Arizona Again Becoming a Center for New Businesses with New Development

There has been much ado about President Trump’s tariff announcement a few weeks back. Putting it charitably, it has been…rocky…but lost in all of the partisan bickering is the reality that there is now an incentive to onshore business operations. Whether or not it’s worth it is a subject for an economics blog, but the reality is that some multinational … Read More

A Critical Fundraiser at the World’s Greatest Dive Bar in Arizona’s Coolest Ghost Town: Arizona Community to Rally Behind Cleator Bar & Yacht Club Manager Tina Barnhart With Saturday, April 26 Event

Tight-Knit Town Plans Off-Road Ride, Live Music and Raffle in Support of One of Its Own It’s been said that “If Jimmy Buffet were born in the desert, this is where he’d hang out,” and anyone who’s kicked up their boots at the Cleator Bar & Yacht Club after a long day on the road or the trail likely had the pleasure … Read More

Founders of Scottsdale Community Bank Earn Dual Hall of Fame Honors

Scottsdale Community Bank Founders Frank Jacobson, Joe Garagiola, Jr., Recognized for Extraordinary Leadership, Contributions to Arizona’s Sports & Civic Legacies  Scottsdale Community Bank today announced that two of its founders, Frank Jacobson and Joe Garagiola, Jr., are set to receive some of Arizona’s most distinguished honors. The Arizona Sports Hall of Fame will induct Garagiola into its ranks Thursday, April 10, … 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

Revolt from the 51st State: How a Canadian Boycott May Impact Arizona

You have to have been living under a rock to not hear about President Donald Trump’s fight against our neighbors to the north, Canada. Between threatening tariffs to repeatedly suggesting that America should annex Canada as the “51st state”, it has singlehandedly caused a significant fissure in what has traditionally been a very strong relationship. While it is easy to … 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

New Survey: Republican Voters Open to Funding Early Childhood via Vape Tax

Courtesy of Data Orbital Data Orbital is pleased to announce the results of its latest mixed-mode audience research survey of likely 2026 Republican Primary Election voters in Arizona. Conducted from February 25th to February 27th, the survey assessed Republican primary voter sentiment on extending the state’s tobacco tax to alternative, non-tobacco products. In Arizona, voter-approved tobacco-tax is the only dedicated … Read More

Ken Kendricks’ Legacy is Shaping Up

Arizona sports have had a really rough go of it recently, and a significant amount of the blame is often tossed at ownership (and for good reason). The Suns’ disappointment compared to expectations can easily be pinned on Mat Ishbia’s flashy offseason moves that seemed to be more style than substance. The Bidwell family has long been in the crosshairs … Read More