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Sam’s Muni Agenda Summary! — by Rose Law Group land use attorney, Sam DeMoss
Judge to rule on Fondomonte’s groundwater use as public nuisance case unfolds
Court Rich, director of energy & utility infrastructure at Rose Law Group and the firm’s co-founder, is helping to shape Pinal County’s energy future
Phoenix Housing Market 2026: More Supply, Softer Demand, and a Confidence Gap
Arizona won’t cut Colorado River withdrawals without enforceable conservation promises

Real Estate

Maricopa construction roundup
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Century Communities, D.R. Horton, and Lennar.) By Monica D. Spencer | InMaricopa.com Circle K Stores issued wall sign permit for Burrito Express at 41433 W. Honeycutt Road. City of Maricopa zoning permit for removal and addition of pickleball courtsat Copper Sky. Roadhouse Blues Holdings wall... Read More »
East Valley spring training stadium reboot approved
East Valley spring training stadium reboot approved
By Brandon Brown | Phoenix Business Journal Tempe City Council approved the first step to start the process of an...
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West Valley master-planned community is all rentals
West Valley master-planned community is all rentals
A rendering of a 901-unit rental community planned in Buckeye that will include a variety of product, including traditional garden-style...
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State, developers blast social media reports of ‘Qatar City’ in Phoenix
State, developers blast social media reports of ‘Qatar City’ in Phoenix
Photo via Andy Biggs' Facebook page By Jeff Wendt | Daily Independent A social media frenzy regarding a massive north...
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Government & Politics

Arizona judge orders deregulation of abortion access, repeal of telemedicine ban
By Kiera Riley | State Affairs A number of state abortion restrictions requiring additional appointments, waiting periods and state-mandated counseling were struck down Friday after a superior court judge determined the laws violated the state’s constitutional right to reproductive care.  Dr. Paul Isaacson, Dr. William Richardson and the Arizona Medical... Read More »
Proposal would require Legislature to end sessions by April 30
Proposal would require Legislature to end sessions by April 30
Jakob Thorington | Arizona Capitol Times Key points: A measure that would constitutionally require the Legislature to adjourn by April...
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San Tan Valley town manager reports on Arizona bills affecting local control
San Tan Valley town manager reports on Arizona bills affecting local control
By Justin Mathews | Pinal Post San Tan Valley Town Manager Brent Billingsley presented a legislative update to the town...
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Gilbert to tighten data center regs
Gilbert to tighten data center regs
By Aparna Sekhar | East Valley Tribune Gilbert planning officials are moving to update the town’s regulations on construction of...
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Technology

Yuma launches AI review tool for building permit submissions
Via City of Yuma The City of Yuma’s Department of Community Development has launched an optional pilot program designed to help applicants submit more complete building permit applications and reduce review timelines. The pilot introduces Alynea AI PreCheck, a pre-submission AI review tool that helps applicants identify potential issues in their permit applications before submitting them to the City. Alynea AI PreCheck allows applicants to review plans and... Read More »
Shruti Gurudanti, Rose Law Group partner and leader of the firm’s space law practice, comments on SpaceX’s record-setting acquisition of xAI
Shruti Gurudanti, Rose Law Group partner and leader of the firm’s space law practice, comments on SpaceX’s record-setting acquisition of xAI
"SpaceX will have to figure out how to prove their 1-million-satellite 'orbital data center' constellation does not effectively 'appropriate' low...
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App store age-gating bills advance
App store age-gating bills advance
By AZ Capitol Times Alabama lawmakers are fast-tracking a Meta-backed bill to require Apple and Google to age-gate their app...
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Chatting with the Capitol’s AI czar
Chatting with the Capitol’s AI czar
By Hank Stephenson, Adi Jagannathan | Arizona Agenda When the House’s newly created Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Committee held its...
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Economy

