By Alexander Lomax A New PAC, a Familiar Playbook A political action committee called Better Together has spent more than $250,000 attacking three Scottsdale City Council candidates, and Scottsdale voters still don’t know who is paying for it. The committee filed with the state on June 5. Its first campaign finance report isn’t due until July 15, well after most … Read More
Second Ethics Complaint Against Kathy Littlefield Dismissed. The Bigger Question Is Who Keeps Filing Them
By Ronald Sampson A Complaint That Never Had Legs An independent hearing officer has dismissed the second ethics complaint filed against Scottsdale Councilwoman Kathy Littlefield over her votes on Axon’s headquarters campus. Local activist Dan Ishac argued Littlefield should have recused herself because her husband, Bob Littlefield, chairs TAAAZE, the group fighting Axon’s apartment plans. Hearing Officer Robert Donfeld ruled … Read More
Guest Editorial: The Upcoming Scottsdale City Council Elections
By Howard Myers Howard Myers is the founder of Protect Our Preserve and author of Proposition 420
Guest Editorial: Axon’s Secret Slate
By Councilmember Barry Graham
Guest Editorial: The Empire Strikes Back!
By Bob Littlefield New Campaign Video: Click Here! Dear Friends, At the beginning of this election cycle, I predicted Axon would run a negative campaign against those candidates who opposed their massive apartment complex proposal. Well, that prediction has come true beyond my wildest expectations This year Axon is spending lavishly to defeat myself, Barry Graham … Read More
Axon’s Political Gamble: What Shareholders Should Know
By Vanessa Rogers A Public Company Playing a Very Expensive Local Game Axon Enterprise is no stranger to big bets. But its latest wager may be the riskiest one yet: pouring money into Scottsdale city council races through a political action committee, while the company’s stock sits roughly 27 percent below where it started the year. That is not a … Read More
Guest Editorial: Campaign Update
By Councilmember Barry Graham
Breaking News: Axon Is Polling to Purchase a Scottsdale City Council
By Alexander Lomax The corporate playbook for buying local influence is not new. Scottsdale has seen it before. But the scale and audacity of what appears to be unfolding ahead of the July 21st primary deserves the full attention of every resident who cares about who actually governs this city. Several sources say Axon Enterprise is conducting active polling in … Read More
Guest Editorial: First Decision Handed Down in TAAAZE Lawsuits
By Bob Littlefield Dear Friends: As you may have heard a Superior Court Judge has ruled against TAAAZE in our lawsuit against the controversial “Axon Law.” While this result is disappointing, we are considering our options for appealing this bad decision. Plenty of issues over the years have been approved in Superior Court only to have them overturned later at the … Read More