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- Category: Updates and Information
- Posted 03-07-2026, Topic: Payson: Our Town, Our Rights, Our Future to Defend
- Posted 07-22-2025, Topic: A Citizen’s Fight, How Transparent Payson Held Power Accountable
- Posted 07-22-2025, Topic: With Gratitude and Resolve
- Posted 12-13-2024, Topic: Town Legal Platitudes and Cow Puckery
- Posted 12-11-2024, Topic: An Open Letter to the Payson Roundup and Council Member Nossek
- Posted 12-09-2024, Topic: Payson Town Legal, Same Old Same
- Posted 12-07-2024, Topic: Representative Democracy – Don’t let them fool you.
- Posted 11-18-2024, Topic: Voter Rights Fruit of Pierce Coleman
- Posted 11-17-2024, Topic: What is the Town of Payson Hiding?
- Posted 11-06-2024, Topic: An Answering Brief on Transparent Payson Appeal
- Posted 10-29-2024, Topic: Payson has nuclear launch codes. An RFR/FOIA update
- Posted 10-24-2024, Topic: Words Matter – Playing by the Rules
- Posted 10-22-2024, Topic: Is the $70m bond deal dead? A host of updates.
- Posted 09-27-2024, Topic: Catch-22 Payson Style
- Posted 09-26-2024, Topic: Only a Penny – The Payson School Override
- Posted 09-21-2024, Topic: The Hearing for Rose and Why We Must Challenge the Government.
- Posted 09-14-2024, Topic: Paper Tigers and Bad Advice.
- Posted 09-11-2024, Topic: Goldwater Institute Sues the Town of Payson
- Posted 09-10-2024, Topic: Over budget 51%, KMOG Show, FOIA Update
- Posted 09-04-2024, Topic: An appearance on KMOG and a Court Update
- Posted 08-26-2024, Topic: Damn the Torpedoes: The Payson Debt Bomb was Approved.
- Posted 08-19-2024, Topic: Kicking bond debt in the face of voters.
- Posted 08-15-2024, Topic: Local Election Madness Is Over
- Posted 07-22-2024, Topic: Vote. Them. Out!
- Posted 07-16-2024, Topic: Time to vote! Let the incumbents know what you think.
- Posted 06-04-2024, Topic: An Award for Affordable Housing
- Posted 05-05-2024, Topic: The Initial Verdict Is In
- Posted 04-30-2024, Topic: Private gain at the public trough – you decide.
- Posted 04-26-2024, Topic: Trial update and appearance on KMOG
- Posted 04-15-2024, Topic: Trial is scheduled for April 19th at 1:30
- Posted 03-03-2024, Topic: A Court Date Has Been Set With the Town of Payson.
- Posted 01-07-2024, Topic: Donation fun and Varxity resolution.
- Posted 01-04-2024, Topic: Your money, NOT your vote.
- Posted 12-26-2023, Topic: Did the Mayor call voters a “mob?”
- Posted 09-24-2023, Topic: Groundhog Day Tax Increase
- Posted 09-15-2023, Topic: A Pending 1% Payson Sales Tax/TPT Increase?
- Posted 09-14-2023, Topic: An Open Forum to Discuss Democracy and the Issues.
- Posted 09-12-2023, Topic: Emergency! Urgent! Shucks – Not So Much.
- Posted 09-08-2023, Topic: Votes Can’t Just be Thrown Away
- Posted 09-02-2023, Topic: A Court Date Has Been Set
- Posted 08-26-2023, Topic: They Have But One Duty
- Posted 08-17-2023, Topic: Long Ago, Payson Ignored Voters’ Will
- Posted 08-05-2023, Topic: Your Tax Dollars To Negate Your Vote
- Posted 07-31-2023, Topic: KMOG Radio Interview August 2nd
- Posted 07-25-2023, Topic: Does the Town have unclean hands?
- Posted 07-21-2023, Topic: Transparent Payson is not a newspaper.
- Posted 07-19-2023, Topic: An Interesting Update and Documents Filed.
- Posted 07-12-2023, Topic: The Town of Payson has filed an Answer with a twist.
- Posted 06-14-2023, Topic: An Opportunity to Discuss Voter Rights.
- Posted 06-12-2023, Topic: A 31% Budget Increase. Did you get a raise?
- Posted 06-06-2023, Topic: Discussions About the Issues
- Posted 05-29-2023, Topic: A Healthy Government Does NOT Suppress Free Speech.
- Posted 05-19-2023, Topic: You have questions; we have answers.
- Posted 05-13-2023, Topic: 99.7 FM KPJM-LP, Radio interview 05/13/23
- Posted 05-12-2023, Topic: Does Transparent Payson support the recall effort(s)?
