A New Gutbucket Low
Over the weekend, State Sen. Wendy Rogers went on quite a tear at America First Political Action Conference, a gathering of white nationalists. Rogers told the crowd that she thought more of her political opponents should be hanged from a gallows, among other batshit crazy comments that Arizona Mirror editor Jim Small recounts in a…
The Daily Agenda: The Least You Can Do
The first censure in the Arizona Legislature (we think) … All the Republicans who love early voting like the rest of us … And another round of subpoenas. Wendy Rogers became the first Arizona senator to be censured yesterday after 24 of her colleagues voted in favor of a condemnation of her behavior. You can call the…
Senate Votes To Censure Wendy Rogers For Threatening Her Colleagues
In the wake of her speech to a white nationalist conference and a string of offensive and inflammatory social media posts, the Arizona Senate voted to censure Republican Sen. Wendy Rogers. The Senate voted 24-3 in a rare censure of one of its own, with 11 of the chamber’s 16 Republicans siding with the chamber’s…
Arizona Ports of Entry Get at Least $315 Million for Upgrades, Expansion
WASHINGTON – Arizona is set to receive at least $315 million for improvements to three ports of entry along the Mexican border, money that officials say is badly needed to ease cross-border trade while improving border security. The funds are Arizona’s share of the $3.4 billion in federal funding that will be used at 26…
Juvenile Offenders given a leg up by Bipartisan-Approved House Measure
Kids in juvie might see their financial load lightened, thanks to new legislation approved by the state House of Representatives that would eliminate the rollover of court fees on them and their families. The legislation would scrap the court’s ability to charge juvenile delinquents or their parents’ fees related to their trial and conviction. “This…
Early Ballot Voter ID Measure Will Be On the November Ballot
Arizona voters will decide in November whether they should have to put more than a signature on their early ballots to prove their identities. Voters who cast early ballots, the preferred method of voting for the overwhelming majority of Arizonans — an estimated 89% voted with early ballots in the 2020 general election — affirm…
Top Senate Republican Says Wendy Rogers Could Face Censure for Speech to White Nationalists
Discussions are underway at the Arizona Senate about possibly censuring Sen. Wendy Rogers over her recent inflammatory comments and her speech to a white nationalist conference over the weekend, according to the chamber’s second-ranking Republican. “We’re talking about that. We’re discussing that. I think it’s better to consolidate on what we’re going to do before…
The Daily Agenda: Today in Biting the Hand that Feeds You
It’s a lawsuit in name only … The GOP Rogers detractors could maybe field a basketball team now … And welcome to the world, AZ Luminaria! The Arizona Republican Party is suing to stop you from voting by mail, arguing mail-in voting wasn’t in the Arizona Constitution. Having struck out at getting politicians to ban early and…
GOP Senate Candidates Can’t Seem To Spell Tucson Correctly
Why are Republican Senate candidates having such a hard time spelling “Tucson” correctly? First it was gunfighter cosplayer Jim Lamon, who is seeking to challenge Sen. Mark Kelly in November. Lamon, who was one of the fake electors who were plotting to overturn the 2020 election, got some ink a few weeks back when he misspelled…
Suppression Session
You know those stories about volunteer firefighters who start blazes so they can be the heroes who put them out? That’s what the current legislative efforts to “reform” our election laws feel like to me. Following the lead of Donald Trump, the one-term president who lost the 2020 election to Democrat Joe Biden, way too…
XOXO: Mark Your Calendars
THURSDAY, FEB. 24 In 2015, the handwritten manuscript containing the lyrics to “American Pie” was auctioned at Christie’s for $1.2 million. “Bye, Bye Miss American Pie.” Legendary singer-songwriter Don McLean drives his “Chevy to the levy’’ one more time. With special guest multi-platinum British folk rocker Al Stewart. At The Fox Theatre… Rejecting the idea…
Marijuana Meetup: Cannafriends Tucson Offers an Opportunity for Weed Enthusiasts to Gather and Sample Products
Amethyst Kinney Greeted every person that attended the Tucson February Cannafriends event on Thursday, Feb. 17. Kinney stood by the parking lot entrance into The Annabelle Photography Studio at 630 E. Ninth St., to greet each person with a smile and a hug before telling them to smoke a free “dab” before entering the studio.…
Trust Busters: A Slate of New Election Laws Sweeps Arizona in Response to ‘Voter Fraud’ Conspiracy Theories
State senate president Karen Fann tried her hardest to overturn the legitimate 2020 presidential election in Arizona. Despite bringing in a host of contractors—including the now infamous Cyber Ninjas (whose CEO Doug Logan has openly advocated for the “Stop the Steal” movement)—Fann and election conspiracy theorists failed to produce any legitimate evidence of widespread fraud.…
Planting Seeds: Community Hope Grows At JB Wright Elementary Garden
With more than 26 languages, cultures, and a large refugee population, the community around the John B. Wright Elementary School in Tucson is working around a common goal: a shared garden plot. Elementary students, teachers, local residents and university students have all collaborated on the garden that serves as a bright spot to everyone involved.…
City Week: Weekly Pics
Editor’s Note: While we are delighted to see Tucsonans once again gathering for fun events, we are also aware that variants are in widespread circulation. Please consider getting vaccinated against COVID if you haven’t yet. The Kreutzer Sonata. What’s more dramatic than moody classical music? How about Leo Tolstoy? How about MURDER? Thank goodness for…
A-flight Again: Birds and Arrows Previewing New Album With a Throwback Sound at Special Hotel Congress Show
When Andrea And Pete Connolly moved from North Carolina to Tucson, their folk music roots quickly mixed with the desert rock of the Southwest. Their band, Birds and Arrows, now wields a unique combination of psychedelic rock that still maintains a bluesy foundation. This style is even further developed on their forthcoming album, Electric Bones,…
‘Big Lie’ Legislation:Bill Approved In Legislative Committee Would Do Away With Ballot-Counting Machines, Convenient Voting Centers
Voting would return to 19th-century methods—with their glacial pace and flawed accuracy—and reduce voter access under legislation Republicans approved in a legislative committee that would ban machines from counting votes, critics said. The proposal is rooted in the Big Lie, a belief that the 2020 election was “stolen” from Donald Trump. Although there are various…
