Local leaders sound off on proposed redistricting
Monday’s open house to present Pinal County’s preliminary borders for the new supervisory districts elicited some strong opinions from local leaders about the proposed...
City council to vote on final approval for Hogenes Farms
The Maricopa City Council will vote tonight whether to rezone 489 acres at the southwest corner of State Route 238 and Green Road from...
Sheriff Lamb on Senate race: ‘Only candidate with boots-on-the-ground experience’
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...
Woman faces threats of legal action from candidate
Betty White is a retired homemaker, real estate agent and legal secretary. At 72, she's lived a quiet life in Maricopa, and that’s the...
Poll: Small majority believes election will be issue-free in Pinal County
As Maricopa prepares to go to the polls Nov. 8, results of this week’s InMaricopa reader poll show slightly more than half of the...
How Maricopa supports people, projects – and spending – amid dizzying growth
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...
Maricopa monument unveiled; a vision realized
Members of the Maricopa Youth Council and the Youth Mock City Council were on hand Wednesday afternoon at the City of Maricopa’s Public Works...
City Council primary 2022: The election that tested voters and candidates
The 2022 Maricopa primary election was memorable for many reasons.
It took nine days after Election Day for Pinal County to announce a Logic and...
Former state senator: Manfredi, Vitiello deserve re-election
By Steve Smith
Please join me in supporting Vince Manfredi and Rich Vitiello for re-election to the Maricopa City Council.
Vince Manfredi has been an outstanding...
Pinal supervisors near appointment of Bret Roberts’ successor
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors interviewed three candidates Wednesday to replace Rep. Bret Roberts in the state legislature.
Roberts represented Legislative District 11, which...
Polling places busy across city but no lengthy lines yet reported by midday
Voting was brisk across Maricopa on Tuesday morning as polls opened for the General Election. While polling places were busy, there were no lengthy...
Pinal County Redistricting 2022 – It is important to Maricopa
Pinal County is currently going through a redistricting process to evaluate whether to modify current county districts. It’s important to understand why this is...
Rep. O’Halleran tests positive for COVID-19
U.S. Rep. Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01) has tested positive for COVID-19.
O'Halleran (Dem-Village of Oak Creek) represents Maricopa in the United State House of Representatives.
In a...
Roberts resigns House seat
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......
Embattled Pinal supervisor denies changing parties
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...
Maricopa leaders call out county supervisors for election problems
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...
Poll: Readers don’t feel the “Inflation Reduction Act” will live up to name
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...
Re-elect Henry Wade for City Council, Chapados says
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...
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...
BENCH STRENGTH: City Council appoints 3 new pro tempore judges
At the Feb. 21 City Council Meeting, the board unanimously approved the appointment of three new pro tempore judges to the Maricopa Municipal Court.
Tresa...
O’Halleran calls for accountability, action on gas prices
House Rep. Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) was among members of Congress last week calling for oil companies to lower gas prices instead of gouging consumers.
O'Halleran,...
Constable: Vote for responsible, hardworking Manfredi
By Constable Glenn Morrison, Western Pinal Justice Precinct
Vincent Manfredi is a solid fiscal conservative, responsible business owner and one of the hardest working City...
Opinion: Prop. 469 would deliver better quality of life to Pinal County
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...
Leach: Keep ‘Maricopa first’ Manfredi on city council
Vincent Manfredi has the insight and experience that makes him valuable to the City of Maricopa. I fully endorse him and believe the people...
Faulty signatures knock Wood out of LD-16 primary
It was a legal challenge to signatures in April that knocked Daniel Wood off the primary ballot.
Wood, a Republican challenger to incumbent state Sen....
Maricopa Council unanimously picks Manfredi as vice mayor
The Maricopa City Council selected Council Member Vince Manfredi as the city’s new
vice mayor Tuesday night, replacing Nancy Smith. Manfredi takes over the duties
effective...
Nancy Smith selected new mayor by City Council
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...
Schurz, MEDA board say Price is right
The Maricopa Economic Development Alliance’s board of directors hired Maricopa Mayor Christian Price as its new president and CEO beginning July 1.
Board chairman John...
O’Halleran votes to pass water bill with $40M for Pinal County
Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) voted Thursday to pass the Water Resources and Development Act with $40 million of funding for water and wastewater infrastructure...
O’Halleran: ‘I hate that we have to force people to take a vaccine’
Arizona Congressman Tom O’Halleran supports President Joe Biden’s order for mandatory COVID-19 vaccine rules for large companies but told InMaricopa in an exclusive interview...
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