The City of Phoenix council elections are less than 50 days away and early voting begins in a little over two weeks.  And while the Wes Gullet v. Greg Stanton Mayoral race sucks most of the oxygen out of the room, two candidates are quietly facing off in the west valley district 5 race to [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 22, 2011 CONTACT: Daniel Scarpinato PHOENIX – Wes Gullett released his “Less Red Tape Means More Jobs” plan this morning, the centerpiece of which is a plan for same-day permitting. Under Gullett’s plan (attached), a qualified customer can walk into the city and, meeting the requirements, walk away with a permit [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 21, 2011 CONTACT: Eric Frederick Councilwoman Williams Admits To Not Knowing the Facts Phoenix – The Goldwater Institute today, released their investigation entitled ‘Money for Nothing’. This investigation uncovered union negotiations, approved by the city council, that allows union members to not only perform union activities on the clock, but also provides salaries to [...]

Greg Stanton released a poll today showing the Phoenix Mayoral candidate with a 20-point lead over his challenger Wes Gullett. Of those interviewed, 50% say they are voting for Stanton, 30% for Gullett, and 20% are Undecided. According to the final paragraph in the official polling memo:  Taken together, the results show that Greg Stanton [...]

Shortly before the Phoenix City Council election, Robert Robb wrote a story titled “Stanton Continues to Question Gullet’s Lobbying Ties.”  In that story, Robb explored a specific vote in which Stanton questioned whether Gullett had a conflict of interest because of Gullett’s representation of the Arizona Association of Realtors. Greg Stanton’s mayoral campaign continued to question [...]

I spent some time tonight reading through the campaign finance reports for both Mayoral candidates. I made it through Stanton’s latest report — all 200+ pages.  I will try to get through Gullett’s latest report tomorrow and maybe Stanton’s Second Quarter report. The first thing you will notice if you open the links is the [...]

Saturday evening, the City of Phoenix Clerk’s Department posted an update with the most recent vote totals for the candidates in all the city races. In District 2, Jim Waring’s lead has continued to slip, dropping .03% from the last tally on Friday night.  This latest update dropped Waring under 51% and puts him dangerously [...]