By Alexander Lomax It will be no surprise to anyone who pays attention to Scottsdale politics when I say that 2025 has been a very…spicy year at City Hall. Instead of typical left-vs-right battles, the main battle has been between the conservative faction on City Council against Mayor Lisa Borowsky, herself generally also considered conservatives (or, to be more factual, … Read More
The Republican Race for Governor Just Got More Interesting with Trump Endorsement
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has had a metaphorical target on her head from Republicans since nearly the precise minute she assumed the office. A few Republicans have lined up for the privilege of taking her on in the 2026 general election, but the path will not be easily cleared for any candidate in the Republican primary. At the time of … Read More
Scottsdale State Representative Shooting for a Statewide Seat: Does He Have a Chance?
Alex Kolodin is one of the two state representatives in legislative district 3, the district which covers most of Scottsdale. Him and his seatmate Joseph Chaplik have served together since 2022, and Kolodin has made waves in an unequivocally positive way by standing up for the rights of Scottsdalians in Axon’s fight to take away your rights (you can get … Read More
Profiles in Courage: How Two Scottsdale Area Representatives are Fighting the Good Fight
By Ronald Sampson At this point I probably don’t have to tell you about Axon’s awful mega-apartment complex plans for Scottsdale, the fits that it has pitched when it didn’t get its way, and the attempts to circumvent the will of the people and eliminates your rights as voters along the way (you can get up to date here). Its … Read More
Where Sports Intersects with Politics: Will a Former Arizona Cardinal Be Heading to Washington?
Most of the time we all hate it when politics insert themselves into sports; sports are usually our safe space away from the bickering and fights of politics. Talking crap about Dodgers fans or Seahawks fans is much more satisfying than fighting with someone from the other political party for most people. But every once in a while sports intersects … Read More
The Fight Against Axon Overreach Makes It to the Capitol
It’s been a long and winding road for Axon in its attempts to force its 1,900 apartment megacomplex (the biggest in state history) onto Scottsdale against its will. Once the people banded together, said “enough is enough”, and got enough signatures to put it to a public vote, Axon knew that it would lose (read our full coverage here). So … Read More
REP. JOSEPH CHAPLIK CONDEMNS COMMITTEE PASSAGE OF SB1543 – AXON’S ATTEMPT TO FORCE 1,900 UNWANTED APARTMENTS ON SCOTTSDALE
Representative Joseph Chaplik issued this statement after the House International Trade Committee passed SB1543. “I speak on behalf of Scottsdale residents in expressing our outrage and frustration at the committee passage of SB1543. This bill is a brazen attempt by one man to overturn the will of voters and retroactively force 1,900 unwanted apartments on the city of Scottsdale, using … Read More
Guest Editorial: Representative Kolodin Needs to Worry Less About Making Headlines
By Alexander Lomax I’d consider myself a fairly reasonable liberal, but more than that, I’m a pretty average voter. I think that the political left has gone too far in a number of different ways. I want leaders who are going to fix problems, not spend their time inventing ones, and if that’s a Republican then they’re going to get … Read More
Arizona DOGE? Not So Fast, as Kolodin’s Concept Goes Down in Flames
If you have not lived under a rock over the last two months, you are almost certainly aware of the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk’s attempts to cut government spending at the federal level. And regular readers may have read our piece on Arizona’s version of DOGE, spearheaded by Scottsdale-based Representative Alex Kolodin. But only a couple weeks later, … Read More