Last year, just after the news of his leading role in the Fiesta Bowl scandal broke and just before the petitions were submitted to force his ultimately-successful recall election, Russell Pearce formed a charity, the Pearce Johnson Foundation. I…
…Four people, including a 2 year-old toddler, were killed by infamous Arizona neo-Nazi/white supremacist JT Ready.From the Arizona Republic, written by Jim Walsh and Lindsey Collom – A border militia leader on Wednesday shot and killed four people at…
Turns out that pushing legislation that racks up a body count isn’t considered good PR by many of ALEC’s corporate supporters…Late last week, Russell Smoldon, lobbyist for SRP and one of ALEC’s lead fixers in AZ and Debbie Lesko, AZ state repres…
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has run roughshod over standards of professionalism, fiscal good practices, and civil rights for nearly 20 years.The US Department of Justice is finally taking a long look at him and his activities, but they have been…
Tuesday and Wednesday were rather eventful days in Arizona politics….The most significant, at least locally, event was the disbarment of former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and one of his former deputies, Lisa Aubuchon. Another f…
John Hayward of Human Events has a nice piece exploring why Obama’s “crony capitalism and coercive ideology march blindly onward.” Hayward does a nice job exploring the magnitude of of the Solyndra scandal, which is much more than just one failed company.
…though to listen to the whining among the Republicans, you’d think they were Al-Quaeda and Pearce was a suicide bomber…As soon as it became clear that Russell Pearce had lost his November recall, the whispers started. And when it became clea…
…Jan Brewer may yet be inducted into the Arizona Governor’s Hall of Fame. Unfortunately for her, it’s looking more and more likely it will be in the Mecham/Symington wing.From the Phoenix New Times, written by James King -Federal authorities sp…
Apparently, $174,000 per year, plus benefits and perks, isn’t enough to convince Ben Quayle (R-CD3) that he should have to talk his constituents, aka – “his employers.”From Politico, written by Reid Epstein (emphasis mine) -It will cost $15 to ask…
