Government

Prayers, politics and pride filled the halls of Pinal County Cowboy Church Wednesday night. Well-known state and national conservative politicians and think tanks took part...

The city’s new courthouse is wasting no time dishing out justice. The Maricopa Municipal Courthouse will open for proceedings on Jan. 2 with a ribbon...

Municipal politics, especially in smaller communities like Maricopa, are, for the most part, individual, intimate and above the quagmire of party politics.   We have always...

The city has been flirting with a second hospital — and their on-again, off-again relationship took a positive turn this week. Maricopa City Council unanimously...

With the holiday season in full swing, not everyone can make city government meetings. Here are a few takeaways from Monday’s Maricopa Planning and Zoning...

For the first time since 2018, Maricopa has a new city manager. The city council voted unanimously in a special meeting this evening to hire...

By many accounts, the Wild West Music Fest was a finely tuned operation. The event, held Oct. 13-15 to celebrate the city’s 20th anniversary,...

Maricopa is taking a unique step toward affordable housing.   The city will begin offering a program next year that provides free construction house plans for...

Maricopa made history Tuesday night with ladies leading the way in city council. Former Maricopa Vice Mayor Rich Vitiello nominated City Councilmember Amber Liermann to...

One person was killed, and several others were injured in a two-vehicle collision involving a school van, Gila River Police authorities reported. The crash occurred on...

Plans to open a second Dutch Bros Coffee in Maricopa might be over-roasted after the company iced out city developers in recent months. Amid chatter...

When it comes to finding Maricopa’s next city manager, officials plan to keep it in the family. City officials confirmed Wednesday plans to hire an...

U.S. Rep. Eli Crane offered few answers about funding for State Route 347 during a Q&A portion of a virtual congressional update for Pinal...

Since being notified of City Manager Rick Horst’s decision to step down July 1, Maricopa City Council explored the best way to proceed with...

Paletas, Dorilocos and fresas con crema are headed to Maricopa. La Michoacana Cristeros submitted paperwork last week to establish a Mexican snacks and ice cream...

Maricopans will have to wait a few more years for the city’s second overpass. Funding for the proposed six-lane Green Road Overpass may be impacted...

Maricopa might welcome another big box home improvement store.   Lowe’s Home Improvement proposed building a new store in the empty lot at John Wayne Parkway...

Will you vote for president next November?  In a poll of 800 InMaricopa readers last week, 2 in 5 said they won’t head to the...

Today, they’re jail cells and evidence rooms. One day, they might become art galleries and performance spaces. That’s what the city envisions in a few...

Maricopa government and education facilities will be closed or have hours changed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Schools There will be no Maricopa Unified School District classes...

Editor's note: The word "profit" was replaced with "revenue" for accuracy. Getting a copy of your police report didn’t use to cost you much. But...

Maricopa City Council members will fill a Planning and Zoning Commission vacancy during a meeting Tuesday. Councilmember Amber Liermann nominated ten-year resident Robert Brems, the...

A permanent home for Maricopa’s food trucks is in the works. Maricopa-based Verily Enterprises LLC submitted paperwork this month to create a food truck park...

The Maricopa Planning and Zoning Commission approved rezoning requests for three new subdivisions during a Monday meeting, two of which include commercial development. All three...

Couldn’t sit through this week’s two-hour city council meeting? Let's recap the highlights. MFMD introduces drones Maricopa Fire and Medical Department announced it will add drones...

After 65 years, it’s the end of an era for the Maricopa Flood Control District. The MFCD board’s members confirmed earlier this month they will...

Maricopa Fire and Medical Department is rolling out new tech to combat fires: drones. During Tuesday’s city council meeting, Chief Public Safety Officer Micah Gaudet...

Last-minute restrictions on John Wayne Parkway are imminent. The widening project will resume lane restrictions on Lakeview Drive tomorrow and Friday mornings, according to an...

After lobbing cease-and-desist letters for more than a year, the Ak-Chin Indian Community has officially abandoned its stance — that the U.S. Bureau of...

With the holiday season upon us, the city of Maricopa today released a schedule of facility closures for the rest of the year. Maricopa City...