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March 3, 2026 2:38 pm

Arizonans fight utility rate hike after private equity takeover. In The Republic, Rose Law Group co-founder and director of the firm’s energy & utility infrastructure department, Court Rich, calls it a matter of fairness

Ask traffic engineer Paul Basha: Why is 96th Street, south of Shea Boulevard, a four-lane roadway with a median and a 45 miles-per-hour speed limit? Rather excessive, isn’t it?

Rose Law Group family law attorney Kelsey Fischer comments on the pros and cons of ‘nesting’ after a divorce

Forum examining water, power and future growth will feature Court Rich, Rose Law Group’s co-founder and director of the firm’s energy & utility infrastructure department

Gigantic Form Energy battery powering Google data center is a ‘game changer,’ says Court Rich, Rose Law Group’s director of energy & utility infrastructure and the firm’s co-founder

Real Estate

Palo District in Mesa gets new hotels

By AZ Big Media Sunny Day Sports revealed plans for two new hotels within the Palo District, the transformative redevelopment of the former Fiesta Mall site in Mesa. The hotels are designed to support the district’s emerging role as a national destination for women’s health, elite athletics, innovation and community... Read More »

MF development coming to Mesa MPC

Photo via City of Mesa By Payne Moses | KTAR Construction has begun on 353 multifamily apartment units located within...

How Maricopa has changed since ’98

Photo via the City of Maricopa By Elias Weiss | InMaricopa 1998In the late 1990s, Maricopa was an unincorporated community...

L.A. firm unveils $175M apartment project in Maricopa

By Angela Gonzales | Phoenix Business Journal Los Angeles-based Shelter Asset Management LLC has opened the first two of six...

Government & Politics

May hearing set in Mark Kelly retirement demotion case as Trump pushes for quick ruling

(Photo by Lux Butler/Cronkite News) By Jennifer Schutt | AZ Mirror A federal circuit court announced Monday it will hold oral arguments in May to determine whether a lower court erred when it blocked the Pentagon from downgrading Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly’s retirement rank and pay for appearing in... Read More »

Maricopa County Attorney files first criminal charge related to ESA program

By Kiera Riley | State Affairs The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office filed its first criminal charge related to the Empowerment...

Five things to watch this week

By State Affairs Although crossover week is finished, the House and Senate will spend most of today hearing some of...

How Maricopa has changed since ’98

Photo via the City of Maricopa By Elias Weiss | InMaricopa 1998In the late 1990s, Maricopa was an unincorporated community...

Technology

Apple to buy 100 million chips from Arizona

By Amy Edelen | Phoenix Business Journal Apple Inc. plans to buy more than 100 million computer chips from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s fab site in Arizona by the end of the year, the California-based company said Tuesday. Apple’s chip purchase from TSMC is part of the California-based tech giant’s... Read More »

Mayes opposes energy sharing agreement between Project Blue data center, TEP

Photo by Gage Skidmore By Reagan Priest | State Affairs Attorney General Kris Mayes is appealing an Arizona Corporation Commission...

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...

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...

Economy

Acquisition forms third largest copper district in North America

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Arizona Sonoran Copper Company.) By InBusiness PHX Hudbay Minerals Inc. and Arizona Sonoran Copper Company Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Hudbay has agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of ASCU, not already owned by Hudbay,... Read More »

Litchfield Park outlines major development plans at State of the City

By James Goldmeer | YourValley Litchfield Park officials discussed their expansive development plan during the annual State of the City...

Stock Market Today: Oil Prices Jump; Stocks Pare Losses

By Wall Street Journal Oil prices surged after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran showed signs of sparking a widening conflict...

L.A. firm unveils $175M apartment project in Maricopa

By Angela Gonzales | Phoenix Business Journal Los Angeles-based Shelter Asset Management LLC has opened the first two of six...

Family Law

Rose Law Group family law attorney Kelsey Fischer comments on the pros and cons of ‘nesting’ after a divorce

By Kaya Laterman | New York Times When Rebekah Carver decided to separate from her husband in 2023, she had one goal in mind. “The eye of the prize was stability for my three children,” said Ms. Carver, 51. “I wanted to be respectful because the divorce would obviously cause... Read More »

Lessons from the Bezos-Scott divorce; Rose Law Group family law attorney Kelsey Fischer comments

By Julia Rodgers | National Law Review In light of MacKenzie Scott’s reported $7.2 billion in philanthropic donations in 2025,...

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...

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...

Immigration

Bill requiring local cops to notify ICE of an immigrant arrest advances

By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services Key Points: ICE would be alerted as an arrest is taking place Democrats express concerns the measure could trigger violence Republicans say SB1055 will make Arizona streets safer Republican lawmakers are moving to force state and local police to take a more active... Read More »

ICE warehouse in Surprise targeted by arsonist days after massive community protests

By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | AZ Mirror Someone tried to burn down a Surprise warehouse that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

New law could criminalize alerting others about ICE presence

By Howard Fischer | AZ Capitol Times Key Points: Sen. John Kavanagh proposes legislation to criminalize warning others about police...

