Glendale saddled with $500 million in sports-district debt

10-11-2010 • azcentral.com

Glendale had been on track to stunningly remake itself into a sports mecca with four major sports: hockey, baseball, basketball and football.

Redflex, AZ Politicians Slapped with RICO Suit

10-11-2010 • CameraFRAUD

[Is an injunction next?] The plaintiff, Mr. Daniel Gutenkauf has filed the suit under the grounds that all named parties are acting as a criminal syndicate, committing extortion and fraud in order to profit from scamera tickets.

Cities move to ban consumer fireworks before new state law takes effect

10-10-2010 • East Valley Tribune

Arizona's Legislature opened up the sale and use of consumer fireworks this year, but the East Valley's cities are moving to prohibit them before the new law takes effect. Mesa and Tempe are the farthest along, with their city councils reviewing b

Chandler's historic San Marcos resort in financial trouble: Foreclosure?

10-08-2010 • Azcentral.com

A court-appointed receiver has taken over operations of the 97-year-old Crowne Plaza San Marcos Golf Resort after San Marcos Capital partners defaulted on a $23.9 million loan from Guaranty Bank and Trust Co...

Clint Bolick joins Ernie Hancock to discuss the Scharf-Norton Litigation Center and AZ headlines

10-06-2010 • goldwaterinstitute.org

Goldwater Institute attorney Clint Bolick joined Ernie Hancock on Declare Your Independence to talk about the Scharf-Norton Litigation Center and some timely Arizona issues.

Gas Lines in Phoenix (wayback machine - get ready for shortages)

10-05-2010 • www.mcdonaldlawaz.com

a 48-year old pipeline carrying gasoline from El Paso to Phoenix ruptured on the south side of Tucson. The break in the high pressure underground line spilled 10,000 gallons of gasoline, dousing 5 homes under construction on West Grant and North Silv

Arizona's student loan default rate tops nation

10-01-2010 • East Valley Tribune

A U.S. Department of Education report lists Arizona as having the nation’s highest rate of student loan defaults. That’s because the report counts loan defaults by schools based in a state. That means the for-profit University of Phoenix, with its na

FBI silent on why agents detained Tempe City Hall workers

10-01-2010 • East Valley Tribune

The FBI will not say what it is investigating at Tempe City Hall that caused agents to detain workers for hours inside the building. In partnership with Tempe police entered the building, had workers pull the curtains and to turn off their cell phone

“Intertwined Lives: Dr. Mengele, Eugenics, and the Mozes Twins” Opening Gala

09-30-2010 • http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com

Greater Good Holocaust survivor speaks in downtown AND its FREE If anyone has a right to hold a grudge, it’s Eva Mozes Kor. As a young child, Ms. Kor and her twin sister Miriam were victims of Nazi Dr. Josef Mengele’s barbaric experiments at Ausc

Arizona U.S. Senate candidates debate

09-27-2010 • www.azfamily.com Natalie Rivers

PHOENIX -- The first and only debate between candidates in Arizona's 2010 race for the U.S. Senate was hosted by KTVK-3TV on Sunday. Incumbent Senator John McCain (R), faced his Democratic challenger Rodney Glassman, Libertarian Party candidate Da

Liberty On Tour at Freedom's Phoenix workshop Friday September 24th, 2010. 7-9:30 p.m.

09-23-2010 • Liberty On Tour

Come down to the Freedom's Phoenix workshop from 7:00-9:30 p.m. to meet Pete Eyre and Adam Mueller of Liberty on Tour. These young men are touring 13 cities in 13 weeks advancing a message of voluntaryism.

TOTAL RECALL - Quartzsite, AZ recalls entire Town Council!