- Posted 05-11-2023, Topic: Is Transparent Payson a subversive group?
- Posted 05-09-2023, Topic: A suit has been filed.
- Posted 04-25-2023, Topic: A History of Transparent Payson
- Posted 04-01-2023, Topic: The Text of the Propositions
- Posted 05-16-2021, Topic: Payson…We have a problem.
- Posted 08-20-2018, Topic: One week left – Vote on 08/28/18 – Yes on 401 and 402!
- Posted 08-17-2018, Topic: Ordinary citizens can decide complex issues. Defy the myth!
- Posted 08-15-2018, Topic: The Big Lie
- Posted 08-08-2018, Topic: Stick it to ‘Em! – Phoenix Proposition 200, Chapter 26 and 27
- Posted 07-27-2018, Topic: Placing our trust with the voters
- Posted 07-16-2018, Topic: Informed Decisions – Payson Council Candidates on 401 and 402
- Posted 07-16-2018, Topic: An Educational Event – Join us.
- Posted 07-14-2018, Topic: Real Issues – Yes on 401 and 402
- Posted 07-09-2018, Topic: Objections to Proposition 401 and 402 – Is that possible?
- Posted 07-08-2018, Topic: Fourth of July – a quick perspective
- Posted 07-06-2018, Topic: The Mayoral Candidates – Where they stand on Prop 401 and 402
- Posted 06-14-2018, Topic: Conjecture, Speculation, Potential for Abuse? Voters will decide.
- Posted 06-03-2018, Topic: Persuasive Arguments for the election Publicity Pamphlet
- Posted 05-23-2018, Topic: Ballot wording and other details.
- Posted 05-19-2018, Topic: Are you just a little curious?
- Posted 03-11-2018, Topic: Signature drive update and billboard is up! Events for the coming week.
- Posted 03-04-2018, Topic: Events for the week of 03/04/18
- Posted 03-04-2018, Topic: February Month End Finance Report
- Posted 03-03-2018, Topic: Why an initiative instead of a referendum
- Posted 03-03-2018, Topic: Survey Said! The complete survey data.
- Posted 02-26-2018, Topic: Lunch is on us – come to the lunch and learn.
- Posted 02-25-2018, Topic: Join us for a lunch and learn – Events for the week of 02/25/18
- Posted 02-23-2018, Topic: We support local and hope you do as well
- Posted 02-17-2018, Topic: Frequently asked questions. (FAQ’s)
- Posted 02-17-2018, Topic: Take Action – Sign the petition! Events for the week of 02/18/18
- Posted 02-16-2018, Topic: The Roundup has a story about our group’s efforts
- Posted 02-11-2018, Topic: Transparent Payson en Español – Payson Transparente
- Posted 02-10-2018, Topic: Events for the week of 02/12/18 – some with food!
- Posted 02-09-2018, Topic: Sawmill Theaters Ad – See you at the movies!
- Posted 02-04-2018, Topic: Register to Vote!
- Posted 02-03-2018, Topic: Your money NOT your input
- Posted 02-03-2018, Topic: Why are these issues important?
- Posted 02-03-2018, Topic: Notice for Independent Voters
Thank you for your interest.
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Recent Updates
Payson: Our Town, Our Rights, Our Future to DefendPayson isn’t just another town in Arizona’s Rim Country. It’s home—a place where families raise children, seniors enjoy retirement with dignity, and hardworking residents build meaningful lives. But communities remain strong only when citizens […]
A Citizen’s Fight, How Transparent Payson Held Power AccountableIn the dusty folds of rural Arizona, a small town became the epicenter of one of the most significant battles for local democracy in the state’s recent history. Not many people noticed at first. But that changed. Transparent Payson was born […]
With Gratitude and ResolveTo the citizens of Payson and all those who stood with us There comes a moment in every civic movement when the dust settles. When the courtrooms go quiet, the signs are taken down, and the social feeds slow. That moment is here for Transparent […]
Town Legal Platitudes and Cow PuckeryIt must be a something; it can’t be a nothing. We apologize for this very long post. The process is nine months in the making. The ongoing saga of a records request we have previously touched on in What is the Town of Payson Hiding and […]
An Open Letter to the Payson Roundup and Council Member NossekThe Roundup published an opinion by Council Member Nossek that took exception to voters’ rights. Mr. Nossek targeted his address at me. The Nossek opinion was removed from publication. The opinion was on the heels of an article by Mr. Aleshire […]
Payson Town Legal, Same Old SameA funny thing happened when Mr. Jon Paladini separated from the Town of Payson. We researched new Town Legal, Ms. Christina Werther, to see if there would be a change in approach regarding citizens’ rights. Based on her position in a […]
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