Government

The Citizens for Fair Taxation (CFFT) hosted a town hall gathering Monday at Copper Sky Multigenerational Complex to discuss and protest Central Arizona College’s...

The city of Maricopa has witnessed numerous changes since its incorporation in 2003. New homes bloomed, businesses formed and the population swelled. Kazi Haque, zoning...

Maricopa City Council May 5, 2015 BACKGROUND: To balance its budget after losing $2 million to cuts, the city of Maricopa suspended its nonprofit funding program,...

The Arizona Department of Transportation approved $36.2 million in funding for the overpass set to cross over the train tracks on State...

Capt. Richard Jackson of the Maricopa Fire Department was presented with the Maricopa Medal of Valor by Maricopa Mayor Christian Price and the members...

Maricopa Mayor Christian Price, as well as members of the City Council, will be traveling to Pinetop-Lakeside on Friday, to discuss funding awards from...

Due to increased demand the City of Maricopa Express Transit (COMET) is expanding its service. The following services are now available at the following...

The City of Maricopa has a total proposed budget of $114 million. The city council approved the tentative budget May 19. City...

A base rate increase is in store for customers of the Maricopa Domestic Water Improvement District. The cost of infrastructure maintenance is a...

A split vote Wednesday approved the tentative Pinal County budget of $421.5 million. Supervisors Anthony Smith and Steve Miller went against the majority,...

A reminder: COMET has started its new fixed route. There are two trips in the morning and two trips in the evening at...

If judged on good deeds, it was a fruitful session for the Maricopa Youth Council. The council wound down its term this week...

The Maricopa City Council moved to “seal the deal between us and the county” for the land to run a recycling center, as Intergovernmental...

Though it has a slim margin of $12,000, the proposed operating budget for the City of Maricopa will be balanced. “This is the...

The Maricopa City Council may allow Right Away Disposal to take over the recycling needs for the city. In tonight’s session, the council...

Months after first alleging her predecessor gave the county attorney access to sealed files, Clerk of the Superior Court Amanda Stanford released most of...

Just as an escalation in property tax rates becomes real for jurisdictions in Pinal and Pima counties, Pima is taking the state to court...

After a nationwide search, Maricopa City Manager Gregory Rose hired Martin Scribner as the director of Development Services. Scribner has held similar roles...

Maricopa High School and Against Abuse Inc. are among the beneficiaries of the first RICO cycle of 2015. The Pinal County Attorney’s Office...

The Maricopa Public Works Department has applied for a $2 million grant to fund a 1.2-mile expansion of Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway. The highway...

In the Heritage District, the new collides with the old like nowhere else in Maricopa. The reminders of an unincorporated “cow town” of...

When the Pinal County Board of Supervisors voted to raise the primary property tax rate by 20 cents, it was not Anthony Smith’s idea....

Maricopa let go of its vision of funding nonprofits … for now. The city council voted to suspend the program until funding is...

David Maestas has been busy preparing to expand City of Maricopa Express Transit (COMET) system general services in May. The transportation planner said inevitable...

After years as a community volunteer as well as serving on the Maricopa Unified School District’s Budget Committee, Gary Miller was elected to the...

The city of Maricopa named Denyse Airheart as the new interim director of economic development on April 20. Airheart has been with the...

Jump on an eastbound Amtrak train in Maricopa, transfer in San Antonio, disembark in McGregor, Texas, and you can walk two blocks to Kevin...

Maricopa Mayor Christian Price proclaimed the week of April 19-25 to be Crime Victims' Rights Week on the steps of City Hall Tuesday morning....

Arizonans are finding jobs this spring, and an even higher percentage of Pinal County residents are getting hired. While the state’s unemployment rate...

In a perfect world, the Maricopa Public Library would be around 46,000 square feet. The industry standard is one square foot of library space...