‘If You Build it, They Will Come’: A Business Plan That Only Works in Hollywood By AZFPI Arizona faces more than a billion dollars in financial deficits over the next few years.1 Yep, you read that correctly. Yet our state representatives from LD-1 remain undeterred in their mission to give Prescott Frontier Days (PFD) $15.3 …
PFD Rodeo Plan Akin to ‘Field of Dreams’ Fantasy Read More »
By Arizonans for Promoting Integrity Prescott is no longer a small town. Our once sleepy Daily Courier used to report about stolen bicycles. Lately, the paper’s journalistic integrity rivals that of the National Enquirer reporting on space aliens. Tim Wiederaenders and the Daily Courier have been fixated on the City of Prescott’s three personnel—not criminal—investigations …
Another Look Behind the Curtain – the Rodeo and the Recall Save the Rodeo? Again? What’s that got to do with the effort to recall Mayor Phil Goode? Well, apparently the Recall Committee thinks the two are related. The latest angle in the never-ending “recall reason roulette” is that residents are hearing from petition circulators …
By AZFPI The misuse of the recall process in Prescott continues. Despite an outside legal investigation that concluded Mayor Goode did not violate the city charter—discrediting the very premise of the recall petition.1 Despite the city manager has since voluntarily resigned her position with the city.2 And despite it was the sweetheart deal with the …
Misuse of the Prescott Mayor Recall Process: Who’s Behind the Curtain? Read More »
By the Arizonans For Promoting Integrity Board The recall process allows citizens to remove an elected official from office before that person’s term ends. This process should be reserved for incompetent or corrupt officials.(1) Here in Prescott, however, the recall process is akin to watching 8-year-olds in a school cafeteria. For no discernable reason, a …
AZFPI Against Abuse of Recall Process to Unseat Mayor Goode Read More »
By Deb Thalasitis and Mary Beth Hrin All around Prescott there are yard signs, petitioners, hand fans, radio spots from council candidate Chad DeVries, even texts with a link to the 1888 Buckle Club website where you can sign the petition to “Save the Rodeo.” So we want to know: Who exactly is trying to take …
The 1888 Buckle Club Rodeo Petition: The Mengarelli Misinformation Machine is Back Read More »
By AZFPI Who is Chad DeVries? Perhaps a better question is exactly how far will DeVries go to get elected to Prescott City Council? There is the campaign persona that he is a “family man” and a successful businessman. Then there is the reality DeVries wishes to hide from public scrutiny. Since DeVries himself …
Take a Close Look at Prescott City Council Candidate Chad DeVries Read More »
By Pam Pearsall If it is primary season in Arizona, Rodney Glassman must be running for some political office somewhere. But exactly who and what does Glassman want to be when he grows up? Butcher? Baker? Candlestick maker? First, there was Glassman’s foray into the private sector managing his family’s Gateway Ice Center in Tucson …
Glassman Lacks Credibility in Campaign for Arizona Attorney General Read More »
In 2019, Prescott City Council member Cathey Rusing ran for office with the campaign slogan, “For the Love of Prescott.” It resonated with voters, along with her platform: Saving the Granite Dells, moderate growth, managing traffic, a smart water policy, and retaining our hometown feel and quality of life. This campaign was so successful, Cathey …
Mengarelli’s Campaign Lifts Another Candidate’s Slogan Read More »
A recent article in The Daily Courier outlining total donations at the end of the second quarter of spending in the Prescott mayoral and City Council races was eye-opening. A large number of supporters of Mayor Greg Mengarelli’s re-election campaign are developers, builders, and others who could benefit from business as usual at City Hall: …
Fundraising Report Shows Developers Love Mengarelli Read More »
