BY LINDA BENTLEY | SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
Goldwater Institute sends stern warning to SUSD
‘In other words, SUSD cannot promote, expressly or implicitly, a ‘yes’ vote on the M&O …’
SCOTTSDALE – Last week the Goldwater Institute, touting itself as a government watchdog and litigation organization, sent a letter to Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) Superintendent David Peterson to express concerns over the school district’s promotion of the 2013-2014 Maintenance and Operations Override Initiative (M&O).
BY LINDA BENTLEY | SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
Initiative addresses underfunded government pension problem
In 2010, the Goldwater Institute published a report uncovering Arizona’s $50 billion unfunded pension liabilities.
PHOENIX – Last week, Phoenix resident Roy Miller filed an application to have the “Responsible Budgets Act” placed on the November 2014 ballot as a citizen’s initiative. The treasurer of the initiative’s political action committee is Cave Creek resident James Moorer.
BY LINDA BENTLEY | SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
Street closures become contentious in Carefree
Carefree and Cave Creek engaged in court consolidation negotiations
CAREFREE – During Call to the Public, Cave Creek residents Scott Dahne and Sara Vannucci spoke to introduce their new website where they will post news stories and opinions for Cave Creek and Carefree. Vannucci said it will be web-based “because that’s the wave of the future.”
BY JOSH CHESLER | SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
Carefree’s Liberty Utilities insists rate charged 'is the standard used throughout the water service industry'
Sewage rates are causing many restaurant owners in the north end of the Valley to flush their money, and often their businesses, down the drain. Several owners of small restaurants in Carefree have seen their sewage bills rise by close to 1,000 percent after Liberty Utilities purchased Carefree's former service provider, Black Mountain Sewer Company, and closed the local wastewater treatment plant.
BY CATHI HERROD, PRESIDENT, CENTER FOR ARIZONA POLICY | SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
Same-Sex Marriage Initiative folds due to lack of support
Proponents of redefining marriage in Arizona learned a simple reality this summer: the voters do not want to redefine marriage.
