One of the more effective Scottsdale citizen activists in recent years has been downtown business owner Bill Crawford. He’s taken on some tough fights and special interests and come out the other side. Most notably he raised problems the surging success of bars and restaurants in the Entertainment District were having on nearby neighborhoods several years ago. He worked with … Read More
Most Signatures Gathered for Corp Comm
Candidate for AZ Corporation Commission Andy Tobin Files Thousands of Signatures Phoenix, AZ – Today, Andy Tobin, the former Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives and Governor Doug Ducey’s appointee to the Arizona Corporation Commission, filed 11,306 signatures to qualify for the ballot. The Tobin campaign filed nearly twice the necessary amount of signatures needed. Tobin said the following, … Read More
Gates Resigns Phoenix Council Seat, Files For Supervisor
Phoenix, AZ – Today, Republican Phoenix City Councilman Bill Gates filed more than 2,000 nominating signatures for County Board of Supervisors, which is almost three times the 711 signatures needed to qualify for the ballot. “I am honored and humbled by the amount of support I have received since announcing my intent to run for the County Board of Supervisors,” … Read More
Memorial Day 2016
By John McCain My Friend, Memorial Day is a time of solemn remembrance where we pause to honor the terrible sacrifice made by those who went off to war only to never return. We remember through ceremony and by celebrating the freedom they fought to defend. We must never forget what they did in our name. They were family and … Read More
News Release: Arizona’s Fire Fighters and Paramedics Endorse Andy Biggs
GILBERT (May 27) – Today, the Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona announced their endorsement for Senate President Andy Biggs for Arizona’s Fifth Congressional District. Andy Biggs released the following statement: “It is humbling to receive this support from the Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona. Firefighters and paramedics across Arizona sacrifice so much to serve our communities, and their valiant efforts should … Read More
Easy House Calls in Arizona Legislative District 28
With State Senator Adam Driggs retiring two seats are up for grabs in the upcoming race for the Arizona House of Representatives in Legislative District 28. That’s because a current holder of one of those seats, Kate Brophy McGee, is running to replace Driggs as is the other State Representative, Eric Meyer, a doctor. The House calls for their replacements … Read More
Chandler Bing or Chandler, Arizona?
Friends was one of the best and most successful television comedies of all time. No one can say it didn’t have a great run. From Phoebe Buffay to Chandler Bing the characters became a staple of American life. Chandler, Arizona has also had a great run. It is among Arizona’s most successful cities. From Jay Tibshraeny to Jack Sellers it … Read More
MEMO: How We Won
FROM: J.P. Twist, Campaign Manager TO: Interested Parties SUBJECT: How We Won It was January, and I had just watched a discussion on Channel 8’s Journalists Roundtable, where the panel predicted as high as a 70-some percent victory for Prop 123 on May 17. I almost fell out of my chair. If only they were seeing what I was seeing. … Read More
How About A Desert Discovery Bridge Rather Than A Center?
The Arizona Republic recently featured an impressive “land bridge” near Oro Valley, Arizona to facilitate highway crossings for wildlife and reduce car accidents with them. Here is a link. It prompted an idea. Why not pursue something similar in Scottsdale for the McDowell Sonoran Preserve which is bisected by Dynamite Boulevard? It would be far less costly than the proposed … Read More
Decline to Sign! Say NO to Leftist Ballot Measures in Arizona
Dear Arizona Taxpayer, Leftists and union bosses from California are currently collecting signatures for three bad propositions they want to put on Arizona’s November ballot: -An anti-free speech measure that would put your name and personal information onto a publicly-available government database if you donate to non-profit organizations. It would also give state bureaucrats the power to audit and investigate … Read More