Democrat Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick announced she is running against me for the United States Senate Seat in Arizona. Congresswoman Kirkpatrick has been a reliable supporter of Nancy Pelosi, having voted with her 90% of the time. And, we all remember when she said her vote for Obamacare was the one she “was most proud about.” We cannot afford to have … Read More
More Teachers Needed
I filed my official arguments in opposition to Mayor Stanton’s train tax increase. This special interest boondoggle will cost you $31.5 BILLION – money that should be used to hire more teachers, police and firefighters. 2,900 NEW teachers could be hired for the cost of just one mile of rail.
Scottsdale Mayor to Seek a Third Term
Jim Lane Files Paperwork To Seek Third Term As Mayor Of Scottsdale Announcement Follows Eight Years Of Progress And Recovery (Scottsdale, Ariz.) Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane is seeking a third and final term to ensure Scottsdale continues to move in the right direction. “I have led our community, with the help of citizens and city council, from trying times to … Read More
How MovePHX Will Improve Our Streets
The population of Phoenix is expected to nearly double in the next 30 years. That’s a lot more people on the roads, and a lot more wear and tear on our streets. MovePHX is an all-of-the-above transportation initiative that will fund fresh coats of asphalt for more than 680 miles of streets. The plan will also add 135 miles of … Read More
New Security for Our Southern Border
By Senator John McCain Did you hear the news? Today we took a positive step forward in the fight to secure America’s borders. The Senate Homeland Security & Government Affairs Committee has approved the Arizona Borderlands Protection & Preservation Act, which I introduced earlier this year. For decades, drug cartels and human smugglers have exploited U.S. land management laws by … Read More
More LGBT Protections In Scottsdale Are Consistent With The Philosophies Of Those Who Rule It
Scottsdale is an overwhelmingly Republican city. This tends to make it innovative on business issues, but an awkward actor when it comes to rapidly changing social opinions about gay marriage and other matters of import to the LGBT community. Of late there has been a concerted effort to encourage Scottsdale to follow the lead of other Arizona cities and provide … Read More
A New Low In Scottsdale
Imagine this: A City of Scottsdale employee perhaps not enjoying a request or opinion from a citizen decides to choke them, in public and resulting in a police investigation. How long do you think City Manager Fritz Behring would keep them around? The pink slip likely wouldn’t take as much time as the choke. Yet, if developers asking for special … Read More
Uber is Here to Stay. Thank You, Arizona!
You spoke, and your leaders listened. With the stroke of a pen, Arizona became the latest in a growing list of states to embrace smart ridesharing regulations that support innovation, expand economic opportunity, and put consumer choice and safety first. We’ve been proud to play a role in strengthening Arizona’s economy while making it easier, safer and more affordable for … Read More
The Republic’s Wrong Vision For The Wright House. And Political Nescience
We are fans of the Arizona Republic. We also came into being due to their retreat from robust, community-oriented editorial content. Today, the Arizona Republic’s editorialists awoke from their frequent hibernation on matters local, reminding us how they can be wrong, not Wright. Essentially, the Republic chastised the Arcadia neighborhood for its substantial opposition to a developer’s plan to commercialize … Read More
Secretary Reagan Misses the Point
By Robbie Sherwood , Executive Director of ProgressNow Arizona It looks like we touched a nerve. Recently the Arizona Advocacy Foundation led a coalition of non-partisan groups to produce an in-depth study of our state’s most recent election in the wake of the United States Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act. The Arizona Shelby Response Project — named for … Read More