New Scottsdale Poll Shows Axon Could Face Uphill Battle After Successful Referendum Drive News Release from Data Orbital Phoenix, AZ (2/10/2025) Data Orbital is pleased to announce the results of its latest mixed-mode survey of likely 2026 General Election voters in Scottsdale. The survey was conducted from January 11th to January 13th. The survey assessed voter sentiment on a ballot … Read More
It’s a Different WM Phoenix Open: The Pros and the Cons
The WM Phoenix Open has come under fire in recent years, more specifically last year’s messy event. The Thunderbirds seem to have gotten the message and made necessary changes (read our coverage here), but it’s all talk until the event comes. While the changes seem to have minimized some of the most prominent issues, there is one significant change that … Read More
King Rick Strikes Again, This Time Attempting to Eviscerate Citizen Rights
By Ronald Sampson Axon has developed quite a reputation for bullying its way through Scottsdale. Its attempts to shoehorn in its unwanted apartment megacomplex (apparently the largest apartment complex in the history of the entire state) into the city met stiff resistance, so it ignored the will of the people and leaned on a lame duck City Council. Once the … Read More
Creative Redevelopment in Paradise Valley: Why Rethinking Old Spaces is the Way
It’s no surprise that Covid changed the economic dynamics of our world in a lasting way. E-commerce went from a dominant economic factor to THE dominant economic factor, millions of square feet of office space have been rendered null and void due to work-from-home and hybrid work policies, and delivery services became ascendent. One of the bigger questions vexing much … Read More
Scottsdale Rep Leading the Fight Against Hobbs: Is He Asking the Right Questions or Being an Opportunistic Politician?
As we have covered recently, since the November election life has gotten harder for Governor Katie Hobbs. The Republican advantage in both the State House and the State Senate has expanded, meaning that the road to Hobbs bringing anything on her agenda to fruition got much longer and more difficult. We predicted that Republicans would be jockeying for position to … Read More
Did the Thunderbirds Get the Message About the Waste Management Open? It Appears So
By Ronald Sampson What was long a cherished event for the Valley has recently given itself a black eye. The Waste Management Open: it has always been a party. The 16th hole has long been known as one of the craziest atmospheres in all of golf. It has always been different. But in the last few years and especially last … Read More
How Does Arizona Rank for Families? Not Well, According to Recent Survey
We could say a lot of positive things about our home state: great weather much of the time, great place to start a business, beautiful landscapes, abundant recreation options. One thing we don’t rarely hear much about is whether or not it’s a good place to raise a family however. This Monday we ran a piece about a WalletHub survey … Read More
Welcome to an All New Legislative Session: What Should You Expect from the Arizona Legislature in 2025?
As with every January, it’s the start of a brand new legislative session at the State Capitol. And this year portends to be a bit of a departure from recent years, as Republicans have extended their leads in both chambers at the legislature. So what should you expect? First, there will be precious few issues where both parties get along, … Read More
Axon’s Very Bad Week
Taser manufacturer Axon had to go on the offensive when it faced a campaign that appears to have succeeded in putting its controversial 1,900 apartment project, in what appears to be the largest multi-family entitlement in Arizona history, to a vote of the people. Now it is facing a campaign finance complaint for failing to account for the hundreds of … Read More