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
Get to Know Your Candidates: Our Q&A with Scottsdale City Council Candidate Raoul Zubia
As a reminder, we sent out a similar questionnaire to every candidate for Scottsdale city council. Their submissions are being posted in the order of being received. All of the questions were the same except for the last two, which were customized to each candidate. Do you support the Axon development as originally proposed, including up to 1,900 residential units, … Read More
Unintended Consequences Coming to Scottsdale: Why the Dubauskas Recall Now Means that Anyone is Fair Game
By Ronald Sampson Scottsdale has real issues to navigate: water supply pressures, development tensions, a competitive city budget cycle, and an ongoing power struggle on the City Council that has consumed far too much oxygen for far too long. What the city does not need is a recall effort driven by a failed candidate settling ideological scores, and setting one … Read More
Get to Know Your Candidates: Our Q&A with Scottsdale City Councilmember Solange Whitehead
As a reminder, we sent out a similar questionnaire to every candidate for Scottsdale city council. Their submissions are being posted in the order of being received. All of the questions were the same except for the last two, which were customized to each candidate. Do you support the Axon development as originally proposed, including up to 1,900 residential units, … Read More
Axon’s Money Finds Its Way to Whitehead…By Another Route
By Ronald Sampson The Check That Raised Questions A recent Scottsdale Progress campaign finance review of 2026 council candidates contained a detail worth examining closely. Council candidate Solange Whitehead’s first-quarter donor list is topped by a $5,000 contribution from Mike Wagers, identified as Chief Customer Officer of Axon Enterprise. Five thousand dollars. Nearly 20% of her total first-quarter haul. From a senior … Read More
Guest Editorial: Who’s Bad For Business?
By Larry Heath With two Scottsdale City Council debates behind us, I have a few questions: Councilman Barry Graham: Is it true that you’re consulting your phone during City Council votes? If so, are you “fighting for residents” as your tagline suggests, or relying upon someone texting you, and your personal prejudices? Is it also true you’re suppressing time for … Read More
Guest Editorial: $100k Grant – Thank You Senator Werner!
By Councilwoman Jan Dubauskas Amazing news! We received an incredible $100,000 grant for the McCormick Stillman Railroad Park!! This historic grant was made possible by Senator Carine Werner – a strong champion for Scottsdale. In the spring of 2025, Senator Werner reached out to me and asked if the city had any needs she could help with? City Manager Caton and I quickly … Read More
ParkingGate Reaches its Conclusion with a Resounding Yes Vote. Perhaps We Can Argue About Something More Important Now
By Alexander Lomax Scottsdale’s great parking garage drama has finally ended. After weeks of petitions, protests, and enough civic outrage to fill several farmers markets, the Scottsdale City Council voted 5-2 last Tuesday night to approve the construction contract for the Brown Avenue parking structure in Old Town. Construction could begin as early as this summer, with the city eyeing … Read More
Rodney Glassman Is Running Again. Of Course He Is
By Ronald Sampson If there is an open seat in Arizona, Rodney Glassman wants it. City council, U.S. Senate, corporation commission, county assessor: he has tried them all. Now the heir to a vast agribusiness fortune is back for another crack at Arizona Attorney General, because apparently the voters just haven’t said no loudly enough yet. Glassman’s résumé is a … Read More
Tammy Caputi Raises Over $100K in Just Three Weeks, Leads LD 4 Field in Fundraising
Now that all campaign finance reports have been filed and the numbers are public, Tammy Caputi has emerged as the clear fundraising leader in the Legislative District 4 House race. Caputi announced that her campaign raised over $100,000 in the most recent reporting quarter, the highest total in the field, despite entering the race with just three weeks remaining before … Read More