Rose Law Group Reporter

February 17, 2026 2:20 pm

Sam’s Muni Summary! — by Rose Law Group land use attorney, Sam DeMoss

Court Rich, Rose Law Group co-founder and the firm’s director of energy & utility infrastructure, expects data centers’ pursuit of on-site power to ‘grow exponentially’ in Arizona

Do you need a prenup for your paint colors? Rose Law Group family law attorney Kelsey Fischer provides the answer

Thomas A. Gilson, Rose Law Group partner and co-chair of the firm’s litigation department, talks to PBJ about design studio’s lawsuit against developer over unfinished homes

Sam’s Muni Agenda Summary! — by Rose Law Group land use attorney, Sam DeMoss

Real Estate

Taylor Morrison’s targets for 2026 and beyond

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Taylor Morrison.) By Vincent Salandro | Builder Taylor Morrison remains committed to its goal of closing 20,000 homes by 2028, though the progress toward this goal in 2026 will be more focused on community openings than closing volume growth. The eighth largest company on the 2025 Builder 100... Read More »

Homebuyers are ghosting the market

Homebuyers are ghosting the market

By Joy Dumandan | Realtor.com The winter blues are hitting the housing landscape and buyers are ghosting the market by...

Japanese giant to buy Tri Pointe Homes

Japanese giant to buy Tri Pointe Homes

By Matt Wasielewski | Bisnow.com A centuries-old Japanese logging conglomerate struck a $4.5B deal to buy Tri Pointe Homes. Sumitomo...

SOLD! NW Phoenix infill site

SOLD! NW Phoenix infill site

By In Business PHX North Mountain Corporate Center, located at 10400 N. 25th Avenue in Phoenix, has been sold for...

Government & Politics

Sam’s Muni Summary! — by Rose Law Group land use attorney, Sam DeMoss

By Sam DeMoss, Rose Law Group land use attorney Municipalities Casa Grande- Mayor and 3 City Council seats up for election in 2026. Primary will be held July 2026. Agenda - View Meetings Mohave County- David Strahl appointed as County Manager effective March 16, 2026. 02/17/2026 Item 038 Other News... Read More »

Cowboy hats and politics: The hats of Arizona’s senators

Cowboy hats and politics: The hats of Arizona’s senators

Sen. Janae Shamp, R-Surprise, speaking with attendees at a press conference hosted by Border 911 at the Arizona State Capitol...

Noem speaks in Arizona on election security and state’s past elections

Noem speaks in Arizona on election security and state’s past elections

By 12 News Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was in the Valley on Friday, talking about election security...

Arizona officials consider lawsuit over EPA’s greenhouse gas regulation rollback

Arizona officials consider lawsuit over EPA’s greenhouse gas regulation rollback

By AZ Mirror Environmental advocates fear the Trump administration’s decision to stop regulating greenhouse gas emissions will have a disastrous...

Technology

Court Rich, Rose Law Group co-founder and the firm’s director of energy & utility infrastructure, expects data centers’ pursuit of on-site power to ‘grow exponentially’ in Arizona

By Utility Dive Concerns over rising electricity bills will guide changes in AI data center development, particularly around how they are powered, but are unlikely to slow the overall expansion and need for grid resources, analysts from Bank of America said in a Thursday report. “The main risk to regulated... Read More »

Legislature tackles AI regulation as lawmakers warn part-time session can’t keep pace

Legislature tackles AI regulation as lawmakers warn part-time session can’t keep pace

By Caitlin Sievers | AZ Mirror Arizona legislators are struggling to keep regulations on pace with the rapid evolution of...

GOP bill would strip county authority over small nuclear reactors at data centers

GOP bill would strip county authority over small nuclear reactors at data centers

By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | AZ Mirror A Republican proposal to prohibit Arizona counties from regulating small nuclear reactors that are...

Yuma launches AI review tool for building permit submissions

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...

Economy

Senate GOP looks to ditch certain taxes on Arizona home sales

By David Baker | AZ Family A bill is moving through the state Legislature that supporters say would allow Arizona home sellers to keep more of their money. The Finance Committee passed Monday in a 4-2-1 vote Senate Bill 1633, which would remove the capital gains tax from the sale of a primary home if the seller has been at the house for at least... Read More »

New economic development project manager in Mesa

New economic development project manager in Mesa

Photo via City of Mesa By YourValley The city of Mesa’s office of economic development recently announced the promotion of Hayley Freestone to economic development project manager. Freestone...

