Dan Saban, who ran twice against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, has lost his appeal of a failed defamation lawsuit he filed three years ago against Arpaio and his office. The Arizona Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld the September 2007 trial-court ruling against Saban’s lawsuit. The Appeals Court ruling seems to…
Since our earlier post about the number of arrests made during yesterday’s SB 1070 protests in downtown Phoenix, other law enforcement agencies that were slappin’ cuffs on protesters checked in and bumped up the total number of arrests by about 25.As we reported earlier, the Phoenix Police Department arrested 45…
We got word from Devin Fleenor, a vocal anti-Arpaio activist, on Wednesday night that he planned to chain himself to the Fourth Avenue Jail during yesterday’s SB 1070 protests with the hopes of being arrested.As you’ll see in some photos after the jump, Fleenor held true to his word. Sheriff’s…
There were no water cannons or police dogs. No riots or cops beating people with batons — you could probably say as far as protests go, yesterday’s demonstration in downtown Phoenix over SB 1070 was a bit of a yawner.People did get arrested, though.The Phoenix Police Department is done crunching…
Yesterday, a bullet shot through the window of Congressman Raul Grijalva’s Yuma office and there is no shortage of speculation as to who’s responsible.The bullet was found a day after Grijalva announced he was calling off his request for outside businesses to boycott Arizona.It also comes a day after a…
Ben Quayle, a candidate for Congress in Arizona’s Third District, isn’t even the Republican Party’s nominee yet, but that isn’t stopping the probable Democratic nominee, Jon Hulburd, from bashing him for how — more specifically, where — he raises money.Hulburd’s gripe: a lot of Quayle’s money has come from out-of-state…
Judge Susan Bolton’s made her decision regarding the SB 1070 injunction, and nobody seems too thrilled about it — on either side of the debate.Both sides are declaring victory — in some sense — while the real winner seems to depend on whom you ask, or the radio station to…
If you’re running for office in Arizona and haven’t issued a detailed statement outlining your position on Judge Susan Bolton’s decision to grant an injunction for certain parts of SB 1070, it’s time to get to work. Today was a political opportunist’s Christmas in July.No matter which side of the…
Today’s the day. SB 1070 is set to take effect manana and still no word from U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton on whether she plans to grant an injunction.Bolton’s suggested that she may allow certain sections of the new law to take effect but grant the injunction on others.Meanwhile, both supporters…
The latest poll numbers in Arizona’s Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate show the race is still up for grabs — and that’s despite former Tucson Vice Mayor Rodney Glassman’s war chest of more than a million dollars.According to the latest Rasmussen poll, released today, nearly half of Arizona’s likely Democratic…
Arizona Representative Rich Crandall got some good news today: his only opponent in the District 19 state Senate race has ended his campaign.In a statement released last night, Mesa businessman James Molina announced he was bailing on his campaign because his business’ demands on his time are too much for…
If Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth doesn’t already want to deliver a firm kick to the balls of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff’, he should. Hayworth’s entire campaign’s been marred with — among other things — his ties to Abramoff and the corruption-based hits just keep on comin’.The group Citizens for Responsibility…
About two weeks ago, the former head of the Andrew Thomas rah-rah squad, and current director of social media for the J.D. Hayworth Senate campaign, claimed that a poll putting John McCain ahead by 45 points in the race was “doctored.”After making the accusation on her blog, Intellectual Conservative, Rachel Alexander…
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon ended the week down two staffers.Today was Debra Stark’s last day as Mayor’s Chief of Staff. On Monday, she moves into her new role as Executive Assistant to the City Manager. She will oversee Public Transit, among other city departments.(And, boy, did she luck out! All…
Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth released his latest John-McCain-amnesty ad this morning, and he’s pulled out the big guns to bash “The Maverick.”Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, and, of course, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio each make a cameo in the ad.Check it out after the jump…
All eyes were on Arizona — again — yesterday as protesters for and against Arizona’s controversial, new immigration law flooded the streets outside of the federal courthouse in downtown Phoenix.As seven people were arrested outside, inside a federal judge heard arguments about why she should or shouldn’t grant an injunction…
Seven activists were arrested by Phoenix police today during protests of SB 1070 outside of the federal courthouse, where hearings were under way on the law’s validity. The arrested were part of a protest involving about 50 people at the corner of 4th Avenue and Washington. Protesters banged drums, held…
J.D. Hayworth’s criticism of John McCain over a TV ad featuring Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu seems to have backfired.Since calling on McCain to pull the ad because Babeu called in to a white-supremacist radio show — apparently without knowing it was a show for racists — Hayworth’s now taking…
Back in May, an attorney for Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon sent Maricopa County officials a demand to preserve documents in anticipation of a legal claim. Gordon “intends to pursue all his legal options for the actions leading up to and arising out of the investigation, intimidation, and harassment..by members of…
The vicious GOP primary battle between John McCain and J.D. Hayworth goes on. The latest skirmish is over a McCain campaign ad featuring his number-one cheerleader in Arizona law enforcement, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu.Babeu recently called in to a Tennessee-based, white-supremacist radio show to talk about, what else, immigration…
Since our earlier post about Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth’s advice to Senator John McCain that he pull a campaign ad featuring Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, the McCain campaign got back to us and says it won’t be pulling the ad.”We know that Congressman Hayworth is desperate, but we never…
Ben Quayle, a candidate for the District 3 Congressional seat soon-to-be vacated by Congressman John Shadegg, has jumped head-first into the immigration debate, calling out Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano for alleged disillusionment when it comes to the security of the U.S./Mexico border.”Secretary Janet Napolitano recently proclaimed Arizona’s border ‘is as secure…
