During his last six months as Maricopa County Attorney, Andrew Thomas took on a series of high-profile defendants and pursued both criminal cases and civil litigation against a host of other county officials.But even during that frenzied time, Thomas maintained the barest of presences at his county office. In fact, records…
Maricopa County health officials denied reports by the Sheriff’s Office that 160 jail inmates had been quarantined two months ago because of four illegal immigrants with chicken pox. Officials also downplayed a news release issued by Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office last night about chicken pox found in immigrants busted yesterday,…
Although Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon doesn’t leave office for another year and half, political wonks already are speculating about the final lineup of candidates for the 2011 mayor’s race.Former Attorney General Grant Woods? Arizona Democrat Jim Pederson? Deputy Attorney General (and former Phoenix councilman) Greg Stanton? Without an incumbent to challenge, since…
The Department of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is changing the U.S. permanent-resident card, a.k.a. the “Green Card.” Not only will it actually be green again, but it’s got new security features to deter things like immigration fraud (which, if you hadn’t noticed) is a hot-button issue these days.The original permanent-resident…
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, in her current wave of playing election year politics actually making tough decisions, signed a bill into law yesterday that legalizes certain types of fireworks in parts of Arizona.Brewer, who could have just let the bill become law without her signature, threw her Jane Hancock on…
Open-source Web sites allowed witnesses to chronicle political violence in Kenya, earthquake devastation in Haiti, and election problems in India.Now a local company, NiJel, hopes to use the same techniques to record, and map, fallout from Arizona’s controversial new immigration policy, Senate Bill 1070. The company’s newly created Web site,…
Buz Mills, Republican candidate for governor, praised his staff at the Gunsite Academy in Paulden, Arizona on Thursday for helping the victim of Sunday’s shooting mishap. “We are relieved this client is in good condition thanks to the swift actions of our staff at Gunsite and the dedicated paramedics at…
A man was mistaken for a target and shot at Gunsite Academy, a gun-training facility in Paulden, the Arizona Republic reports today. That happens to be the same 2,000-acre facility owned by Buz Mills, a Republican candidate for governor — not that Repub writer Jolie McCullough mentions it. The man…
Former Congressman J.D. Hayworth, in his bid to beat out Senator John McCain as the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, is pulling out all the stops when it comes to fundraising. And now one of his supporters is using the name of a fundraising campaign that raises money for…
For the second time in a week, Don Imus, the radio host who in 2006 gave J.D. Hayworth what the Hayworth campaign then referred to as an “endorsement,” had somenot-so-nice things to say about the Senate hopeful on his Fox Businessshow this morning.Last week, the I-man called Hayworth a “phony…
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon still hasn’t answered questions submitted to him by New Times on April 19.The questions were e-mailed to Gordon per his new policy of no longer speaking personally with New Times or the Arizona Republic — more accurately, he won’t talk to reporters who probe him about his…
Unless you’re ABC 15’s Josh Bernstein, it probably doesn’t come as much of a shock that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s huffing and puffing about a possible run for governor over the last several months turned out to be a lot of bark and no bite from America’s self-proclaimed “toughest…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has once again wussed out, announcing today that he will not run for governor. This, of course, means that Arpaio will remain as the head of MCSO at least until his term expires, or he is unable to fulfill his duties as sheriff.Arpaio issued a…
At 1 p.m. today, we should know whether Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will run for governor, or if he will remain as sheriff.We’re told that the sheriff won’t be holding a press conference to announce his decision, but rather he will issue a statement that will be released at…
Today’s the day. Sheriff Joe Arpaio plans to announce whether he will actually pull the trigger and run for governor. Last week, ABC15’s Josh Bernstein reported that sources close to the sheriff confirmed that Arpaio would run for governor and that the necessary paperwork “has been filled out and is…
There is a report circulating right now, which — if true — confirms what many Arizona residents have been dreading for years: Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will run for governor of the state of Arizona…
Florida Governor Charlie Crist did the unthinkable yesterday by bailing on the Republican Party and announcing that he will be running for the U.S. Senate as an Independent.The move comes after it became clear that Crist would not be able to fend off his opponent in the GOP Senate primary,…
Fermin Leon and “Jane Doe 1” are worried about the impact of Arizona’s new immigration law and teamed up with the http://www.conlamic.org/ to sue Arizona in a lawsuit filed yesterday. They’re among the dozen individuals claiming, with the religious group, that SB 1070 will mean racial profiling by police, and…
Former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods confirmed today in a phone interview with New Times that he is seriously contemplating a run for mayor of Phoenix.Woods, a Republican who served two terms as attorney general from 1991 to 1999, refused to put odds on the likelihood of his running –…
With Arizona’s new immigration law, SB 1070, causing certain groups to call for a boycott of all things Arizona, AriZona Beverages — the company that makes AriZona Iced Tea — is probably kicking itself right now for choosing Arizona as the state for which they named their company.Especially since the company is…
Don Imus, the right-wing radio host who in 2006 gave J.D. Hayworth what the Hayworth campaign then referred to as an “endorsement,” had some not-so-nice things to say about the Senate hopeful on his Fox Business show this morning.While talking to Chris Wallace, Hayworth’s name came up, to which Imus…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said on Monday that he won’t make an announcement about any plans he may have to run for governor over the weekend because Vice President Joe Biden will be in Phoenix on Saturday and he “wouldn’t want to take the press away” from the VP.This…
