Rose Law Group Reporter

December 20, 2025 9:02 pm

Maricopa County Files Motion to End Federal Oversight of MCSO; ‘a historic moment,’ says Board of Supervisors Chairman and Rose Law Group partner Thomas Galvin

Rose Law Group welcomes transactional real estate and finance attorney Samuel Barfoot

esVolta battery facility gets greenlight from Pinal County, with Court Rich, Rose Law Group’s director of energy & utility infrastructure and the firm’s co-founder, presenting the case

Trump signs executive order intended to block states from regulating AI

Maricopa County speeds up housing development; Rose Law Group Founder & President Jordan Rose comments in PBJ

Real Estate

Infrastructure projects are on the way to PIC

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Lennar.) Photo via City of Peoria By Peoria Independent In an effort to keep up with market interest and move forward with infrastructure in the Peoria Innovation Core, the city has created new capital improvement program projects for the area. City Council also recently approved... Read More »

Developer plans MF property at The Trailhead in Peoria

By AZ Big Media Hines, a global real estate investment manager, has closed on a 14.6-acre site to develop a...

Top-selling MPCs of 2025

By Sean Fergus | Builder Online Zonda has released its first-ever annual projected rankings of the top 25 master-planned communities...

Lennar Q4 results

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Lennar.) By Vincent Salandro | Builder Lennar reported positive growth in deliveries in both the fourth...

Government & Politics

‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ provided funds for $1,776 dividend checks for military

By Ashley Murray | AZ Mirror WASHINGTON — The $1,776 “warrior dividend” checks President Donald Trump announced during Wednesday’s prime-time address will come from basic housing allowance funds approved by Congress and signed into law in July, according to a senior administration official. Trump touted the one-time payments to troops... Read More »

Gov. Katie Hobbs looks back at accomplishments made during 2025

By Kylie Werner | KTAR News PHOENIX — Although Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs holds the state’s record for the most...

Maricopa County update from Board Chairman and Rose Law Group partner Thomas Galvin

Supervisor Galvin's Message Hello Neighbors, We are now in the homestretch of 2025. October is about the change of seasons...

Casa Grande finalizes rezoning for annexed land

By Justin Mathews | Pinal Post Casa Grande, AZ – Casa Grande City Council adopted three ordinances on December 15,...

Technology

Trump signs executive order intended to block states from regulating AI

Photo via White House Press Announcement By Jacob Fischler | AZ Mirror President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday night that aims to preempt states from enacting rules governing artificial intelligence, a major departure from the typical federalist structure of American government that Trump said was necessary because of... Read More »

18,000 reasons it’s so hard to build a chip factory in America

By Peter S. Goodman | NY Times The computer chip factories rising from an empty expanse of the Sonoran Desert test the concept of immensity....

[OP-ED] NYT doesn’t get AZ’s semiconductor story

By Steve Zylstra | Phoenix Business Journal A recent New York Times article painted a picture of Arizona’s semiconductor expansion unrecognizable to...

Amazon pulls out of Tucson data center project

By AZ Daily Star Amazon Web Services has pulled out of its long-planned role as future operator of the Project Blue data center complex on the Tucson area's far southeast side, three...

Economy

Arizona manufacturers push for federal permitting reform

By Chamber Business News With Congress weighing a slate of federal permitting reforms over the next two weeks, national and Arizona manufacturing leaders are urging lawmakers to modernize outdated processes that they say are slowing down job-creating projects in every corner of the country. The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is calling the window the “12 Days... Read More »

Arizona’s secondhand market is booming

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona.) By Jessica Boehm | AXIOS Phoenix What's old is...

Builder sentiment inches higher

By National Association of Home Builders Builder confidence inched higher to end the year but still remains well into negative...

Several Valley cities grew faster than Phoenix, report shows

By Howard Fischer | Arizona Capitol Times Key Points: Arizona added nearly 100,000 residents in past year Mesa closing in...

