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Doris Goodale "Can't Explain" Opposition to Colorado City Bill, Fellow Lawmaker Says

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Mar. 12 2013 at 11:28 AM

Republican state Representative Doris Goodale "can't explain" her opposition to the bill that was proposed to disband the "Marshal's Office" in the polygamist town of Colorado City, the bill's sponsor tells New Times.

Despite county, state, and federal authorities claiming misconduct in the police force there, Goodale continues to defend it, while refusing to explain her defense to New Times. Now, Republican Representative Michelle Ugenti tells us she doesn't understand why Goodale opposes it, either.

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-Doris Goodale Won't Explain Defense of Colorado City's Allegedly Corrupt Cops

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arizona, colorado city, doris goodale, fundamentalist church of jesus christ of latter day saints, michelle ugenti, mohave county sheriff's office, polygamy, tom horne, tom sheahan, warren jeffs

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Doris Goodale Won't Explain Her Defense of Colorado City's Allegedly Corrupt Police Force

By Matthew Hendley Mon., Mar. 11 2013 at 2:35 PM

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Representative Doris Goodale.

For the second straight year, Republican Representative Doris Goodale strongly opposed legislation that would disband the "Marshal's Office" in the polygamist town of Colorado City, which is in her district.

Despite county, state, and federal authorities claiming misconduct in the police force there, Goodale continues to defend it, and she's refused to explain her defense to New Times.

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-Bill to Get Rid of FLDS-Lovin' Cops in Colorado City Gets Neutered

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arizona, colorado city, doris goodale, fundamentalist church of jesus christ of latter day saints, mohave county sheriff's office, polygamy, tom horne, tom sheahan, warren jeffs

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Daniel Patterson, Disgraced Ex-Legislator, Already Talking About Getting Back in Office

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Mar. 5 2013 at 10:06 AM

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Daniel Patterson

Former Democratic state Representative Daniel Patterson, who resigned from the House last year before a vote on his expulsion could take place, already is talking about getting back into office.

Patterson's not talking about a 2014 run but rather filling a potential vacancy in the near future.

See also:
-Daniel Patterson Calls it Quits, Resigns From House
-Ethics Investigators: Daniel Patterson Is Rude, Has Tried to Trade Favors for Votes, Violated Court Orders, and Has Got to Go

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arizona, daniel patterson, domestic violence, ethics complaint, ethics report, georgette escobar, house ethics committee, Macario Saldate, u.s. department of the interior

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Republican State Representative Steve Smith's List of Nutso Legislation

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Jan. 23 2013 at 2:06 PM

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Republican Representative Steve Smith

With the news that Republican state Representative Steve Smith is again trying to get the public to cut a quarter-million-dollar check to ousted Senate President Russell Pearce, we took a look at all the bills Smith's sponsoring this session.

To describe the list of Smith-sponsored bills in one word: nutso.

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-Russell Pearce's Pet Cockroach Steve Smith Tries to Give Pearce Your Money, Again

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arizona, guns, immigration, insanity, loyalty oath, pledge of allegiance, republicans, russell pearce, steve smith

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State Representative Doris Goodale's Son Pleads Guilty in Heroin-Trafficking Case

By Matthew Hendley Mon., Dec. 3 2012 at 1:39 PM

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Stephanie Goodale (left) and Michael Goodale.

Michael Goodale, the Kingman resident who calls recently re-elected Republican state Representative Doris Goodale "mom," is looking at some prison time after pleading guilty to a charge related to a Kingman Police Department heroin-trafficking investigation.

According to the local paper of record, the Kingman Daily Miner, Michael Goodale pleaded guilty to "attempting to transport narcotic drugs for sale," in a plea agreement that locks him up for 3 1/2 years.

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-State Representative Doris Goodale's Kids Popped for Heroin Trafficking

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arizona, doris goodale, heroin, heroin trafficking, kingman, las vegas, michael goodale, stephanie goodale

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State Representative Jerry Weiers in Trouble With Dems for Moving a Planter at the Capitol

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Oct. 24 2012 at 11:17 AM

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Manny Cruz (left) and Terry Goddard are not messing around about planters at the capitol.

