Government

By Michele Reagan The issues that arose with the amount of time voters had to stand in line, confusion surrounding eligibility and other issues are...

With a statewide vote on Proposition 123 coming in May, Maricopa Unified School District is mulling budget recommendations for the next two fiscal years. The...

Almost every month, a school within the Maricopa Unified School District gives the governing board an update on academics, its challenges and its activities....

A problem that has been growing for four years is at the beginning of a solution, but Maricopa City Council is not happy with...

Rich Vitiello is running for office, but he’s changed his mind about which office he is seeking. The businessman had pulled a packet to run...

In six years, Leading Edge Academy’s presence in Maricopa grew from a trailer, where Principal Mat Reese interviewed parents of prospective students, to a...

Maricopa’s first hefty bill for a planned overpass comes due with the signing of an intergovernmental agreement with the state. The IGA, to be discussed...

Beginning next week, Arizonans will be able to provide input on the Arizona Department of Transportation’s update of projects proposed to move forward in...

Pinal County’s unemployment dropped more than 1 percent over the last year. Data released Thursday by the Arizona Department of Administration show January’s jobless rate...

Don Pearce moved to Maricopa in 1959 and soon after began helping with maintenance at the local Rotary Club’s new swimming pool. “It was about...

Before Maricopa was a city, it had a park. Back when the Heritage District was not called the Heritage District but was just Maricopa,...

For Maricopa’s transit department, it’s been slow going as staff works out the best approach to gain and serve riders. City of Maricopa Express Transit...

Staff of the Pinal County Open Space and Trails Department will hold the second open house for the planning of Palo Verde Regional Park,...

Arizona and Mexico will further their collaboration on developing the key trade corridor connecting them under an agreement signed this week by Arizona Department...

In an otherwise brief meeting, the Maricopa City Council took time to honor Intergovernmental Affairs Director Paul Jepson as he prepares to leave Maricopa...

By Yvonne Gonzalez Maricopa officials are preparing for mosquito season and looking at spending thousands to equip the city with its own fogging equipment. Last year’s...

It’s been in the works for three years and earlier this month that work finally paid off. The air quality monitor located at the El...

Alleging that Maricopa Police Department’s own aggressive behavior resulted in the death of a local veteran, Johnathan Guillory’s widow has filed a wrongful death...

The Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board honored the January Maricopa Rotary Club Students of the Month as well as the participants in the...

In an effort to keep you updated as to what is happening at the Arizona Senate, I will be sending these updates to you...

The Maricopa Public Library hosted the “Between the Covers Quilt and Nostalgia Show” Saturday night as part of its Winter Reading Club theme. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWoTVYHyPQ0&feature=youtu.be “The library...

Hundreds of participants came out to Copper Sky Regional Park Saturday afternoon to compete in the second annual Copa Color Fun Run. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU1zFZU3M5E&feature=youtu.be For this year’s...

The Maricopa City Council approved a measure to bring the Arizona Rattlers arena football team to Maricopa for their spring workouts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwsElLzIWzM&feature=youtu.be “This is really about...

The Arizona Rattlers announced 2016 training camp, presented by the Ak-Chin Indian Community and including practices at Copper Sky Regional Park in Maricopa. Scheduled for...

Ak-Chin Indian Community’s newest Chairman Robert Miguel came by the InMaricopa Studio to discuss his goals for the upcoming year and the challenges he...

Rotary Park is currently under the control of the Maricopa Rotary Club, but that could change. The Maricopa City Council will hear a presentation from...

After postponing the decision at its last meeting, the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board voted to eliminate two “teacher in-service” days and extend...

By Devin Carson The Maricopa Youth Council heard a presentation on the General Plan during its meeting at the Copper Sky Multigenerational Complex Tuesday night. General...

The city of Maricopa officially opened its new maintenance facility on Edison Road with a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday evening. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgS3RWQIhQs&feature=youtu.be The new facility serves as...

A crash Jan. 29 at the Casa Blanca intersection with State Route 347 during morning rush hour backed up traffic into Maricopa along John...