Family Law

Aaric Siesco, family law attorney at Rose Law Group, takes part in 2025 Maricopa County StandDown

https://youtu.be/pyJ0FaYBm9I?si=qWTjCGiA1AI17_j2&t=68 Aaric Siesco, family law attorney at Rose Law Group, recently volunteered his time to support veterans at the 2025 Maricopa County StandDown. Siesco was among the judicial officers who assisted homeless and justice-involved veterans in navigating potential legal obstacles. The event took place at Veterans Memorial Coliseum and was hosted... Read More »

George Finn, Rose Law Group senior transactional and estate planning attorney, comments on: How to prepare for the upcoming gift and estate tax exemption sunset

"The article offers a timely reminder of the fleeting opportunity created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to maximize...

PETROLLE’S VIDEO PICK… Audra Petrolle, family law attorney at Rose Law Group, recommends: ‘Three lines EVERY parent should be using’

Audra Petrolle, family law attorney at Rose Law Group, has another ‘Dr. Becky’ video recommendation. In the nine-minute interview, clinical psychologist, mom...

PETROLLE’S VIDEO PICK… Audra Petrolle, family law attorney at Rose Law Group, recommends: ‘Our job is not to make our kid happy’

Audra Petrolle, family law attorney at Rose Law Group, highly recommends tuning into this video of Dr. Becky (Dr.Rebecca Kennedy). In a nine-minute interview,...

Immigration

Cochise County tests long-flight drones along the border

By William Pitts | 12 News Phoenix COCHISE COUNTY, Ariz. — The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office is testing large drones at the U.S.-Mexico border that could one day help monitor crossings for hours on end. The drones are designed to stay in the air for between 7 and 14 hours,... Read More »

Feds fund ‘smart wall’ in Southwest to strengthen border security

By Ellis Preston | Arizona Capitol Times Key Points: The Department of Homeland Security is spending $4.5 billion to fund...

Darius Amiri, chair of the immigration law department at Rose Law Group: ‘USCIS clarifies $100,000 H-1B fee.’

By Darius Amiri, Rose Law Group Chair of Immigration A little over the month ago, the Trump administration sent the...

Judge rejects effort to strike down voter-approved Proposition 314

By Kiera Riley | Arizona Capitol Times Key Points: Judge dismisses challenge to state’s Secure the Border Act Ruling notes...

Cannabis & Hemp

Trump signs executive order to expedite marijuana rescheduling

By Joseph Choi | The Hill President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to speed up the rescheduling of marijuana from Schedule I to the less severe Schedule III, with the stated goal of expanding cannabis research. The executive order will direct the attorney general to expedite the completion... Read More »

Trump expected to sign order reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule III drug, sources say

By Aaron Navarro, Joe Walsh | CBS News President Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday that would...

Trump ‘very strongly’ considering loosening federal marijuana regulations

By Jacob Fischler | AZ Mirror President Donald Trump’s administration is looking “very strongly” at reclassifying cannabis from the strictest...

Congressional hemp restrictions threaten $28 billion industry, sending companies scrambling

By Luke Fountain | CNBC The hemp industry is bracing for layoffs, production reductions and billions in lost revenue after Congress passed...

Energy & Environment

Senate unlocks solar in La Paz County

Via Press Release Washington, DC -- Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-09), issued the following statement following Senate passage of H.R. 1043, the La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act,legislation introduced by Congressman Gosar requiring the Secretary of the Interior to convey 3,400 acres of Bureau of Land Management land to La Paz County to... Read More »

Cochise County solar project begins operation

Apache Solar II, a large-scale solar and battery energy storage project in Cochise County, officially entered commercial operation Dec. 5, adding renewable capacity to ED3’s system. Photo via ED3. By...

esVolta battery facility gets greenlight from Pinal County, with Court Rich, Rose Law Group’s director of energy & utility infrastructure and the firm’s co-founder, presenting the case

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents esVolta Development.) By Mark Crowling | Pinal Post FLORENCE — Up to 800 megawatts of...

ASU to study nuclear power for AI

By Sandy Keaton Leander | Phoenix Business Journal The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Arizona State University and DCX...

