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Gov. Hobbs vetoes legislative zoning bill

3/19/2024
Gov. Kati Hobbs vetoed on Monday a bill that limits cities’ planning and zoning powers. House Bill 2570 would have eliminated minimum lot sizes and setback requirements as well as stopped …

Scottsdale City Council opposes legislative zoning …

3/15/2024
The Scottsdale City Council is unanimously calling on Gov. Katie Hobbs to veto a bill that limits cities’ planning and zoning powers. House Bill 2570 would eliminate minimum lot sizes and …

USDOT grant is for I-10 widening through Chandler, …

1/30/2024
SACATON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently notified Congress that he would announce a $93 million grant to widen the stretch of Interstate 10 located entirely within the …

Hobbs at Pinal solar project groundbreaking

11/16/2023
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs was in the Florence area on Wednesday for the groundbreaking of the Box Canyon Solar Project. The 300-megawatt project, located near Florence, represents the largest …

Arizona agrees to pay for gender-affirming surgery for …

10/9/2023
Arizona legislators said they are “disappointed” that the state has agreed to pay for gender-affirming surgeries for state employees in a consent decree that settles years of class action litigation by a University of Arizona professor.

Florence receives $1.2M state grant for public safety …

8/11/2023
Florence has been awarded a more than $1.2 million grant from the state to pay for upgrades to the town’s public safety communications equipment. The grant was announced on Monday, Aug. 7, …

Solution to Rio Verde Foothills water woes slow in …

8/10/2023
Efforts to get water flowing to the approximately 700 homes in the Rio Verde Foothills area that rely on hauled water are slow going. Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill in June that created a …

Tempe prepares for $20M budget loss with state rental …

8/4/2023
Tempe anticipates losing $20 million in its annual revenue with the approval of a state bill repealing a home and apartment rental tax that is expected to cost over $180 million in statewide losses.

Queen Creek will have ‘sufficient time’ to adjust …

8/4/2023
Queen Creek projects revenue from an apartment and home rental tax will be $1.2 million for fiscal year 2024, but that source of money disappears starting January 2025 when the repeal of the tax goes …

Florence to monitor effects of state ban on taxing …

8/3/2023
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed a bill that  eliminates the tax on apartment and home rentals and Florence officials are  keeping an eye on its possible effects on the town. …

Arizona, Sonora officials sign pledge to boost tourism

6/26/2023
The Arizona Office of Tourism and Sonoran tourism officials have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on joint strategies to promote visitors to the two-state region. The letter was signed …

Juneteenth events celebrate Black American history …

6/19/2023
From Scottsdale to Phoenix, Black families stressed the importance of teaching their children about their cultural history while partaking in Juneteenth jubilees scheduled throughout the Valley.