Builders’ top challenges for 2026
By Ashok Chaluvadi | National Association of Home Builders The most significant challenge builders faced in 2025 was high interest rates, as reported by 84% of builders in the latest NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index survey. A smaller, albeit still significant share of 65% expect interest rates to remain a... Read More »
Rounds gives glum assessment of Arizona economy
Rounds gives glum assessment of Arizona economy
By Ken Sain | East Valley Tribune The trends do not look promising for the economy, said Jim Rounds, the...
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How Arizona’s sports economy became a growth engine for the state — an AZ Dealmakers’ panel moderated by Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose
How Arizona’s sports economy became a growth engine for the state — an AZ Dealmakers’ panel moderated by Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose
By Madelaine Braggs | Rose Law Group Reporter Arizona’s sports economy is no longer just about wins and losses—it has become a...
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Gov. Hobbs contradicts agency’s warning on state tax forms
Gov. Hobbs contradicts agency’s warning on state tax forms
By AZ Capitol Times Key Points: Gov. Katie Hobbs rejects Department of Revenue’s tax filing advice State tax forms filed...
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Family Law

Kyrsten Sinema sued as ‘homewrecker’; Rose Law Group family law attorney Kelsey Fischer comments 
Marriage security breach? “A lawsuit claims former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema destroyed a 14-year marriage by becoming romantically involved with a man who was part of her security detail while she was still in office.” ‘Are you having an affair with my husband?’ “Heather Ammel claims Matthew Joseph Ammel accompanied Sinema on... Read More »
North Carolina woman suing former Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema over alleged affair
North Carolina woman suing former Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema over alleged affair
By 12 News A North Carolina woman is suing former Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. She is alleging that the politician...
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Aaric Siesco, family law attorney at Rose Law Group, takes part in 2025 Maricopa County StandDown
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...
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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
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...
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Immigration

WATCH: Kristi Noem announces major border wall update
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-66HYMdlGY By Fox News U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a press conference to announce a major border wall update alongside officials from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and other officials.
While Kristi Noem boats of Trump’s border wall, state officials face an immigration landscape rapidly boiling over
While Kristi Noem boats of Trump’s border wall, state officials face an immigration landscape rapidly boiling over
Governor Kristi Noem speaking with attendees at the 2020 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm...
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Zipps Sports Grill location opening after HSI raids at multiple restaurants
Zipps Sports Grill location opening after HSI raids at multiple restaurants
By 12 News Nearly 24 hours after Homeland Security Investigations raided multiple Valley restaurants, the chain has released a statement....
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Arizona AG Kris Mayes seeks public’s help to monitor ICE agents
Arizona AG Kris Mayes seeks public’s help to monitor ICE agents
By Howard Fischer | Arizona Capitol Times Key Points:  Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes seeks public videos and photos of...
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Cannabis & Hemp

Tony Freeman, Rose Law Group partner and co-director of litigation, comments on: Push to send Arizona’s marijuana law back to voters. The ‘Noble’ effort?
By Howard Fischer | Tucson.com PHOENIX — Arizonans may get the chance to reconsider whether they think it's OK for every adult to purchase and use marijuana. Sean Noble has filed paperwork to put the whole question of recreational marijuana on the 2026 ballot. He contends that the measure hasn't... Read More »
Trump signs executive order to expedite marijuana rescheduling
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...
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Trump expected to sign order reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule III drug, sources say
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...
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Trump ‘very strongly’ considering loosening federal marijuana regulations
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...
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Energy & Environment

Court Rich, director of energy & utility infrastructure at Rose Law Group and the firm’s co-founder, is helping to shape Pinal County’s energy future
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Arizona Sonoran Copper Company, Ivanhoe Electric, and Resolution Copper.) Across the United States, we are seeing a strong push toward reshoring critical supply chains, particularly in semiconductors, electric vehicles, advanced materials, and strategic manufacturing sectors. Arizona has emerged as one of the primary beneficiaries of... Read More »
Atlas Global gives energy update for I-40 TradePort
Atlas Global gives energy update for I-40 TradePort
I-40 TradePort Corridor Winslow - Photo via Atlas Global (Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Atlas Global.) By Shawn White |...
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Arizona could see fourth national park with legislation from federal legislators
Arizona could see fourth national park with legislation from federal legislators
By Jordan Gerard | State Affairs Tack another national park to your list because Arizona could get its fourth national...
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San Tan Valley homeowners sue Salt River Project for powerline construction
San Tan Valley homeowners sue Salt River Project for powerline construction
By Kiera Riley | State Affairs Homeowners in San Tan Valley are suing the Salt River Project for constructing power...
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Water

