Politics – Page 3 – Scottsdale Trails

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When Chickens Come Home to Roost

December 2, 2015 4 Comments

While I could, I don’t often say, “I told you so.” However, this is one of those times when I will. During the last Scottsdale city council campaign after I announced my council candidate endorsements, I was strongly derided by a couple of ‘friends’ for not endorsing candidates they endorsed AFTER my endorsments. One of […]

ASU, Business Profiles, Economic Sustainability, Elections, Ethics, Jim Lane, Politics, Real Estate, Taxes, Zoning & Development

PBJ Business Person of the Year

November 18, 2015 No Comments

Eric Jay Toll writes in today’s Phoenix Business Journal about one of their ten nominees for “Business Person of the Year,” Sharon Harper. Ms. Harper is a real estate developer, having founded “Plaza Cos.” That name may sound familiar to Scottsdale taxpayers. Plaza Cos. is the development partner of ASU Foundation (the real estate development […]

Charity, Economic Sustainability, Ethics, Politics, Quote of the Day, State Legislature

The Gift Clause

November 6, 2015 7 Comments

I was just posting a comment with reference to the “Gift Clause” of the Arizona State Constitution, and realized it would be helpful to have a standalone post to which to link. So here it is: Article 2, Section 7. Gift or loan of credit; subsidies; stock ownership; joint ownership Neither the state, nor any […]