Politics & Government

Former U.S. Surgeon General Rich Carmona and Congressman Jeff Flake are fighting hard to win the senate seat being vacated by retiring Senator Jon Kyl…

State Representative Ben Arredondo has become the fourth member of the state Legislature’s current class to resign because of some sort of scandal.Arredondo, who pleaded guilty to two felony charges last week, was ordered to resign from the House as part of his plea agreement.See also:-Ben Arredondo Pleads Guilty to…

The FBI says there are “strong preliminary indications” that Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie was killed by friendly fire last week near Bisbee, in an incident that also landed another agent in the hospital.Thus, it appears that Governor Jan Brewer “Paul Babeu’d” herself, by handing out political blame for deaths…

Soon-to-be-former state Representative Ben Arredondo pleaded guilty today to two felony charges, including one that wasn’t even mentioned in the original indictment.Arredondo pleaded guilty to one count of “honest services mail fraud” — related to the ticket-bribery exchange he had going on with undercover FBI agents — but also pleaded…

The Arizona Democratic Party has sent out a couple of mailers targeting the Republican candidate in CD9, Vernon Parker, and they’re bright any colorful ads — except for Parker’s picture.Not only has Parker made it known that he thinks the ad is an offensive shot at his race, it also…

A change-of-plea hearing has been scheduled for tomorrow in the bribery case involving state Representative Ben Arredondo, meaning he’s scheduled to plead guilty.Arredondo was indicted in May on charges of bribery, fraud, attempted extortion, and making false statements for allegedly getting the tickets from a company — a fake company,…

The following post was written by Sam Levin, an editorial fellow at New Times’ Denver-based sister paper, Westword. Although Senator John McCain easily won Arizona in the 2008 election, team Obama believes Arizona is in play this time around. Read on for observation and analysis from last night’s debate. President…

As much as Congressman Jeff Flake and his supporters want voters to believe his Democratic opponent, Rich Carmona, is BFFs with President Barack Obama —  Carmona hasn’t shot hoops with the prez like Flake has. Here’s a photo of Flake and Obama sharing sweat on the court…

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s “birther” probe is such an important issue for the nation that he would not like to see the two men running for President of the United States talk about it in front of the country.We’re not sure why this thought ever popped into the head…

Remember Elias Bermudez? He one of the stranger critics of Sheriff Joe Arpaio who practically disappeared a few years ago after being ordered by a county judge to stop charging immigrants for his legal advice, since he’s not a lawyer.Well, he’s popped up again — the New Mexico Attorney General’s…

It was just a couple weeks ago that Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate Richard Carmona’s campaign was boasting about raising $51,000 in his bid to upset Republican Congressman Jeff Flake.That had been Carmona’s biggest haul of U.S. currency in one week, until now — Carmona’s campaign says they took in more…

You probably could’ve seen this coming, but Governor Jan Brewer just couldn’t issue a comment on the killing of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie without mentioning President Obama or his administration.While most public officials remained cordial with their remarks (for example, Attorney General Tom Horne and Senator John McCain),…

UPDATE: Border Patrol Agent Nicolas Ivie, 30, has been identified as the agent who was killed this morning. Ivie joined the Border Patrol in January 2008. The other agent is in stable condition, Border Patrol says. A U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed and another one was wounded in a…

When it comes to state Attorney General Tom Horne’s campaign-finance scandal, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery is taking enforcement action. Meanwhile, Montgomery’s got his 2012 campaign to run. And one of his campaign consultants is Chris Baker, a key figure in another major campaign-finance scandal. –See Also: Tom Horne’s Alleged…

Michael Turley, the alleged director of the terrorist hoax video starring his own nephew as a terrorist, is actually known as “Michael Giannantonio” in the world of professional film-making. If you’re into hypnotism and magic, you may also know Turley as “Gianni.”Turley was arrested last week after allegedly having his…

“Peace be with you,” is a phrase often heard in Catholic churches. But it’s election season, and not all Catholics are feeling at peace. See also: Catholic Conundrum: What’s an Anti-Abortion, Pro-Immigrant Voter to Do? See also: The Mormon Delemma: What About Mormon Latinos?…

Republican Congressman Trent Franks’ obsession with abortion has now gone international.Franks, whose numerous anti-abortion proposals have been signed into law exactly zero times, is now concerned about the state of abortion in Ireland. Ireland.See also:-Trent Franks Successfully Wastes Everyone’s Time Again as His D.C. Abortion Bill Fails-Trent Franks Trying to…

Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson stopped by Arizona State University’s Tempe campus today as part of his national tour of colleges, and one of his opening acts described the general tone of Johnson and his audience pretty well:He’s the “third option to Beavis and Butt-head.”…

The 16-year-old kid wearing a sheet on his body and a towel on his head, who ran around a Phoenix intersection with a fake rocket-propelled grenade launcher, was Michael Turley’s own nephew, according to court documents obtained by New Times.Turley was arrested after police discovered he allegedly put his nephew…

How long would it take the Phoenix Police Department to respond to a terrorist situation?Michael Turley really wanted an answer to that question, and he got it — by getting a 16-year-old kid to wear a sheet on his body, put a towel on his head, and run around Phoenix…

A group of Republicans are throwing their support behind Richard Carmona, a lifelong Independent who registered as a Democrat to run for the U.S. Senate. It’s not surprising, given that Carmona was tapped by President George W. Bush to serve as the nation’s 17th U.S. Surgeon General and was courted…

Congressman Jeff Flake, a longtime politician in a close race for the U.S. Senate against Richard Carmona, a former U.S. Surgeon General, has only agreed to participate in a single debate against his opponent.   So far, anyway. See also: Jeff Flake-Foe Rich Carmona on Taxes, the Deficit, and Immigration See also:…