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Teresa Martinez receives councilman’s endorsement for House

Editor: It is my privilege and honor to endorse Teresa Martinez for election in the Arizona House of Representatives in 2022. Teresa was appointed to serve...

Q&A with Rep. Teresa Martinez of District 11

Teresa Martinez was recently selected by the Pinal County Board of Supervisors to replace Rep. Bret Roberts in Legislative District 11, which includes the...
Rep. Teresa Martinez claps as she listens to fellow Arizona House members introduce guests to the legislature's opening session at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix on Jan. 8, 2024. [Monica D. Spencer]

Martinez, Shope talk 2024 legislative goals on opening day

New year, new legislative session.  Arizona lawmakers gathered at the Arizona State Capitol today to hear Gov. Katie Hobbs deliver her second State of the...
Representative Teresa Martinez

Martinez concerned ADOT ‘has run amok’

Rep. Teresa Martinez wants Maricopa to know she stands by her infrastructure promises.  In a city council meeting Tuesday, Martinez provided example after example of...

City officials, Martinez continue their push for 347 improvements

If the road can’t be wider for a while, at least the traffic on that road can flow better. That is the position of Mayor...

Martinez continues to champion highway funding

Maricopa commuters, Teresa Martinez says she has your back. Since the failure of Proposition 469 in November – which would have provided funding for improvements...

‘Come hell or high water:’ Despite defeat of Prop. 469, Martinez leads ongoing efforts...

Proposition 469 to improve transportation, most notably roads, across Pinal County was defeated in the General Election. Still, processes are moving forward that could result...

Incumbent Martinez nears win in House race; Seaman clings to 2nd

Updated at 1:22 p.m. on Nov. 11, 2022. Incumbent Teresa Martinez, a Republican, is holding her lead, but Democratic challenger Keith Seaman has moved back...

Martinez has clear legislative priority: a safer 347

If you think transportation is the number one issue facing Maricopa, state Rep. Teresa Martinez of Casa Grande has your back. In an exclusive interview...

Pinal Supervisors select Martinez to replace Roberts in LD-11

The Pinal County Board of Supervisors selected Teresa Martinez to replace Rep. Bret Roberts in Legislative District 11 Wednesday. Roberts, who is moving to South...

ADOT blames comms ‘breakdown’ for Thursday traffic snarl

ADOT admitted it messed up. The Arizona Department of Transportation said a “breakdown in communication” was partially to blame for turning John Wayne Parkway into...

ADOT to host public meetings on 347 intersections

The next stages of State Route 347 construction are just over the horizon.    The Arizona Department of Transportation will host a public meeting for community members...

Dancing for Our Stars 3 delivered an unforgettable evening

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sun Corridor joyfully announces the triumphant return of "Dancing for Our Stars 3," an evening that left...

Council accepts Vitiello’s resignation, plans to fill his seat

Maricopa City Council members on Tuesday night accepted the resignation of City Councilmember Rich Vitiello, who is running or District 1 Pinal County supervisor. The...

Driving into the sunset: Maricopa’s lawmaker was right about transportation department woes

Rep. Teresa Martinez, the vice chair for the Arizona House Transportation Committee and one of Maricopa’s representatives in the state house, posed the question...

Sprouts of wrath: Rural farmers feel the real effects of drought. The state says...

Even during chilly January afternoons, tumbleweeds roll across the Sonoran Desert, landing just shy of the metal gate marking Oliver Anderson’s farm. Each morning, the...

Illegal today, maybe not tamale

Maria serves up home-cooked tamales on weekends at the Hidden Valley swap meet. She cooks them in the kitchen of her home. She’s a single mom...

Housing need focus of Mayor’s ‘State of the City’

Mayor Nancy Smith pitched Maricopa’s vast cornucopia of future housing subdivisions, which are driving new businesses, road projects, government growth and recreational enhancements. Delivering her...

Road Warrior: Meet the man behind ‘347Facts.com’

After a year of rolling out the cold, hard facts about State Route 347, James Singleton’s website has created a following running all the...
A long exposure photo of traffic leaving Rancho El Dorado during sunset November 8, 2023. [Brian Petersheim Jr.]

Maricopans among earliest commutes in nation

A new study of U.S. Census data yesterday found Peoria ranked the city with the fourth-earliest commute in the nation with 41% leaving for...

Governor gives cold shoulder over 347 funding

State Rep. Teresa Martinez didn’t get the “Miracle on 34th Street” presentation she wanted this morning. The legislator’s plans to present Gov. Katie Hobbs with...

Lawmaker to confront gov with hundreds of angry letters about 347

State Rep. Teresa Martinez has a message for the governor about State Route 347.    The Republican lawmaker will deliver a growing stack of letters —...
Gov. Katie Hobbs smiles following a State of the State address at the Arizona State Capitol on Jan. 8, 2024. [Monica D. Spencer]

Hobbs bragged about 347 funding before axing it

The governor gives and the governor takes away.  Gov. Katie Hobbs, in a video delivered to the Maricopa Chamber of Commerce-hosted Women in Government Economic...

Dancing for Our Stars contestants cut a rug for Boys & Girls Club

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sun Corridor presents the third Annual Dancing for Our Stars event March 23 at the Harrah’s Ak-Chin...

Governor wants to end Riggs, 347 project

Part of Gov. Katie Hobbs’ proposed $1 billion in state deficit cuts will drive some Maricopa motorists mad. The governor proposes axing a $25 million...

My way or the highway

It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. For the city of Maricopa and the Ak-Chin Indian Community, Charles Dickens’ timeless...

Poll: Most won’t benefit from new parkway

The Sonoran Desert Parkway opened to the public last week. But it remains nearly empty — at least for now.  The purpose-made parkway currently connects...

State transport boss stops in town

Maricopa continued attracting state leaders this week.  Arizona Department of Transportation Director Jennifer Toth addressed Maricopa residents yesterday morning as part of the Maricopa Chamber...
Representative Teresa Martinez

From Point A to Point B: Republican puts politics aside in name of safety

It’s a hot morning in late June and while traveling to Maricopa on State Route 347, you notice traffic backing up. It’s hard to...

City tours new ‘big city’ PD station

Maricopa Police Chief Mark Goodman was all smiles during a peek inside his new HQ this week. Goodman led a tour of the city’s new...
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