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Glendale native Michael McDowell bringing NASCAR …

10/10/2023
Glendale native Michael McDowell and the No. 34 Love’s Travel Stops Ford Mustang team continue to chase history.

Chandler mayor pleased with outcome of transportation …

8/9/2023
While a compromise on Maricopa County’s transportation funding announced earlier this month doesn’t give all interested parties everything they wanted, the Chandler mayor and another key …

Hobbs has place in history vetoing more bills than any …

8/4/2023
PHOENIX — If nothing else, Katie Hobbs has gained her place in history by having vetoed more bills than any other Arizona governor.

Hobbs signs legislation to eliminate cities and towns …

8/3/2023
PHOENIX — Arizona renters are going to get some small relief in their bills. But not just yet. Gov. Katie Hobbs on Tuesday signed legislation to eliminate the right of cities and towns to impose a local sales tax on residential rentals.

Republicans working to make deal with Hobbs on …

7/25/2023
PHOENIX — Republicans who hold the majority in the Arizona Legislature are working to strike a final deal with Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs and leaders of cities, counties and tribes in metro Phoenix over an extension of a transportation tax that has funded massive expansions of the region’s freeway and roads system, bus routes and the light rail over nearly four decades.

Glendale NASCAR driver McDowell gets Top 10 finish in …

7/3/2023
Glendale native NASCAR driver Michael McDowell cruised to a Top 10 finish at the race circuit’s inaugural street racing event – the Grant Park 220 in Chicago on Sunday.

Valley municipalities fight for tax extension that …

6/12/2023
For nearly 20 years, Proposition 400, a half-cent sales tax approved by voters in 2005, has been funding some of the Valley’s most traveled roads, freeways and transit projects.

Hobbs negotiating with Republicans to craft deal to …

6/3/2023
PHOENIX — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is directly negotiating with Republican lawmakers who control the Arizona Legislature to try to craft a deal to ask Maricopa County voters to extend a half-cent sales tax that for nearly 40 years has paid for new freeways, bus routes and light rail transportation projects.

House lawmakers go on break until June 12

5/16/2023
PHOENIX — Their work isn’t done. But state lawmakers are on break — again — this time until June 12.

GPEC exec brings tough news to Chandler Council

2/15/2023
A recent visitor to a study session of the Chandler City Council didn’t bring much good news. Chris Camacho is the president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. He told the …

Maricopa County mayors sound off about governor’s …

7/22/2022
BUCKEYE — Buckeye Mayor Eric Orsborn often uses his comment time at the end of city council meetings for lighthearted or positive comments about recent events. That didn’t happen this …

Valley assesses transit as region preps to renew …

12/2/2021
Maricopa County existing transportation network needs to grow, according to local officials who are advancing a plan to ask Arizona legislators to put the continuation of a half-cent sales tax …