The campaign for Glendale mayor is getting really heated, folks -- candidate Manny Cruz released a video of his opponent, Republican state Representative Jerry Weiers, moving a planter at the state capitol.

It's actually a really big planter -- Weiers had to tie it to his truck to move it -- and Cruz describes Weiers' moving of the planter in March as a "criminal act" he committed in a "fit of rage."

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arizona, chad campbell, glendale, glendale mayoral race, jason rose, jerry weiers, manny cruz, terry goddard

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Ben Arredondo Pleads Guilty to Two Felonies; Plea Reveals Soon-to-Be-Former Legislator Also Ran a Bit of a Scholarship Scam

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Oct. 5 2012 at 11:56 AM

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Convicted state lawmaker Ben Arredondo.

Soon-to-be-former state Representative Ben Arredondo pleaded guilty today to two felony charges, including one that wasn't even mentioned in the original indictment.

Arredondo pleaded guilty to one count of "honest services mail fraud" -- related to the ticket-bribery exchange he had going on with undercover FBI agents -- but also pleaded guilty to another count of mail fraud for setting up a scholarship fund that sent a bunch of money to his own relatives.

See also:
-Ben Arredondo, State Representative/Ex-Tempe Councilman, Hit With Federal Charges
-Ben Arredondo Isn't the Only One the Feds Are Looking At
-FBI's Ben Arredondo Bust Apparently Cracked Open a Bit

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arizona, ben arredondo, bribery, corruption, extortion, fbi, tempe, tempe city council

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Ben Arredondo Scheduled to Plead Guilty in Bribery Case

By Matthew Hendley Thu., Oct. 4 2012 at 1:58 PM

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Ben Arredondo

A change-of-plea hearing has been scheduled for tomorrow in the bribery case involving state Representative Ben Arredondo, meaning he's scheduled to plead guilty.

Arredondo was indicted in May on charges of bribery, fraud, attempted extortion, and making false statements for allegedly getting the tickets from a company -- a fake company, set up by the FBI -- in exchange for helping it buy city-owned land for a real estate development.

See also:
-Ben Arredondo, State Representative/Ex-Tempe Councilman, Hit With Federal Charges
-Ben Arredondo Isn't the Only One the Feds Are Looking At
-FBI's Ben Arredondo Bust Apparently Cracked Open a Bit

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arizona, ben arredondo, bribery, corruption, extortion, fbi, tempe, tempe city council

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Daniel Patterson Free From Domestic-Violence Charges, Which Were Part of Ethics Complaint

By Matthew Hendley Thu., Aug. 23 2012 at 8:29 AM

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See also: Daniel Patterson Calls it Quits, Resigns From House
See also: Ethics Investigators Say Daniel Patterson Has Got to Go
See also: Daniel Patterson Responds to Ethics Complaint

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Former state Representative Daniel Patterson.

Former Democratic state Representative Daniel Patterson was acquitted of the domestic-violence charges -- part of an ethics complaint that would eventually cause him to resign from the House.

"Court finds me NOT GUILTY on all DV charges pushed by Tucson City Atty & haters," Patterson posted on Twitter. "Truth & justice win! AZ politicians dissed my voters."

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arizona, chad campbell, daniel patterson, domestic violence, ethics complaint, ethics report, georgette escobar, house ethics committee

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Ethics Complaint Against State Senator Rich Crandall Tossed Straight in the Garbage

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Jul. 25 2012 at 1:06 PM

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See also: Rich Crandall Leaves a Somewhat Angry Voicemail for Fellow State Senator

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Probably state Senator Rich Crandall's angry face.

That didn't take long: state Senator Brenda Barton's ethics complaint against fellow Republican Senator Rich Crandall was thrown straight in the garbage (or possibly the recycle bin).

Barton filed the complaint because Crandall left a mean voicemail on her phone, and warned Barton that she "better not try to run any education legislation whatsoever [in] the next two years" -- a threat that could come true, since he's the chairman of the Senate Education Committee.

Considering that recent ethics complaint legislators have include a public domestic-violence incident involving one lawmaker, and another lawmaker accused of trying to trade sex for votes and generally acting like a complete asshat, it would seem like an ethics complaint over an angry phone call is a bit much.

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