AI Platform AIAEC Gains Ground Across Arizona as Cities Embrace New Approach to Development

Scottsdale Pilots QPoint for Plan Review as Gilbert and Globe Test ChatAEC for Property Research From Scottsdale to Gilbert and Globe, Arizona cities of all sizes are turning to Phoenix-based AIAEC to change how they research properties, review development plans and access information that can affect projects long before construction begins. AIAEC is an artificial intelligence platform built for the … Read More

Thomas Galvin Is the Republican Arizona Needs Right Now

By Vanessa Rogers Arizona Republicans woke up Wednesday to a political earthquake. Democrats swept every top statewide office, Gov. Katie Hobbs crushed Andy Biggs, and the party is set to control both chambers of the Legislature for the first time in 60 years. In other words, it wasn’t a bad night for the GOP. It was a historic one. Amid … Read More

Finally, Some Good News From Lake Powell and Lake Mead

If you’ve followed Colorado River news at any point in the last decade, you know the script by heart. Record lows, grim projections, looming cuts, repeat. Few cities have had more reason to dread those headlines than Scottsdale. This fall, however, the script finally flipped. According to new reporting from KTAR News, Lake Powell sat at 3,533 feet on Tuesday. … Read More

Barry Graham Is Now A Republican Folk Hero

by Arlo Seeger Has any candidate anywhere ever faced the onslaught of animus than what Scottsdale City Councilman Barry Graham faced during his 2026 re-election campaign? Specious ethics investigations. Unprecedented payback attacks from a multi-billion dollar company. Constant slings from activists. Broadsides from the Mayor. A Blue Hurricane. Yet, he won. How? Why? *Authenticity Matters In Politics: Graham is disliked … Read More

Axon Spent Big in Scottsdale and Lost Anyway: Dissecting a Failure

By Alexander Lomax Scottsdale voters just handed Axon a lesson in the limits of money. By unofficial results, Michelle Ugenti-Rita and Barry Graham won the two open council seats. Raoul Zubia finished third. For the company and its allies, that was the worst case scenario, and it happened anyway. The Warning Signs Were There We saw this coming. In June, … Read More

Solange Whitehead Shows What Grace in Politics Looks Like

By Ronald Sampson A Gracious Note in a Rough Week Scottsdale just finished one of the more contentious council cycles in recent memory. There were attack ads, super PAC spending, a viral toilet-to-tap video and a debate where candidates traded barbs on stage. So when Councilwoman Solange Whitehead took to Facebook after Election Day, one could have reasonably expected more … Read More

Guest Editorial: Keep Scottsdale on the Resident-Friendly Path

By Councilman Barry Graham Today, Scottsdale residents choose whether we keep heading in a resident-friendly direction or get dragged backward to the days when ideology ran rampant, roads stagnated, and developers called the shots at the expense of your water security and quality of life. I’ve kept my word: High-density projects that change the character of Scottsdale got a firm … Read More