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TJ L'Heureux
Tax time for Tempe

May 1, 2026

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6 min read

Tax time for Tempe

Turning a budget shortfall into a boost for cops ... Who needs voting rights? ... And the political scams of the future.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
The GOP’s budgetary tough talk

Apr 29, 2026

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7 min read

The GOP’s budgetary tough talk

How much leverage do they really have? ... Trump ain’t getting your voter info ... And the return of the governor’s lapdog.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
Q&A: Rep. Walt Blackman

Apr 27, 2026

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11 min read

Q&A: Rep. Walt Blackman

Getting to know the Iraq War vet ... Blaming the media ... And stealing the booze is an appropriate response.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
A $300 million hole

Apr 22, 2026

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8 min read

A $300 million hole

Things just ain’t like the Ducey days ... The best law money can buy ... And who hasn’t hallucinated on the toilet?

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
Murder in the Fourth Estate

Apr 20, 2026

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7 min read

Murder in the Fourth Estate

The Don Bolles murder mystery ... Donald comes to town ... And leave the raccoons alone.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
Is Ruben Gallego in trouble?

Apr 16, 2026

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9 min read

Is Ruben Gallego in trouble?

Or is he just a regular asshole? ... 2020 is THE issue of 2026 ... And it’s a good name.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
Q&A: Coffin it up

Apr 13, 2026

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17 min read

Q&A: Coffin it up

Arizona politics’ mysterious hypocrisy crusader ... Eric who? ... And hope you don't get stuck on a plane with him.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
Please, sir, may I pass a bill?

Apr 10, 2026

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15 min read

Please, sir, may I pass a bill?

Batting 0% so far ... Tom Horne cheats ... And the most popular guy in the room.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
Q&A: Kai Newkirk’s progressive Congress bid

Apr 6, 2026

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16 min read

Q&A: Kai Newkirk’s progressive Congress bid

How many arrests can you brag about? ... That question is relevant to Turning Point, too ... And Katie Hobbs, political mastermind.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
It’s challenge season

Mar 31, 2026

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14 min read

It’s challenge season

Who might get knocked off the ballot? ... Ever wonder why Democrats lose? ... And happy birthday, Nicole!

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
A song of ICE and Phoenix

Mar 25, 2026

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13 min read

A song of ICE and Phoenix

Stage your deportations at Sky Harbor ... That’s not an emergency ... And that is an approved expense.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
Q&A: Dem candidates for Corp Comm

Mar 23, 2026

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17 min read

Q&A: Dem candidates for Corp Comm

Educating the people on a little-known job ... Everybody’s mad about the budget ... And all bad guys look alike.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
Tempe’s off-season runoff

Mar 11, 2026

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12 min read

Tempe’s off-season runoff

Mathing last night’s results ... Everyone is investigating ... And being an asshole has consequences.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
A Q&A with Jim Covarrubias

Mar 9, 2026

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17 min read

A Q&A with Jim Covarrubias

A painter on politics, art and war ... Kari keeps failing ... And don’t bring latex to the Capitol.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
Hobbs’ prison blues

Mar 6, 2026

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14 min read

Hobbs’ prison blues

Turns out, reforming prisons is hard ... Pro-Trump podcasting has its benefits ... And “The West’s Most Horny Town.”

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
Power vacuum in CD1

Mar 4, 2026

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12 min read

Power vacuum in CD1

Can Dems finally flip the seat? ... Only land owners get to vote ... And fake Hobbs beats fake Lake.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
Q&A: Gina being Gina

Mar 2, 2026

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17 min read

Q&A: Gina being Gina

A wide-ranging chat with the freewheelin’ Republican

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
A Lytle Independent Party

Feb 26, 2026

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15 min read

A Lytle Independent Party

An outsider or a spoiler? ... Trust her, she’s a fed ... And that voice is wasted on this job.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
What hit-and-run?

Feb 24, 2026

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16 min read

What hit-and-run?

Why police investigated a Tempe councilwoman ... No, you’re corrupt ... And lolz they said 69.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
ICEy relations at the Capitol

Feb 23, 2026

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16 min read

ICEy relations at the Capitol

Things got tense ... More tariffs, please ... And someday, we'll have AI copy editors.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
Bill mania, by the numbers

Feb 19, 2026

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14 min read

Bill mania, by the numbers

We’re breaking down all that legislation ... In a Heap of trouble ... And JD smells your weed.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
A Q&A with His Excellency

Feb 17, 2026

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14 min read

A Q&A with His Excellency

Talking shop with an outspoken Surprise councilman ... It's 2020 all over again ... And they’re just too ugly for cameras.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
Feeding the deportation machine

Feb 11, 2026

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15 min read

Feeding the deportation machine

The Arizona GOP’s immigration vision for the state ... Will agitate for free ... And Michael Crow, Steve Bannon and Jeffrey Epstein.

TJ L'Heureux
TJ L'Heureux
Funded to fail

Feb 10, 2026

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15 min read

Funded to fail

Making a lot of mouth noises ... Them’s fighting words ... And why not a billion?

Hank Stephenson
TJ L'Heureux
Gary Grado
Hank Stephenson, +2
The Pledgefather

Feb 9, 2026

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16 min read

The Pledgefather

Defectors wear diapers ... If you can't kill universal vouchers ... And 67 is finally dead.

TJ L'Heureux
Nicole Ludden
TJ L'Heureux, +1
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