Water

Queen Creek’s funding mechanism for water gets solid rating

By Queen Creek Independent Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Ratings have both assigned an “AA” rating to Queen Creek’s certificates of participation to purchase 1.2-million-acre feet of water over 100 years from the Harquahala Valley basin for more than $244 million. S&P and Fitch Ratings also affirmed the town’s issuer... Read More »

Providers present plans for San Tan Valley water services

EPCOR’s $80 million Copper Basin Water Reclamation Facility is a fully enclosed 3-million-gallon-per-day facility built to replace the troubled open-air,...

Arizona Water Co. addresses big topics at forum

By Noah Cullen | Pinal Central ARIZONA CITY — A top Arizona Water Company official addressed data centers’ “tire-kicking” phase,...

Water Infrastructure Finance Authority to consider five proposals to shore up Arizona’s water supply

By Bob Christie | Capitol Media Services Key Points: Arizona’s water supplies have dwindled due to cuts in Colorado River...

Transportation

Arizona lawmaker proposes eliminating speed limits on some rural highways

By Howie Fischer | Arizona Capitol Times Key points: Arizona may become first state with no maximum speed limits on some highways Rep. Nick Kupper proposes 80 mph speed limit on rural roads, with option for no limit Higher rural speed limits could cut travel time on Arizona’s highways significantly... Read More »

Lawmakers, officials keeping watchful eye on State Route 347 funding amid potential budget cuts

By Jordan Gerard | State Affairs With the 2026 legislative session and new budget talks on the horizon, officials are...

Federal government to require car companies to use female crash test dummies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKBQ63O5rT4 By Julie Tsirkin and Emma Dion | NBC News WASHINGTON — For the first time ever, American car companies will soon be...

Waymo robotaxis are now giving rides on freeways in LA, San Francisco, and Phoenix

Photo via Waymo By Tech Crunch Waymo said Wednesday it will begin offering robotaxi rides that use freeways across San...

The New Economy (Virtual) Power Lunch Archive

You’re invited! Corporate Transparency Act & Smart Succession Power Lunch hosted by Rose Law Group

Power Lunch Event Description Join Shruti Gurudanti, Rose Law Group Partner and Director of Corporate Transactions, and Tiffany House, of Tax & Estate Strategy and Gift Planning Institute, for a dual-focused session on two critical business topics: the Corporate Transparency Act and Strategic Succession Planning. Learn how to navigate the... Read More »

Part II: Corporate Transparency Act: How a New Federal Reporting Starting Jan 1, 2024 Will Affect Your Business, Hosted by Rose Law Group

REGISTER HERE Date & Time Jan 23, 2024 12:00 PM in Arizona Event Description Calling all business owners, investors, LLC, Corporations, etc.!...

[WATCH] How Corporate Transparency Act will affect your small business, presented by Shruti Gurudanti, Rose Law Group partner & director of corporate transactions

https://youtu.be/X-IWBxK49Gc Download the presentation for your reference: How-Corporate-Transparency-Act-will-affect-your-small-business-Part-1Download

WEBINAR Part I: Business Owners & Investors: How Corporate Transparency Act will affect your small business, co-hosted by Rose Law Group and Splaver & Splaver

Calling all business owners, investors, LLC, Corporations, etc. with less than 20 employees! The clock is ticking, and an essential...

Entertainment

Keith’s Movie Korner Soak Up the Frivolity with “The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants”

By Keith Walther | Rose Law Group Reporter Everyone’s favorite animated yellow sponge returns to the big screen with all his friends for another adventure under the sea. “The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants” is the fourth theatrically released film of this animated franchise that began in 1999 with the... Read More »

Keith’s Movie Korner: Don’t sweep ‘Dust Bunny’ under the rug

By Keith Walther | Rose Law Group Reporter imdb.com What do you get when you cross “Léon: The Professional” with “A Series...

Arizona attorney general sues Temu for copyright… but rips local headline for merch?

By Arizona Agenda Back in April, we ran a story headlined “Mayes against the machine.” It was such a clever...

The Goliath Disney Should Take Notice of “David”

Photo via angel.com By Keith Walther | Rose Law Group Reporter Disney’s chronicled struggles in recent years with their string...

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