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...

Cannabis & Hemp

Do you smell that? Mesnard wants to criminalize excess marijuana odor

By Howard Fischer | AZ Capitol Times Key Points: Arizona Senator J.D. Mesnard proposes legislation to expand nuisance laws to include excessive marijuana smoke and odor The bill aims to address the impact of marijuana smoke on families, including restricting its use on residential properties The legislation would allow judges... Read More »

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...

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

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

Energy & Environment

Some energy bills lose momentum as crossover week ends

By Reagan Priest | State Affairs Lawmakers introduced over 50 bills this session on energy and utility issues, but as crossover week comes to a close, most of them are not making it out alive. Railbirds tell the Yellow Sheet Report that lawmakers are expressing more interest in energy, data... Read More »

Major solar field north of Florence rejected

By Mark Cowling | Pinal Central Silver King Energy Center — a 6,671-acre solar farm included on 8,122 acres of...

New nuclear projects see bipartisan support in Arizona

By Reagan Priest | Arizona Capitol Times Key Points: Arizona leaders express support for new nuclear energy projects Corporation Commission...

Gigantic Form Energy battery powering Google data center is a ‘game changer,’ says Court Rich, Rose Law Group’s director of energy & utility infrastructure and the firm’s co-founder

By Canary Media Form Energy invented a novel iron-air battery to store clean energy for much longer timeframes than conventional lithium-ion batteries can. The...

Water

The odds are sinking for groundwater legislation

By Jakob Thorington | Arizona Capitol Times Key Points: Groundwater issues focus on rural needs Rep. Gail Griffin is considered key opponent of reform Attempting a ballot measure is believed to be too expensive As crossover week at the Arizona Legislature concludes, it appears lawmakers will go yet another year... Read More »

Riley Snow, chairman of Rose Law Group’s water law department, comments on bill that threatens Queen Creek water plans

Photo via the City of Queen Creek "Water costs will continue to rise. Municipalities need the flexibility to respond to rising...

Queen Creek approves funding for Harquahala water transport

By Janet Perez | Daily Independent With the first payment made for Queen Creek’s Harquahala water purchase, the town is...

New Arizona ‘ag-to-urban’ water law draws first group of home builders; Rose Law Group Water Department Chairman Riley Snow comments

Photo by Rose Law Group Reporter (Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Rohit K. Tripathi.) Farms to sprout housing? “[L]andowners want to...

Transportation

Ask traffic engineer Paul Basha: Why is 96th Street, south of Shea Boulevard, a four-lane roadway with a median and a 45 miles-per-hour speed limit? Rather excessive, isn’t it?

(Disclosure: Summit Land Management is a Rose Law Group-related company and contracted with the firm.) By Paul Basha, Kayla Amado | Rose Law Group Reporter It is excessive, current traffic is only 17% of capacity. Once upon a time, it was intended to be full of cars by now. It... Read More »

Lucid on track to deliver robotaxis

By Phoenix Business Journal Lucid Group Inc.'s recent job cuts will save the electric vehicle maker more than $500 million over three...

Arizona Senate approves renaming Loop 202 after Charlie Kirk

Photo by Gage Skidmore By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services Key Points: GOP senators want to honor late conservative...

Ask traffic engineer Paul Basha: How crucial is traffic engineering to municipality approval or denial of a proposed development?

(Disclosure: Summit Land Management is a Rose Law Group-related company, and contracted with the firm.) By Paul Basha, Kayla Amado...

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: Ghostface’s knife dulls in ‘Scream 7’

Photo via IMDb By Keith Walther | Rose Law Group Reporter Watching the final breath rattle out of what has been a wildly successful horror franchise is painful to witness, but that is what occurs here. Playing out like an overly long R-rated episode of “Scooby-Doo,” “Scream 7” offers up... Read More »

Keith’s Movie Korner: March Movie Preview

By Keith Walther | Rose Law Group Reporter With all eyes on the 98th Academy Awards, which air on Sunday,...

Keith’s Movie Korner: Prepare to squirm with ‘Pillion’

By Keith Walther | Rose Law Group Reporter If you’re into middle aged bikers in BDSM attire, then this movie may be...

Keith’s Movie Korner: ‘Midwinter Break’ is a holiday you don’t want to take

Photo via AP News By Keith Walther | Rose Law Group Reporter Ever been stuck at an airport waiting to start your vacation only to be interminably delayed, and...

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Ask traffic engineer Paul Basha: Why is 96th Street, south of Shea Boulevard, a four-lane roadway with a median and a 45 miles-per-hour speed limit? Rather excessive, isn’t it?

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(Disclosure: Summit Land Management is a Rose Law Group-related company and contracted with the firm.) By Paul Basha, Kayla Amado | Rose Law Group Reporter

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By Wall Street Journal Oil prices surged after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran showed signs of sparking a widening conflict across the Middle East. The U.S.

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(Disclosure: Rose Law group represents Mattamy Homes.) By Real Estate Daily News Mattamy Homes, the largest privately owned homebuilder in North America, continues to deepen its commitment to

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