Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny Endorses Proposition 123

PHOENIX — Chandler Mayor Jay Tibshraeny today endorsed Proposition 123 citing the resources it will provide teachers and students throughout the next 10 years. The Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) estimates that Chandler Unified School District will receive more than $9 million this year alone if Prop 123 passes.  “I’m supporting Prop 123 because it’s going to provide our schools, teachers and … Read More

Does Bob Make Kathy Wear A Berka Too?

Through three terms and twelve years on the Scottsdale City Council there stood Kathy Littlefield, next to her office holding husband Bob.  Never one to interrupt, never one to take the limelight from him. But as Bob realized term limits were approaching in 2014 he decided he couldn’t live without a political title.  He ran for the Arizona House of … Read More

Grumpy Wouldn’t Be Good For Scottsdale

In making our point here we certainly don’t mean to imply the Scottsdale City Council to be the Seven Dwarfs.  Indeed, many of them stand tall to make the city the envy of the country.  Many of them would be standouts on any city council. But when Bob Littlefield served on the same City Council until being defeated several years … Read More

BREAKING: New Poll Results

by Paul Babeu Have you seen the latest poll? It has us up big in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District.35% of voters have rallied behind me, and our campaign, which has given us a 27-point lead. This is all great news, and wouldn’t be possible without you and all of your help. The liberals in Arizona want no part of facing … Read More

Back To The Future

Over two decades ago you couldn’t escape local news about Maricopa County government. When it wasn’t teetering on the edge of bankruptcy it was in the crosshairs of a fierce debate over a proposed sales tax to fund a new baseball stadium for Jerry Colangelo.  Bob Mohan was making a big name for himself skewering pro-stadium politicos on KFYI and … Read More

Together we can make our great city even better.

By Virginia Korte There is no bigger success story in the city than the resurgence of our downtown area.  It is truly inspiring. Not long ago people joked that we rolled up our downtown sidewalks at sunset.    It was a short 15 years ago that our downtown had boarded up buildings and tumbleweeds were literally blowing down the street.  I … Read More

Collins Announcing Re-Election to Keep PV Best Small Town in America

It’s been my honor serving as Paradise Valley Mayor these past fifteen months. Together with other elected and non-elected volunteers, staff and participating residents we’ve had significant achievement and are making progress on things that are important to Paradise Valley residents. Today I proudly volunteer to serve as your mayor for another two years! I hope that I have earned … Read More

Pretty Woman. Not So Pretty Blog

We don’t bemoan any working boy in the public affairs world.  But when an outlet proves to be as open to conversion as the Sonoran Alliance has of late on energy policy it is a bit conspicuous, if not obviously a case of promiscuous politics. You see, it was once upon a time that Sonoran Alliance talked of “crony capitalism” … Read More