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Maricopa County institutes new security measures at …

3/13/2024
New security measures are in place for those who attend Maricopa County Board of Supervisors meetings after a group refused to leave the building after a scheduled meeting was adjourned last month. …

VIDEO: Giving back is a way of life

12/14/2023
Lori Jensen has always had a passion for community service, but it hit particularly hard just before businesses and school closed for the pandemic, in 2020.

Rain this week could be end of 2022 Valley monsoon

9/20/2022
A series of relatively high-percentage rain days in the Valley this week could mark the end of this year’s monsoon season. While the monsoon has been fruitful in terms of rainfall, a La Nina …

Peoria Unified candidate forum has been canceled

8/27/2022
The Peoria Unified School District governing board candidate forum planned by the Peoria Independent for Aug. 30 has been canceled. 

AG: County used AI to verify ballot signatures

4/14/2022
PHOENIX — Attorney General Mark Brnovich is claiming Maricopa County has admitted to using artificial intelligence to verify signatures on early ballots.

Peoria terminates COVID-19 emergency declaration

4/8/2022
As COVID-19 cases first began to escalate in March of 2020 in the wake of the pandemic, Peoria Mayor Cathy Carlat proclaimed an emergency declaration, implementing a swath of COVID-19 protections and protocols.

Supers chair blasts Townsend on election info request

3/22/2022
PHOENIX — The chairman of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is lashing out at the decision by Sen. Kelly Townsend to issue a subpoena ordering them to produce some information by this coming Monday.

Lawmaker proposes 35-page rewrite of election laws

1/26/2022
PHOENIX — A Republican state lawmaker is proposing to give the Arizona Legislature — currently controlled by Republicans — the right to reject election returns. Rep. John …

County board irked as audit rebuttal released

1/6/2022
PHOENIX — Maricopa County supervisors took aim at the Arizona Senate’s election audit, crafting a detailed response that left little doubt what they thought of the …

State Supreme Court defines what can be in budget

1/6/2022
PHOENIX — Thursday, the Arizona Supreme Court issued a broad ruling that will change forever how state budgets are adopted. In a 17-page ruling, the justices said the way lawmakers have been …

VIDEO: God has a plan for Peoria-based Deep Within

1/3/2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has left its mark on everybody, but 2020 is a year Cindy Humes will never forget.

IRC approves final congressional maps

12/22/2021
PHOENIX — The Independent Redistricting Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to approve new lines for congressional races through the 2030 election. The vote came despite comments from …