Judge to rule on Fondomonte’s groundwater use as public nuisance case unfolds
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Fondomonte) By Arizona Capitol Times A Superior Court judge is weighing whether greater regulation in La Paz County undermines or intensifies the state’s legal claim over whether Fondomonte Arizona, a Saudi-owned alfalfa farm, is illegally pumping excessive groundwater.  Yet while Attorney General Kris Mayes pursues... Read More »
Arizona won’t cut Colorado River withdrawals without enforceable conservation promises
Arizona won’t cut Colorado River withdrawals without enforceable conservation promises
By Howard Fischer | Arizona Capitol Times Key Points: Arizona is embroiled in an interstate dispute over access to the...
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Colorado River governors express cautious optimism after ‘historic’ DC meeting
Colorado River governors express cautious optimism after ‘historic’ DC meeting
By Caitlin Sievers | AZ Mirror With the deadline to reach a water usage agreement looming, leaders from the seven...
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Arizona judge allows challenge to state water rules; Rose Law Group Water Law Department Chairman Riley Snow weighs in
Arizona judge allows challenge to state water rules; Rose Law Group Water Law Department Chairman Riley Snow weighs in
By Madelaine Braggs | Rose Law Group Reporter A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has allowed a lawsuit to proceed...
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Transportation

Transit-oriented development bill introduced to Congress
Photo by Rose Law Group Reporter By Julie Strupp | MultiFamily Dive Dive Brief: A new bipartisan bill, the Build HUBS Act, aims to boost construction of housing near transit hubs nationwide. Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) and Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), both members of the Senate Committees on Environment and Public Works and Commerce,... Read More »
San Tan Valley infrastructure projects
San Tan Valley infrastructure projects
Photo via Pinal County By Justin Mathews | Pinal Post Pinal County officials presented San Tan Valley infrastructure projects to the town council on January 21....
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Whistleblower alleges ADOT is intentionally targeting 3rd-party MVDs
Whistleblower alleges ADOT is intentionally targeting 3rd-party MVDs
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents ASAP and TSI.) By Reagan Priest | Arizona Capitol Times Key Points: Arizona Department of...
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Tradeport hubs could transform AZ towns
Tradeport hubs could transform AZ towns
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Global Logistics Development.) By Phineas Hogan | Phoenix Buisness Journal Imagine a symphony of logistics: chugging trains,...
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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
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.!...
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[WATCH] How Corporate Transparency Act will affect your small business, presented by Shruti Gurudanti, Rose Law Group partner & director of corporate transactions
[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
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WEBINAR Part I: Business Owners & Investors: How Corporate Transparency Act will affect your small business, co-hosted by Rose Law Group and Splaver & Splaver
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...
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Entertainment

Keith’s Movie Korner: ‘Dracula’ sucks the life out of the theater
Photo via IMDb By Keith Walther | Rose Law Group Reporter There have been so many film adaptations of Bram Stoker’s classic 1897 novel, the count is somewhere between 200 and 500 films. “Dracula” is the latest, and it is an energy vampire, leaving the audience despondent or in full... Read More »
Keith’s Movie Korner: ‘Whistle’ blows! 
Keith’s Movie Korner: ‘Whistle’ blows! 
By Keith Walther | Rose Law Group Reporter Stop me if you heard this one before…a “Breakfast Club” assortment of teens...
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Keith’s Movie Korner: This ‘Shelter’ has a leaky roof
Keith’s Movie Korner: This ‘Shelter’ has a leaky roof
Photo via IMDb Keith Walther | Rose Law Group Reporter The annual Jason Statham one-person army action flick has arrived...
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Keith’s Movie Korner: February Movie Preview
Keith’s Movie Korner: February Movie Preview
By Keith Walther | Rose Law Group Reporter After a rough start to the year for cinematic releases, February looks to improve...
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