Dale Crogan, President of the Mesa Firefighters Association and Nate Gafvert President of the Mesa Police Association contributed their “My Turn” column published in today’s AZ Central. Mesa, now the 36th largest city in the nation, larger than Kansas City and Atlanta, has seen a 40% increase in emergency incidents since 2008. Understanding the challenges of keeping…

By:  Paul Bentz Education has consistently been the top issue facing the State of Arizona since 2014 and survey after survey shows that vast majorities of voters think schools are underfunded and teachers are underpaid.  Clearly, this issue is coming to a head across the country and here in Arizona.  Education advocates have caught lightning…

There is a great deal of media speculation surrounding the upcoming election in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District on the unpopularity of the President and the effect that may have in this special election and the upcoming General Election cycle. During a discussion earlier this week with the New York Times, I was asked about the…

In 1986, after a stint as John McCain’s Finance Director for his first U.S. Senate campaign, I found myself unemployed and not wanting to return to my native Midwest with my tail between my legs.  Early in the Spring of 1987, there was a job opening for a government relations position at the Mesa Chamber…

A little over three years ago, the voters of Maricopa County overwhelmingly passed Proposition 480 to support Maricopa Integrated Health System in their efforts to provide outstanding trauma services, operate the Arizona Burn Center, expand help for the mentally ill, and continue their teaching mission to train our next generation of doctors and nurses.  At…