A Second Homeschooling Candidate Resigns from the FHUSD Governing Board
On October 11, 2025, Madicyn Reid resigned her position as a member of the Fountain Hills Unified School District (FHUSD) Governing Board. The resignation was effective immediately and follows the February 20, 2024, resignation of Libby Settle. Both Reid and Setttle...
Fountain Hills Officials Punished a Paper for Coverage They Don’t Like
Right-wing town officials decided to remove a table for the local paper in a Trumpian retaliation over negative coverage. "A few months ago, President Donald Trump created a First Amendment firestorm by barring the Associated Press from certain events because the...
Judge Issues Final Order Finding That Skillicorn’s Lawsuit Against the Town Lacks Merit: Request for an Injunction Is Denied
As previously reported, last month the Honorable Dominic Lanza—the judge assigned to the action Allen Skillicorn v. Ginny Dickey et al.—issued a tentative ruling, finding that under established Supreme Court precedent, the Town Council had the right to censure and...
Referendum Litigation Update: Final Judgment Is Entered
Rot Is Ordered to Pay Defendents’ Costs, But Continues to Repeat the “Big Lie” On July 9, 2024, the Honorable Frank Moskowitz entered the final judgment in the action: Reclaim Our Town and Crystal Cavanaugh v. Ginny Dickey, et al. In the Final...
Target Plaza Referendum Litigation Update
The evidentiary hearing was a disaster for Reclaim Our Town (ROT). ROT owes an apology to the town and all of its citizens. On February 28,2024 , Reclaim Our Town Chairperson (ROT) Crystal Cavanaugh issued an apology to “ALL THE DEDICATED CITIZENS WHO HELPED...
Update: The Four Peaks Project Dispute
The ongoing litigation arising out of the failed Referendum effort has resulted in rumors of scandal and allegations of corruption. The litigation arises out of a zoning change approved by the Town Council in January 2024 to allow for the redevelopment of the Four...
Skillicorn Is in Violation of the Code of Ethics
Last week, Councilperson Allen Skillicorn distributed an email in which he said, “I understand that I do not always take popular stances, but I never lie or misrepresent myself or conduct myself in an unethical manner.” In that same email, Skillicorn said: “No one...
Analysis: Referendum Litigation Update
Referendumgate? The on-going litigation arising out of the failed Referendum effort has resulted in rumors of scandal and allegations of corruption. The litigation arises out of a zoning change, approved by the Town Council in January of 2024, to allow for the...