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LD16 Republicans to nominate new AZ state senator
Legislative District 16 precinct committeemen from Maricopa County GOP are scheduled to meet Saturday evening to nominate three candidates to serve as the district's next Arizona state senator.
McCain: Pathway to citizenship essential to immigration reform
Any immigration reform plan that makes it through Congress must include a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants currently in the country, Sen. John McCain said during an immigration forum in Mesa today.
Flake, McCain show courage on immigration reform
Serving as pastor of a large, multi-congregational church can look a lot like being an elected official. Navigating multiple stakeholder groups and many differing opinions inside congregations can be rough stuff.
Mesa mayor is US Conference of Mayors’ president
MESA - Mesa Mayor Scott Smith has been sworn in as 71st president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
Carmona won’t run for Arizona governor in 2014
Richard Carmona says he won't be running for Arizona governor in 2014.
Mesa mayor says lifting bonds’ tax-exempt status could hurt cities
WASHINGTON – While much of Washington is focused on the impact of Friday’s “sequestration” cuts, Mesa Mayor Scott Smith is worried that a proposed solution to that problem could end up seriously hurting cities.
Fred DuVal files for AZ gubernatorial run
Fred DuVal’s gubernatorial campaign is semi-official after filing an exploratory committee today, making him the first Democrat to test the waters for the state’s top office in 2014.
Moderate Mesa Republicans resolve suit over disputed district elections
Moderate GOP precinct committeemen in Legislative District 25 and the Maricopa County Republican Committee settled a lawsuit today that alleged voter fraud in the district’s organizational elections in November.
Mayors’ group wants business leaders, elected officials to talk education
Motivated by the defeat of Proposition 204, a group of mayors wants to promote discussion about school funding and reforms.
Mesa mayor in D.C. to discuss ‘fiscal cliff’ with White House, Congress
Mesa Mayor Scott Smith had a message Thursday for White House and congressional lawmakers he met with to talk about the looming “fiscal cliff” – make the hard choices, as mayors did with their budgets.
Prop. 204 is a flawed product, bad public policy
Education has always been a major part of my life. My father, Dr. George N. Smith, was a highly respected teacher and school superintendent here in Arizona for over 35 years. As the superintendent of one of the largest school districts, my father lived education – at the dinner table, at church, even at the grocery store. During his tenure, Mesa’s schools were considered to be among the finest[...]
Goldwater library and archives to be built in Mesa
A library and archives honoring the legacy of late Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater will be housed in downtown Mesa.
