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Bravo! As our good friend Senator John McCain used to say, “Remember the words of Chairman Mao: it’s always darkest before it’s totally black.”
Well, in these troubling times we got a bit of good news today. The Arizona State Supreme Court unanimously upheld the City of Phoenix’s ordinance charging Uber & Lyft fees for their ability to access Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. While the opinion has not been published as of yet, we will anxiously await the Court’s wisdom on this topic.
What we can hope is that at least some of the wisdom our colleague Doug Cole provided in his recent opinion piece in the Arizona Republic was followed. Mr. Cole had several important points including clarifying that the issue in question was an access fee – not a tax on a transaction or a privilege to operate. He also pointed out that, “(t)he city, like any person or company that owns property, has a long-established right to charge others who want to use its property.”
For those of you who missed that piece, here is a link for your edification.
For our team here at HighGround, we could not be more delighted to see that the opinion was unanimously rendered. It was the right decision – and a warning that those who continue to try limit cities and erode local control should heed. Justice prevails even in the darkest of times.
Practice safe social distancing and #stayathome.
> https://www.tucsonweekly.com/tw//05-20-99/skinny.htm
HIGHGROUND FALLS FLAT: Unless they have some other clients who fared better, the much-touted political consulting firm HighGround didn't do very well lobbying in the last legislative session. WhileHighGround's top dogsWes Gullett and Chuck Coughlinare usually pegged as the remnants of convicted Gov. J. Fife Whiteguy III's era, there's also a strong connection with U.S. Sen. John McCain. Gullett was McCain's chief of staff before he went to work for Fife, andGullet's wife Debbie is McCain's current top assistant.
HighGround's attempt to re-arrange the Arizona presidential primary date to McCain's benefit fell on its butt, as did the group's lobbying for the Town of Casas Adobes, which was better off when it hung in with similarly persecuted Tortolita. In the '98 session, the bill saving the towns passed the House and almost made it through the Senate. This time, with HighGround lobbying lawmakers instead of the committed citizens of Tortolita, the bill saving Casas Adobes didn't even make it out of the House. Nice work, guys.
Casas Adobes citizens should find out just how much the HighGround contract cost them.