Governor Jan Brewer signed legislation earlier this month to create a state border fence with Mexico. The bill she penned, sponsored by Maricopa Republican state Senator Steve Smith, does not designate Arizona tax dollars for the project. Instead, it’s up to Smith to raise private donations for construction. He met…
Immigrants will do just about whatever it takes to obtain a better life in the United States — which apparently includes being crammed into two tractor-trailers with more than 500 other people.Mexican authorities on Tuesday stopped the two trucks, and inside were 513 illegal aliens.The immigrants, according to the Chiapas,…
Like many states, Oklahoma makes the transition from prisoner to politician pretty difficult, and a person convicted of a felony is not permitted to hold public office — but that’s not stopping Pawnee, Oklahoma’s Mayor-elect Chris Linder.Linder was sworn in yesterday, despite the felonious blemish on his criminal record. He…
Wes Gullett reached out to some Tea Party members, and his hand was slapped away.The Phoenix lobbyist wrote an e-mail on May 11 to TP peeps seeking support for his mayoral bid — and asking them to consider talking to the newest mayoral candidate Jennifer Wright, an attorney and Tea…
Congressman Ben Quayle held a town hall meeting in Anthem last night. It didn’t go well for the young congressman — and the laughter of his constituents after he tried to explain government subsidies for oil companies was caught on film.Constituents apparently aren’t thrilled with Quayle’s support of proposed cuts…
Despite Phoenix police recommending that he be charged with assault for a February freeway fight with his then gal-pal Aubry Ballard, the prosecutor handling State Senator Scott Bundgaard’s case has yet to file a charge — and he says a decision on whether to file charges at all probably won’t…
According to a recent poll, Arizonans mirror much of the country and can’t stand billionaire reality TV bozo Donald Trump, and he’s apparently taken the hint — Trump announced this morning that he will not run for president, ending months of speculation that his candidacy was a publicity stunt to boost…
Arizona Congressman Ben Quayle introduced a bill this morning that would give U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents unrestricted access to federal lands in the southwestern borderlands region.The bill has been co-sponsored by Congressman Peter King, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, and Arizona’s House Republican delegation, including congressmen…
Phoenix lobbyist Wes Gullett, in the running to be Phoenix’s next mayor, says that he isn’t trying to “push” one of his opponent out of the mayor’s race.He sent an e-mail sent yesterday to a few of his supporters asking for them to “talk to [Attorney Jennifer Wright] about her realistic…
The identities of the two Border Patrol agents killed this morning when their SUV collided with a train have been released. In addition to the release of the agents’ identities, it turns out Attorney General Tom Horne was right — members of the “group” the two agents were following were later…
Phoenix lobbyist and mayoral candidate Wes Gullett is threatened by the newest candidate to enter the Phoenix mayors race.He sent out an e-mail — a day after the Arizona Legislative District 11 Republicans hosted a Republican-only mayoral forum — asking them for help getting attorney Jennifer Wright to pull out…
United We Dream Obama’s solicitation A national coalition of DREAM Act student activists is furious over Barack Obama’s latest fundraising letter soliciting re-election funds based on his “support” of the DREAM Act. United We Dream is circulating a petition calling on Obama to stop using the DREAM Act for…
Two Border Patrol agents were killed this morning when their unmarked SUV was hit by a train near Gila Bend, and Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne already is implicating illegal drug traffickers in their death.Either Horne knows something Border Patrol authorities don’t, or he just assumes every illegal immigrant walking through the…
College valedictorians tend to have job offers and paid internships lined up long before graduation. But not Angelica Hernandez, the Distinguished Graduating Senior in Mechanical Engineering at Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. Hernandez graduates from ASU today with much hope and little opportunity. She is undocumented…
eft-leaning Public Policy Polling released results yesterday of a poll showing that — assuming Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords doesn’t run for the Senate seat getting vacated by Senator Jon Kyl — former Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard is the overwhelming favorite amongst Arizona Democrats.Seriously? Terry Goddard is the best candidate Arizona Democrats can…
As first reported by New Times, there are rumors that the Tea Party’s number-one ding-bat, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, is considering a run for the Senate seat getting vacated by Senator Jon Kyl — and according to a recently released poll, if she does run, there’s a pretty good…
Assuming Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords doesn’t miraculously run for the Senate seat getting vacated by Senator Jon Kyl, former Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard is the most popular among any other potential Democratic candidates, according to a recent poll conducted by left-leaning Public Policy Polling.What does this tell us? Arizona’s got weak-ass…
By now, you’ve probably heard that Governor Jan Brewer is having someone write writing her memoirs to be released by Harper Collins this fall. What you probably haven’t heard is that she’s having someone who did “important work” on former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s book help out.The book is titled…
Arizona Legislative District 11 Republicans hosted a mayoral forum last night, and former Councilman Greg Stanton didn’t get an invite.Former Councilwoman Peggy Neely, Phoenix lobbyist Wes Gullet, and the newest candidate in the race for Phoenix mayor, attorney Jennifer Wright, showed up to share their Republican philosophies with the Republican…
Illinois Senator Richard Durbin will re-introduce the DREAM Act later this morning. Durbin’s move is the second step in the Democratic Party’s kabuki courtship of Latino voters ahead of the 2012 elections, which began with Barack Obama’s bogus immigration speech yesterday. The DREAM Act, if passed, would allow undocumented youth…
White House Obama was all hat, no cattle in Texas this afternoon. Barack Obama delivered a speech on immigration this afternoon in Texas, focusing on what comprehensive immigration reform must look like if it ever passes. Then, as if aiming to prove the entire address a charade, Obama called on…
stwnewspress.com Almost-mayor and still-convict Christopher LinderWe’re not sure which bit of news is worse for the townspeople of Pawnee, Oklahoma — the fact that the state of Arizona effectively banned their newly elected mayor from taking office or that voters there picked a marijuana-transporting, drive-by-shooting convict as their mayor in the first…
