Politics

As an Executive Board member of the Rural Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC), I want to discuss the progress of House Bill 2543, which is...

The Arizona Supreme Court today found several elements of the state’s 2022 budget, including a ban on face mask mandates in K-12 schools, violate...

We can improve the quality of life in Pinal County for years to come by voting YES on Proposition 469. Among many other projects, the...

No matter where he’s stopped to campaign for Kyrsten Sinema’s U.S. Senate seat, Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb says there are four big issues...

Maricopa’s first top cop now wants to be the county’s top cop. Patrick Melvin, a Cobblestone resident, says he will run as a Democrat in...

Maricopans who are not voting early by mail will cast their votes for Arizona District 16 Senate and House candidates in the general election...

Nancy Smith, elected to the Maricopa City Council in 2014, and the wife of former Mayor Tony Smith, was selected as the city’s new...

Three-term Congressman Tom O'Halleran, who represents Maricopa in the U.S. House of Representatives, on Friday morning conceded defeat to Republican political neophyte Eli Crane...

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...

Pinal County, which seemingly had cleaned up malfeasance that put it in the national spotlight during the August primary election, once again is under...

Some people believed money from Proposition 469 last November could be used to build a parking lot – and if you consider the state...

By Bret Roberts It is an understatement to say Vince is one of the hardest working people I know. I've personally seen him put the...

COMMENTARY A half-century ago today, the final U.S. troops left Vietnam. Fifty years. How can it be that long? Bombs dropping, bodies mangled, South Vietnamese citizens tearfully...

Pinal County was the difference between a total rout by Democrats seeking the highest federal and state offices and down-to-the-wire results in just about...

The new Congressional District 2 approved by the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission puts Maricopa in an even larger district than the previous maps had. The...

In ever-growing drama for Kevin Cavanaugh, the Pinal County District 1 supervisor claims he mistakenly changed his party affiliation early this month in a...

Rep. Bret Roberts, R-Maricopa, is resigning his seat in the Arizona Legislature effective Sept. 30. “My family is going to be relocating out of state......

Several Maricopa city leaders say the Pinal County Supervisors are ignoring input from city leaders and citizens on the boundaries of the county’s new...

When the well is dry, we know the worth of water. –Benjamin Franklin The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation declared in August the first-ever emergency water...

Voting was brisk across Maricopa on Tuesday morning as polls opened for the General Election. While polling places were busy, there were no lengthy...

The Maricopa City Council awarded the first-ever key to the city to resident and former state legislator Bret Roberts, who recently resigned his seat...

To the Editor:  I would like to take this opportunity to endorse current Interim Mayor Vince Manfredi for another term on the City of Maricopa...

When it comes to the highest concentration of Donald Trump supporters in Maricopa, the Province neighborhood takes the big red MAGA hat.   Pinal County election...

By Peg Chapados August 2, Primary Election Day, is almost here. It’s time to vote for Maricopa City Council members and I humbly ask you...

First in a series examining the city’s budget Maricopa not only is among Arizona’s fastest-growing cities but also among the fastest-growing in the country. With...

A group of Maricopa officials spoke out on the Primary Election issues plaguing Pinal County at Wednesday’s Pinal County Board of Supervisors meeting and...

Teresa Martinez was recently selected by the Pinal County Board of Supervisors to replace Rep. Bret Roberts in Legislative District 11, which includes the...

It was a who's who of Maricopa at the reception that preceded Mayor Nancy Smith's first State of the City address on Oct. 19. Captains...

Pinal County officials have recently identified errors with early voting ballots resulting in missing or inaccurate city and town contests in some jurisdictions and...

Color our poll respondents cynical this week. A majority of voters in our weekly unscientific poll, 53.29% – said they thought the $739 billion “Inflation...