty certain that Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu will maintain the lead he has all night over his two challengers, Democrat Kevin Taylor and Independent Ty Morgan. Earlier in the…
U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona says he has called Congressman Jeff Flake, his opponent in the race, and wished the victor well. Although not all of the precincts have been counted, Carmona says that he doesn’t believe that the remaining votes will be rnough to give him a win…
