Ann Kirkpatrick: Sequester Is Bad; Also, Got a Few Bucks for Re-Election?

Democratic Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick seems to be concerned about the possibility of “devastating sequestration cuts.”She also seems concerned about the fact that she’s gonna need some cash for the 2014 election, so if you could create and equal concern for the sequester and the re-election effort, then you’ll have your…

“Spillover” Violence From Mexico Not Really Happening, According to Border Cops

According to most of the people running law-enforcement agencies along the U.S./Mexico border, so-called “spillover” violence from Mexico isn’t really happening.Some grandstanding politicians would swear otherwise, but a Government Accountability Office report says officials from 31 of 37 state and local law-enforcement agencies on the border “stated that they have…

Phoenix To Vote on Expanding Anti-Discrimination Laws to Include Individuals with Disabilities and Members of LGBT Community

Phoenix Councilman Sal DiCiccio is trying to rally his ultra-right-wing conservative troops to oppose a policy proposal that aims protect individuals from discrimination because of their “sexual orientation,” “gender identity or expression,” and “disability.” DiCiccio calls the proposal a “radical left turn for Phoenix.” He attacks Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton…

Felecia Rotellini Making Another Run at Attorney General

Democrat Felecia Rotellini, 2010’s Attorney General election runnerup, announced that she’s making another run for the AG post in 2014.Also, we’ve found out what 2012 U.S. Senate election runnerup Richard Carmona’s up to — being the chairman of Rotellini’s campaign.See also:-Terry Goddard Wants to Be AG Again? Puh-lease-Arizona AG Tom…

Homophobes Freaking Out Over Proposed Ordinance Banning LGBT Discrimination

According to Arizona’s most powerful homophobic organization, Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton is trying to let men “gain access” to little girls in bathrooms.Yes, the Center for Arizona Policy — which claims pornography “has been linked” to rapes, child molestations, and serial killers and claims “homosexual activists” are “attempting to indoctrinate…

Bill to Get Rid of FLDS-Lovin’ Cops in Colorado City Back Again

A bill that would disband the police force in Colorado City is back again this legislative session.For whatever reasons, legislators ended up killing almost the same exact bill last session, and the allegedly corrupt “marshals” on the Utah/Arizona border — whom Attorney General Tom Horne contends are still loyal to…

Arizona Bill Would Ban Police Use of Drones Without a Warrant

A handful of Republican state legislators are proposing a bill that would make it illegal for cops to use drones to gather information without a search warrant.House Bill 2574, proposed by some of the black-helicopter-phobes at the Leg’ — including Representative Carl Seel and Senator Judy Burges — actually says…

Jan Brewer’s Not Changing Her Tune on Driver’s Licenses for DREAMers

After three weeks of thinkin’, Governor Jan Brewer’s finally figured out what she’s going to do about her order denying driver’s licenses for deferred action beneficiaries — nothin’.Brewer’s August order says that participants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program do not have “any lawful or authorized status and does not…

Border Patrol Arrests in Arizona Lowest in Nearly Two Decades

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say the last year Border Patrol apprehended fewer people than last year was almost two decades ago.The 124,631 “apprehensions” by Border Patrol in Arizona in 2012 is the lowest number in 19 years, and the agency says that’s how they measure attempted border crossings…