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June 24, 2007 -- The Arizona Conservative calls on Arizona's senior senator to withdraw from the presidential race. If you agree that McCain should bow out of the race, send your name to The Arizona Conservative for listing on this page. John Mc
“So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause.”
Senator Chuck Gray, a former cop, is presiding over an unconstitutional bill that will force individuals arrested in Arizona for certain crimes to provide a DNA sample to the state regardless of whether or not that individual ever goes to tri
In response to a recent Tucson Citizen article, a reader identifying himself as 'Warden, The Notorious Mexican Flag Burner' posted the following online comment, "Here's a thought for all of you: Send the illegals home before I sta
Claims by the city of Mesa, Arizona that its red light camera and speed camera program has been losing money have proven untrue. Billing 'errors' resulted in the city paying $122,000 extra every month to private vendor ATS who will refund the
On Monday, March 19, Arizona Republic subscribers across the Valley picked their newspapers up off the driveway, slid off the protective plastic bag, and then, surely, started shaking the paper — looking for its missing sections. [get used to
As they attempted to turn in 1,134 signatures on 79 pages of petitions collected in less than two weeks, Valley Business Owners (and Concerned Citizens) members Fred Phillis and Jan Hibbard were given a letter signed by Town Clerk Cathy Templeton rej
An innocent Tuscon, Arizona resident has been haunted by a bogus parking ticket for the past seven years. In 2000, a meter maid claims to have placed a $25 parking ticket on Lopez's vehicle outside of the Lopez residence. Lopez, who had a valid p
On Monday, opposing lawyers representing Peterson and Cain are scheduled to meet in Maricopa County Superior Court before Judge Bethany Hicks to argue the merits of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a state voucher program created last y
Robert Daniels, 27, a dual citizen of Russia and the U.S., was placed under court-ordered quarantine in the jail ward at Maricopa Medical Center after he violated a public health order to wear a mask when he was in public. He contracted tuberculosis
Members of Metro's five citizen advisory boards will ask fellow board members to withhold hundreds of thousands of dollars from the companies building the 20-mile line. The boards control $2.5 million in incentives, which are awarded quarterly de
The state House voted to further restrict government agencies that don’t want people carrying guns into their buildings, which would expand existing laws that require public buildings to provide for weapons storage if they don’t want people bringing
Proponents observed that the measure respects gun owners' rights. Opponents said it would be better for people to leave their guns at home rather than taking them into a public building or to an event such as the Tempe Block Party on New Year
Sobriety Checkpoints tend to reduce the number of drinking drivers on the road (statistically this is false) and do not necessarily produce a dramatic increase in DUI arrests. The major value of Sobriety Checkpoints is their educational and d
Frazier, who had urged Napolitano to veto the bill, said it infringes on his free-speech rights because the T-shirts are political statements. The current T-shirt lists the names of 3,155 service members killed in shirt with slogans such as "Bus
A weapon seized after a drug-war massacre last week at a Mexican border town was sold in Phoenix in another sign that southbound gunrunning and the firepower of drug cartels have accelerated in the last few months. "There is a war going on on th
Robert Comer died with a steady gaze and a defiant smile on his face, the first person to be executed in Arizona since November 2000. Comer brought a picture of his daughter with him to the death chamber and used his last words to say, "Go, Raid
A Flagstaff entrepreneur who makes an anti-war T-shirt has inspired a potential new chapter of state law. Dan Frazier's use of the names of soldiers who have died in the Iraq conflict is the driving force behind Senate Bill 1014, which passed
A pilot project to place a high-tech network of surveillance towers along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border has met boisterous opposition in this Arizona town, where some residents call it "Big Brother."
Todd Lang, executive director of the Citizens Clean Elections Commission, said he fears this is the first step toward trying to repeal the measure. He said voters might be less inclined to support the system if it is portrayed to them as just another
Berman accepted the donation of the white and tan truck during a Wednesday gala at which about 350 residents and officials celebrated the opening of the first dealership at San Tan Motorplex. “I can’t imagine why it would seem preferable for us to
"We keep heading down this road of nanny government," said Rep. Russell Pearce, R-Mesa. "The state doesn't own my children. I'm responsible for my children." Championed by the Arizona Automobile Association, the bill re
The law, referred to as the “Nicole Traxler” law, was signed by the governor last month. It requires prison inmates to serve longer sentences when convicted of felonies committed in jail. [using a crime victim to pass more draconian legislation]
You could call it a window. You could call it a vent. But state health officials say there is one thing the four square foot, slatted opening in the wall of the Metro Sportz Bar in Phoenix is not: a loophole.
Months after a politically embarrasing $1 billion shortfall that put veterans' health care in peril, Veterans Affairs officials involved in the foul-up got hefty bonuses ranging up to $33,000. The list of bonuses to senior career officials at th
Bell, who operates the open-air steakhouse on Hunt Highway south of Queen Creek, was appealing a country hearing officer’s ruling that resulted in a $700 fine for letting patrons dance at the establishment.
Arizonans are barraged with news stories about the state ranking near the bottom in graduation rates and test scores. Arizonans hear very little about a leading cause of the low rankings—that the state ranks near the top in out-of-wedlock births.
ATS, is promoting legislation that would remove license demerit points from photo tickets. The change would increase the number of citations, reduce the cost of taking photographs and eliminate due process protections that come with criminal citation
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that judges need to privately review public officials' e-mails that are withheld from public disclosure because of claims that they're personal in nature.
To date, federal records show Cheatham has bought 75 firearms since 2006 and 147 throughout his life. Newell said the man purchased the weapons legally, but he is suspected of breaking the law when he sold them without a license.
