​In the last few hours, we’ve seen Governor Ducey announce a state of emergency here in Arizona, the NBA suspend its schedule, and President Trump announce an unprecedented range of travel restrictions, along with a host of other measures and financial supports to assist people through what will be a trying time. Make no mistake, the following days and weeks … Read More

The city of Phoenix is holding off on higher rideshare fees for Uber and Lyft rides at Phoenix Sky Harbor International until after the Arizona Supreme Court rules on the legality of the hikes. Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich argues the higher fees go against a voter approved state law restricting cities from imposing new and higher taxes and charges … Read More

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced January 16 he believes the City of Phoenix violated the Arizona Constitution when it imposed new rideshare fees for companies operating at Sky Harbor. “The Phoenix City Council is placing its policy preferences above the rights of the people to whom the government must always answer,” Brnovich said. “Arizona voters clearly spoke when they … Read More

By Sal DiCiccio — This is great news for everyone who uses Uber or Lyft. We have worked for years to develop our reputation as a business-friendly city. Taxes like this will destroy that reputation. Losing business at the airport will have lasting repercussions for our city. This new tax will severely hurt our reputation on the national and international … Read More

By Sal DiCiccio — In what can only be described as a Waterloo moment for Phoenix politicians, Phoenix is about to be known as an anti-business city. Phoenix politicians are set to pass a massive tax increase on ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft. These companies have sent a letter saying that if Phoenix imposes this tax increase, they will leave … Read More

By Sal DiCiccio — Phoenix politicians are about to stick it to the public once again. They need to realize this is going to hurt the City of Phoenix at a national level, it will hurt the public, and it will hurt small business owners that rely on rideshare. Last month the council voted to tax every rideshare trip to/from … Read More

By Sal DiCiccio — The politicians at the City of Phoenix today passed another huge tax increase – and this one specifically targets the little guy, the independent small business owner trying to make a living. “You are the little guy, you are the hard workers. This is your business. You’ve done everything you can to try to grow it. … Read More

By Sal DiCiccio — Individual police officers are about to get screwed by city management! No politician’s career is more valuable than our police officers. They are not disposable for political reasons. The police should not have to bend to political pressure, they are the police. They are required to do the right thing. To that end, I have requested, … Read More

By State Representative Shawnna LM Bolick Dear Friend: I currently serve as the Vice Chair of Ways and Means, a Member of Elections and a Member of the Federal Relations committees.  The first order of business was ensuring Arizona met the federal government’s January 31st deadline for the intrastate Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) and tax conformity.  The governor signed DCP and … Read More

Today the public made it extremely clear: they no longer trust the failed dysfunctional leadership of the City of Phoenix. Phoenix leaders demanded a whopping $1.5 BILLION water tax increase, one of the largest in city history.  This was voted down on a 5 to 3 vote, with Councilwomen Guevara, Mendoza, and Stark voting for the tax increase but Mayor Williams indicated she plans to bring it … Read More