Politics & Government

MALDEF President Thomas Saenz: “Not only are there very good business reasons to avoid this kind of cooperation, but there are legal reasons as well.”

Phoenix New Times’ tour of the facility left a lot of unanswered questions. Do you mind asking them again for us?

Here’s the most insane stuff Craig Brittain has posted online.

Valley Metro is ironing out the details of the extension but residents still aren’t sure how light rail will affect the historically underserved community.

State Senator John Kavanagh claims that fraudulent service animals are “becoming epidemic.”

If not for Trump’s “alternative facts,” these politicians heaping praise on truth and an unfettered press would seem like fodder for a Saturday Night Live skit.

“They bathe and get their water and defecate in the same places … I have no problem with referring to those kinds of places as hellholes,” Lawrence said.

“The political establishment and special interests are only looking out for themselves and they don’t want to see an outsider elected to leadership,” Sanchez said.

Supporters say “it’s a way to get people into treatment.” But foes like Bill Montgomery liken it to “a free-case-of-beer-a-month program for alcoholics.”

State Representative Jay Lawrence, a Republican from Scottsdale, commented on Facebook, “Trump’s reference to certain places in the world was accurate.”

Thorpe wants to designate “American free-market capitalism” as the state’s official political-economic system.

It’s mind-bending to watch fringe candidate Kelli Ward distance herself from Bannon. Her Senate campaign was closely aligned with Bannon and Breitbart.

The list includes 13 Republicans and three Democrats.

“Some entity from out of state can come in and overwhelm the people who are running for office at the local level.”

The camp was next to high-end apartment buildings that rent for $1,200 a month and underneath an art installation, “Shadow Play.”

Investigation was spurred by New Times reporting. “It was not isolated to two hotels in Phoenix, not by a long shot,” AG says.

The state has paid out almost $2 million in taxpayer money to settle charges at Arizona agencies

Arpaio wants you to know that he’s very busy, he’s got a lot on his plate, and he’s not retired. Instead, he’s spending his time endorsing books like this.