In what comes as no surprise to anyone who keeps tabs on Arizona Congressional politics, Republican Congressman Ben Quayle announced today that he plans to run in Arizona’s newly formed sixth Congressional district — which is likely unsettling news for GOP Congressman David Schweikert, also is running in District 6. Because…
According to Texas Congressman Lamar Smith, “abortion is the leading cause of death in the black community” — a claim he makes in a memo to House Republicans urging them to vote for a bill introduced by fagala-phobic Congressman Trent Franks that would make it illegal for a woman to…
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton posted on his Facebook yesterday that “heaven has another angel today,” referring to his mother, Mary Ann Stanton. He writes: My dear mother, Mary Ann Stanton, passed away peacefully in her sleep this morning. She committed her life to her family and serving others, especially those…
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton is one step closer to completing his team of advisors with the appointment of Phoenix College faculty member Trino Sandoval as Senior Policy Advisor on Education. Sandoval, who is “on loan” from Phoenix College, will take the lead on the Mayor’s education agenda, which includes strengthening…
State Representative Matt Heinz announced Tuesday that he’s running for the Congressional seat previously held by Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.Giffords, as you probably know, resigned from the seat last week so she can focus on her recovery after getting shot in the head during last year’s shooting rampage in Tucson. Heinz…
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords resigned from her seat in Congress last week in an emotional farewell speech read on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.State Representative Matt Heinz, an openly gay Tucson Democrat, announced yesterday that he wants to be Giffords’ replacement.”It is with deep respect for Congresswoman…
Congratulations to the New Times reader who goes by the handle david saint, you are the proud winner of this week’s New Times You Write the Caption contest.On Friday, we asked readers to provide what they thought would be an appropriate caption for the above photo of Governor Jan Brewer…
For a lot of Arizonans, the photo taken last week of Governor Jan Brewer sticking her finger in the face of President Barack Obama was humiliating. If you’re like us, you spent the past several days explaining to out-of-state friends that not everyone in Arizona is a classless sand-billy –…
Last week, we asked our readers to come up with their own captions for the above photo of Governor Jan Brewer humiliating Arizona (yet again) for this week’s New Times You Write the Caption contest. Brewer, as you know, stuck her finger in the face of President Barack Obama as…
Governor Jan Brewer yesterday released a copy of the letter she handed to President Barack Obama on Wednesday as the two argued on the tarmac at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.Initially, Brewer refused to release the letter.Regardless, New Times has come into possession of not only the letter the governor handed Obama,…
Once again, Arizona is getting national media attention for something humiliating. Once again, it’s Governor Jan Brewer’s fault.Governor Glug-Glug, as we’re sure you know, stuck her finger in the face of President Barack Obama as the two apparently argued on the tarmac at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa on Wednesday.As…
The White House is downplaying the embarrassing scene that unfolded on the tarmac at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport on Wednesday, when Governor Jan Brewer was photographed sticking her finger in the face of President Barack Obama as the two (according to Brewer, anyway) disagreed on Brewer’s account of a past meeting…
Congressman Jeff Flake may be the poorest member of Arizona’s Congressional delegation, and he may have flaked on his support of comprehensive immigration reform, but he’s still a standup guy — a class act from whom other Arizona politicos (we won’t name names…just kidding — specifically, Governor Jan Brewer) could…
Anyone with any respect for what the office of the president of the United States represents should take one look at the above photo of Governor Jan Brewer sticking her finger in the face of this country’s commander in chief and say “who the f**k do you think you are,…
As we noted yesterday, Phoenix/Scottsdale ranked among the top 10 rudest cities in America, according to surveys by Travel + Leisure magazine. On Wednesday, our fine Arizona Governor Jan Brewer “has did” all she “could did” during an Arizona visit by President Barack Obama to live up to the reputation…
Leave it to Jan Brewer to humiliate Arizona — yet again…President Barack Obama was in town today to tour an Intel factory getting built in Chandler — and it took Brewer all of five seconds to make a goddamned scene.A scene that has now gone viral — which was likely…
Gabrielle Giffords formally resigned from Congress this morning in an emotional goodbye that brought tears to the eyes of several lawmakers present — including, of course, House Speaker John Boehner.While holding Congressman Jeff Flake’s hand, Giffords listened on as Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz read her letter of resignation to…
If you didn’t get an O-boner from President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech last night, you probably didn’t watch it.Per usual, the president killed it — the man’s got a gift for gab.Unfortunately, talking about doing things doesn’t get things done.For example: his comments on comprehensive immigration reform…
Congratulations to the New Times reader who goes by the handle MGH, you are the proud winner of this week’s New Times You Write the Caption contest.On Friday, we asked readers to provide what they think would be an appropriate caption for the above photo of Congressional candidate “Marlboro Macho…
Arizona Congressman Trent Franks yesterday introduced a bill into Congress that would dictate when women in Washington D.C. are allowed to end a pregnancy.The rest of the country’s allowed to make its own rules, but thanks to the U.S. Constitution, Franks and his Congressional cronies have a say when it…
Fagala-phobic abortion bully Trent Franks today introduced a bill into Congress that, if it becomes law, would dictate when people in Washington D.C. are allowed to end a pregnancy.Franks, just to be clear, is a congressman from Arizona — but that’s not stopping him from playing morality cop in Washington…
Republican state Representative Judy Burges has a new title: state Senator Judy Burges.Burges was chosen this morning by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to fill the state Senate seat made vacant when former Senator Scott Bundgaard.Bundgaard, as you know, called it quits just minutes before he was scheduled to…