9-22-2010 • http://quartzsitearizona.blogspot.com/

It's official! In an clear statement of disapproval by the voters, THE QUARTZSITE TOWN COUNCIL HAS BEEN TOTALLY RECALLED! (And so quickly too!) That's right dedicated readers, the petitions were recorded today and joining Babs and Machine Gu

Deputy County Attorney Lisa Aubuchon's firing sheds light on feud

09-23-2010 • Arizona Republic

In the report, Aubuchon is accused of filing numerous cases based on insufficient evidence - including one filed merely to stop a court hearing that Thomas did not want to take place - and of misusing "the awesome power of the prosecutor's office."

Arizona farmer's case highlights record of federal lawyers' misconduct

09-23-2010 • Arizona Republic

When Thomas de Jong was indicted on 3 felony counts of pollution in 1996, he knew it was a mistake because the failed wastewater system at his dairy farm had been designed by the federal government. Nevertheless, he endured years of litigation and $2

Foreclosures, REOs Account For 67% Of Phoenix Home Resales In August

09-21-2010 • ZeroHedge.com

According to a new report by A.S.U. in Phoenix alone foreclosures and REOs account for 67% of all home sale transactions. According to author Jay Butler, out of 8,790 resales, 3,990 were foreclosure sales. This compares to 3,865 in July...

Phoenix Economists: Arizona's recession is finally over

09-21-2010 • AZcentral.com

Marshall Vest, a University of Arizona economist, said that in April he determined the national recession ended in June 2009. He contends that the recession in Arizona ended around the end of 2009 or the beginning of 2010...

Phoenix: Foreclosures still driving region's home prices down

09-21-2010 • AZcentral.com

The median sale price of existing Phoenix-area homes declined in August for the third consecutive month, according to an Arizona State University report.

Sheriff Joe's plan for armed immigrant-hunting posse mirrors neo-Nazi pals' patrols

09-19-2010 • Crooks & Liars

Sheriff Joe is always talking about his department’s efforts to crack down on illegal immigration but now he wants to commission a posse whose only job will be to enforce illegal immigration and human smuggling laws.

One in five Arizonans in poverty

09-17-2010 • eastvalleytribune.com/a

More than one out of five Arizonans live in poverty, a figure higher than anywhere else in the nation except for Mississippi.

County questions whether Sheriff's Office is spying on employees

09-17-2010 •

Attorneys working for the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors want to know if the Sheriff’s Office has been spying on information technology employees, according to a letter sent last Friday and obtained by The Republic.

Joe Arpaio aide requests investigation of Chief Deputy David Hendershott

09-17-2010 •

A top aide to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has requested an investigation of the sheriff's second-in-command, Chief Deputy David Hendershott, and two of his allies, signaling growing concern among the sheriff's top hierarchy about the agency's

Arizona is second poorest state in the nation

09-16-2010 • Capitol Media Services

More than 1 out of 5 Arizonans live in poverty, a figure higher than anywhere else in the nation except for Mississippi. Nearly 1.4 million Arizonans live in households earning less than the federal poverty level. That computes out to 21.2%. The nati

Arizona History Class!!!

9-15-2010 • www.meetup.com

Come down to the Freedom's Phoenix Workshop Friday Sept. 24th 7pm and learn some things you've probably never heard about the the history of the state of Arizona and much of the American continent. Mr. Tom Denny says there are many facts that li

Judge unseals court records of AZ governor's mentally ill son

09-14-2010 • Capitol Media Services

Just days before she was scheduled to be sworn in as governor, her son's lawyer convinced Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Pendleton Gaines to seal the entire criminal record. Such action is relatively unheard of in Maricopa County.

A Bloodbath Awaits: Up To 67% Of Phoenix Homes Are Underwater

09-13-2010 • ZeroHedge.com

Jay Butler, head of Realty Studies at ASU, was interviewed by ABC15 in Arizona saying that the number of underwater homes in Phoenix may be as high as 66-67%. This means a complete bloodbath for housing prices is still just beyond the horizon...

Arizona women get probation for prostitution training

09-10-2010 • Arizona Republic

A patrol officer spotted the 14-year-old girl on a Tucson street who appeared to be soliciting. The officer questioned her and says the girl admitted she was a runaway from Phoenix and she was being trained as a prostitute.