Defense companies target Arizona for expansion

Defense companies target Arizona for expansion

By Greg Barr | Phoenix Business Journal When California defense and aerospace company Hadrian took the wraps off its AI-...

Florence council adopts strategic plan

Florence council adopts strategic plan

By Justin Mathews | Pinal Post The Town of Florence Council unanimously adopted a new strategic plan on Feb. 3,...

Family Law

Do you need a prenup for your paint colors? Rose Law Group family law attorney Kelsey Fischer provides the answer

By Rachel Wharton | New York Times A major home renovation can be hard on a relationship. The process includes such classic argument starters as ever-expanding timelines and budgets, choosing from a vast assortment of colors and materials, agreeing on a general vision and aesthetic and the awkward dance of managing... Read More »

Kyrsten Sinema sued as ‘homewrecker’; Rose Law Group family law attorney Kelsey Fischer comments

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...

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...

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...

Immigration

State Senate approves immigration checks in Arizona hospitals

By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services Key Points: Arizona state Senate approves measure requiring hospitals to ask patients about immigration status Senator Wendy Rogers’ bill makes answering the question optional Opponents argue the bill may deter undocumented immigrants from seeking medical care Saying the public deserves to know, the... Read More »

WATCH: Kristi Noem announces major border wall update

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

Energy & Environment

Arizona officials consider lawsuit over EPA’s greenhouse gas regulation rollback

By AZ Mirror Environmental advocates fear the Trump administration’s decision to stop regulating greenhouse gas emissions will have a disastrous impact on Arizona, which has suffered worsening heatwaves — and it’s unclear what the state can do, although at least one elected official hasn’t ruled out taking the federal government... Read More »

GOP bill would strip county authority over small nuclear reactors at data centers

GOP bill would strip county authority over small nuclear reactors at data centers

By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | AZ Mirror A Republican proposal to prohibit Arizona counties from regulating small nuclear reactors that are...

NAHB blitzes Capitol Hill in support of energy legislation

NAHB blitzes Capitol Hill in support of energy legislation

By NAHB In an unprecedented move to advance legislation vital to NAHB members and the housing community, every member of the NAHB Government Affairs team fanned out across Capitol Hill today urging...

Fortescue seeks hydrogen site changes

Fortescue seeks hydrogen site changes

By Roland Murphy | AZBEX After canceling plans to build $550M hydrogen production hub in Buckeye last year, site owner Fortescue Future Industries is asking the City of...

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...

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...

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...

Transportation

San Tan Valley backs federal study of Hunt Hwy east-west route

Photo via OpenStreetMap By Justin Mathews | Pinal Post The San Tan Valley Town Council approved a letter supporting Gilbert’s 2026 Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant application without opposition. The grant would fund a study — not construction — to determine whether the fragmented Hunt Highway corridor... Read More »

Transit-oriented development bill introduced to Congress

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...

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....

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...

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.!...

[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

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...

Entertainment

Keith’s Movie Korner: ‘Wuthering Heights’ comes up dreadfully short

By Keith Walther | Rose Law Group Reporter From the silent era of film to today, there have been over 30 adaptations of Emily Brontë’s only novel that was published in 1847. “Wuthering Heights” is one of the loosest and worst adaptations you will find that pretends to be a... Read More »

Keith’s Movie Korner: ‘Crime 101’ provides a tutorial on classic cinema

Keith’s Movie Korner: ‘Crime 101’ provides a tutorial on classic cinema

By Keith Walther | Rose Law Group Reporter If you miss the 1990’s heist style thrillers, then this is the movie for you. “Crime 101”...

Keith’s Movie Korner: ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ is a fun, zany ride

Keith’s Movie Korner: ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ is a fun, zany ride

By Keith Walther | Rose Law Group Reporter Who says originality is gone from American cinema? “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die” is a creatively unique film that unites science fiction with...

Spring training player housing proposed in Mesa

Spring training player housing proposed in Mesa

By Brandon Brown | Phoenix Business Journal Mesa’s Design Review Board will consider this week a two-building lodging campus near...

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