Desert Deception: Ron Paul Kept Off Maricopa GOP Online Poll in Arizona

01-13-2012 • www.dailypaul.com

"Ron Paul was on the poll but when he has five times the votes of all other candidates combined that indicates cheating is occurring." Kevin Myers MaricopaGOP.org Webmaster (BONUS PHONE AUDIO)

State Sen. Scott Bundgaard resigns from Legislature

01-06-2012 • Arizona Republic

Peoria Sen. Scott Bundgaard abruptly resigned from the Arizona Senate on Friday, shortly before he would have been called before the Senate Ethics Committee to defend his actions in a Feb. 25 altercation with a then-girlfriend.

Remembering Marty Atencio, the Latest Fatality in Joe Arpaio's Jail

01-05-2012 • Phoenix New Times

By now, just about everyone has seen the video of Marty Atencio in custody at Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Fourth Avenue Jail after his arrest on an assault charge andnearly all but the most fanatic Arpaio supporters can acknowledge Atencio as a victim of a

Judge tosses lawsuit against Arizona’s medical marijuana law

01-04-2012 • RawStory.com

“Today’s ruling underscores the need for state officials to stop playing politics and implement the law as approved by a majority of Arizona voters so that thousands of patients can access the medicine their doctors believe is most effective for them

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema resigns to run for Congress in new CD 9

01-04-2012 • tucsoncitizen.com

As long-expected, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Phoenix) gave notice on Tuesday that she is resigning her seat to run for Congress in the new CD 9.

Sheriff Paul Babeu: "It's Time For a New Sheriff in Washington." Announces He'll R

01-04-2012 • blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com

We have an unsecured border that allows the drug cartels to operate freely in our country, and results in 400,000 illegal crossings into our state every year."

Libertarian, Green parties balk at new voter form

1-1-2012 • Arizona Daily Sun

The Arizona Libertarian Party and the Arizona Green Party are suing the State of Arizona over discrimination on voter registration forms. Tucson attorney David Hardy will litigate this attempt to squelch alternatives to the Republican/Democratic duo

Arizona Humane Society in crisis mode after killing kitten

12-29-2011 • AP

Animal lovers threatened to pull donations to an animal rescue group and the public flooded the agency with scathing comments and calls after a man’s cat was euthanized when he couldn’t afford its medical care, prompting the Arizona Humane Society to

Appellate Court Rules City of Phoenix Must Release Portions of Mayor’s Security Detail Logs

12-28-2011 • Judicial Watch

Court of Appeals, State of Arizona, Division One has reversed a ruling by the Maricopa County Superior Court that shielded from release Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon’s security detail logs

Video Shows Altercation with Combative Inmate

12-23-2011 • FOX10 News

Video just released from inside the 4th Avenue Jail shows deputies subduing an inmate who later became unresponsive. That inmate ended up on life support and died, igniting a maelstrom about practices in the jails. Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he's rel

Arizona sheriff sanctioned over destroyed documents

12-23-2011 • Reuters

A federal judge on Friday issued legal sanctions against high profile Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio for destroying documents in a civil rights lawsuit accusing him and his department of racially profiling Latinos. Citing the admitted destruction of e

Readied To Donate Organs, 21-Year-Old Emerges From Coma

12-22-2011 • ABC News (video)

Sam Schmid, an Arizona college student believed to be brain dead and poised to be an organ donor, miraculously recovered just hours before doctors were considering taking him off life support. Schmid, a junior and business major at the University of

Plans for Arizona's budget surplus vary

12-19-2011 • Arizona Republic

Here's something Arizona hasn't seen in a while: a state budget surplus. Estimates range from $416 million to as much as $650 million when the new budget year starts in July. Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/12/17/20111217

APNewsBreak: Feds say Arpaio violated civil rights

12-15-2011 • news.yahoo.com

The federal government issued a scathing report Thursday that outlines how Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office has committed a wide range of civil rights violations against Latinos, including a pattern of racial profiling and discrimination a

Supreme Court to Rule on Immigration Law in Arizona

12-12-2011 • NYTimes.com

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether Arizona may impose tough anti-immigration measures.

Critics: 'Tough' sheriff botched sex-crime cases

12-04-2011 • AP

Many of the victims were children of illegal immigrants. The botched sex-crimes investigations serve as an embarrassment to a department whose sheriff is the self-described "America's Toughest Sheriff" and a national hero to conservatives

Phoenix protesters pepper-sprayed at Westin Kierland Resort

11-30-2011 • Arizona Republic

A group of about 150-200 protesters were greeted by a strong police presence at the Westin Resort in Phoenix for the American Legislative Exchange Council meeting. The protesters were orderly, but police used pepper spray to move a group

Arizona gun club lets children hold high-powered guns while posing for Christmas pictures

11-28-2011 • .

A local gun club in Scottsdale, Arizona is hosting an event for parents and their children to pose for pictures with Santa Claus while holding machine guns they would not be allowed to legally own. Even toddlers are permitted to hold high-powered fir

Arizona police vow probe into bloody arrest of grandfather at Walmart

11-27-2011 • CNN

An Arizona police department will conduct an investigation into the bloody arrest of a 54-year-old grandfather during a Black Friday sale at a Walmart, an assistant police chief said. Jerald Newman, 54, was released from a Maricopa County jail, his w

Police brutality at Buckeye, AZ Walmart

11-25-2011 • Phoenix New Times

Kops beat up man trying to help his grandson in a crowd of shoppers.

John Stuart Jury Hung -- Retrial in January...supposedly

11-18-2011 • from Ed Vallejo

Brief e-mail from Ed. John is interviewing jurors now on what they felt so hopefully a report tonight from John or Ed. Hopefully the vote was big in his favor which will make the prosecutor less likely to go back to trial.

CNN reschedules Arizona’s GOP presidential debate to February

11-09-2011 • azcapitoltimes.com

CNN today announced that it would reschedule Arizona’s Republican presidential primary debate to Feb. 22, just six days before the state’s presidential preference election. The debate, which will be held at the Mesa Arts Center, was originally Nov. 3

Sen. Pearce booted out in recall election

11-08-2011 • KPHO TV5 CBS News Phoenix

Voters have ousted state Sen. Russell Pearce in an unprecedented recall election, a first for an Arizona legislator. With a majority of the precincts reporting, the top vote getter, Republican Jerry Lewis, steps into the District 18 legislative se

Valley 'pot clubs' growing in popularity

10-31-2011 • www.abc15.com

PHOENIX - A legal battle is brewing over so-called pot clubs that have popped up in the wake of Arizona's new medical marijuana law.

GOP Presidential candidate Gary Johnson in Fountain Hills today 5:00 p.m.

09-29-2011 • www.garyjohnson2012.com

(Publisher: Another liberty supporting candidate in the Republican Primary visits Arizona?... Well, I think we might take advantage of this :)

"Politics On The Rocks" With Gary Johnson, Thurs Oct 27, 2011, 5:30 p.m.

10-24-2011 • Meetup.com

Republican Presidential Candidate, Gary Johnson, will be the Featured Guest at Politics On The Rocks at The Mint, 7373 E Camelback Road; Scottsdale, AZ this Thrusday, October 27th, 2011 at 5:30 p.m.