Charlie Sheen’s “winning” knows no bounds, which is why it should come as no surprise to learn that when pegged against former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in a race for president, Sheen’s “winning” among independent voters.The left-leaning polling firm Public Policy Polling conducted a poll asking voters who’d they…
Arizona’s economy is in the tank, the state has a pesky $1.15 billion budget shortfall to deal with, but fear not, Arizonans, Governor Jan Brewer’s got a plan: prayer.In January, the governor proclaimed a “Day of Prayer for Arizona’s Economy and State Budget,” which happens to be Jan’s best idea…
The Arizona Senate passed legislation yesterday that would eliminate Spanish translation of election materials in information booklets distributed by the Secretary of State, first reported by the Yuma Sun. Russell Pearce acolyte — or is it wannabe? — Sen. Steve Smith, R-Maricopa, introduced the measure. Aside from it being an…
The Arrogant Butcher, downtown’s newest dining spot, has been running a straw poll to gauge who might be Phoenix’s next mayor.The results for Week One are in, and former Deputy Attorney General and Councilman Greg Stanton is leading the pack. Stanton: 168 Councilman Claude Mattox: 126 Councilwoman Peggy Neely: 78…
A panel of independent experts charged with reviewing Phoenix’s kidnapping statistics will be headed by Karen Thoreson, president of Alliance for Innovation. The other members are retired FBI Agent Larry McCormick, retired Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Cecil Patterson, retired Arizona Supreme Court Justice Michael D. Ryan and Michael White,…
As New Times noted last week, it was only a matter of time before Senate Majority leader Scott Bundgaard got the boot from his leadership position, and today it happened.Senate sources confirm to New Times that Republicans voted to remove Bundgaard from his leadership spot over last month’s scuffle with the…
Congressman Jeff Flake’s bid to become Senator Jeff Flake is picking up steam — and GOP senators are beginning to take notice, including Utah Senator Mike Lee, who endorsed Flake’s candidacy today. “Jeff Flake’s record on fiscal conservatism speaks for itself,” Lee says in a statement. “He was offering legislation…
State Senate Republicans are expected to revisit the Scott Bundgaard fiasco this morning, and New Times’ sources say there’s no chance of the majority leader escapes the meeting with the title of “majority leader.”However, that was before Bundgaard apparently passed a lie- detector test that his lawyer claims verifies his…
Say what you will about Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman, but he’s a man of his word — at least when it comes to the word “suck.”In an apparent attempt to make up for his ruthless censorship of New Times” work, the mayor said the word “sucks” 11 times at last…
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, we learned earlier this week, is rumored to be planning to base her hypothetical presidential campaign in Scottsdale, but GOP sources tell New Times the one-time darling of the Conservative movement might be coming to the Grand Canyon State for a different reason: to run…
Local lawyer Mark Goldman’s alleged actions in the investigation of Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley have become evidence against former County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Thomas’ political go-to girl, Lisa Aubuchon. Goldman also helped Aubuchon fight her State Bar complaint. Now bad-boyfriend and state senator Scott Bundgaard is counting on…
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s most memorable quote isn’t a quote at all — it’s about 12 seconds of painfully uncomfortable silence, which the governor recreated Wednesday night in Mesa.Jan was discussing economic development and education when it happened…again.”As we limit the growth of the public sector and restrain unnecessary regulation,…
Pinal County Assessor Paul Larkin had a .11 blood alcohol level the night he was arrested on suspicion of DUI last month. The elected official was arrested February 7 following a tip to a Pinal County Web site that he often hits a bar after work and drives home “inebriated,”…
Embattled state Senate Majority Leader Scott Bundgaard had a interesting yarn for his GOP colleagues in the Senate on Tuesday: he now claims that in addition to giving him a black eye during last month’s scuffle on the side of a highway, his now-ex-gal-pal Iron Aubry Ballard pulled out a…
State Senate Majority Leader Scott Bundgaard may have staved off being ousted from his leadership position when he met with Senate Republicans yesterday to explain his involvement in last month’s alleged domestic-violence incident, but sources tell New Times that the chances of Bundgaard remaining majority leader after his colleagues revisit…
Fresh from the rumor mill: if Sarah Palin runs for president, she will base her campaign out of Scottsdale, continuing the Palin family’s invasion of Arizona.As you know, Palin’s daughter Bristol recently/inexplicably bought a home in Maricopa. Then a job as an on-air personality at a local radio station just…
Embattled state Senate Majority Leader Scott Bundgaard reportedly told Senate Republicans that his now-ex-girlfriend, Aubry Ballard, pulled out a gun during a roadside brouhaha last month that left the senator with a black eye and Ballard in the hoosegow.Bundgaard met with Senate Republicans yesterday to discuss the February 25, incident,…
Well, they actually did it…The Arizona Senate yesterday approved a bill that puts the Grand Canyon State one step closer to becoming the first state in the entire union to have its own official state gun (Arizona’s currently in a race with Utah for that, ahem, honor).The Senate voted 18-12…
State Senate Majority Leader Scott Bundgaard will remain the second-most powerful person in the Senate following a closed-door meeting with members of the Republican caucus this morning, at which GOP lawmakers discussed the senator’s February domestic violence incident, and reportedly have decided to take no action to remove him from…
State Senator Scott Bundgaard’s roadside domestic violence debacle on February 25 continues to dust up the many blemishes in the majority leader’s past. And today, the tale of another jilted love affair involving Bundgaard and a woman are making headlines. The skeletons in the Peoria Republican’s closet are enough to…
The black eye state Senate Majority Leader Scott Bundgaard allegedly suffered as the result of a right hook from his now-ex-girlfriend, Aubry “Highway Heavyweight Champion” Ballard, is probably the least of the senator’s concerns this morning.See New Times’ story on the Rumble Next to the Carpool Lane here.Yesterday, Senate Democrats…
We regret to inform you that we nearly let Governor Jan Brewer get away with one.Since our earlier post about the governor’s vacation to Alaska, which she claims is her “first vacation in over two years as Governor,” we were reminded of a story we published last May. That story,…
