Government and Politics

By Caitlin Sievers | AZ Mirror Justice Robert Brutinel will retire from the Arizona Supreme Court at the end of October, he announced Tuesday.  His

By Philip Haldiman | YourValley Problem-solving and service have long been keystones in the professional life of Paradise Valley Mayor Jerry Bien-Willner. He has worked in many capacities throughout his career from litigator to, of course, serving Paradise Valley as a

By Janet Perez | YourValley One of two familiar faces will be the next mayor of Paradise Valley. Vice Mayor Mark Stanton and Council Member Anna Thomasson

By Bob Christie | Arizona Capitol Times Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs demoted three officials running state agencies to deputy director posts after a judge ruled

By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services PHOENIX – Arizona voters will have the chance to decide whether to put even more curbs on the

By Caitlin Sievers | AZ Mirror Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has provided guidance to the state’s county recorders on how to handle a ruling

Queen Creek “Founding Fathers,” from left to right, mark Schnepf, Paul Gardner and Steve Sossaman. By Independent Newsmedia Paul Gardner has been called one of the founding

By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services PHOENIX – Arizona can now enforce a 2022 law despite claims by some that it could inadvertently make

By Jim Small | AZ Mirror The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that roughly 97,000 voters who are improperly registered to vote because of a glitch in the

Editor’s note: This five-day series explores voter priorities in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as they consider the upcoming presidential election

By Aaaron Decker | KTAR PHOENIX – Fountain Hills approved an update to the town’s strategy to modernize its downtown area. On Sept. 4, the town council unanimously approved of the updated downtown strategy,

By Jeff Chew | InMaricopa Maricopa’s original developer joined city leaders and local historians this morning to dedicate the city’s new history walk at Heritage Park in his honor.

By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services The state’s top two elected Republicans are siding with Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes that nearly 100,000

Photo via Whitehouse.gov By Jennifer Shutt | AZ Mirror WASHINGTON — Congress has 12 days left to approve a short-term government funding bill before the

By Mark Cowling | Pinal Central FLORENCE — After serving as both interim manager and police chief for the past five months, Bruce Walls is the new town manager following the Town Council’s unanimous vote Monday. “Thank you

By Jen Fifield | VoteBeat The eligibility of nearly 100,000 registered voters in Arizona is up in the air because of an error in state

By Independent Newsmedia Run-off mayor candidates  shared their views on important issues in the Town of Paradise Valley.  Councilmember Anna Thomasson and Vice Mayor Mark Stanton will face

By Janet Perez | YourValley Florence Police Chief Bruce Walls will likely become Florence’s new town manager. At its Monday meeting, the Florence Town Council will be discussing and voting on appointing Walls to the town manager position, a

Photo courtesy of the town of Queen Creek By Queen Creek Sun Times During the annual Arizona Parks and Recreation Association (APRA) awards ceremony, the town of Queen Creek’s recreation manager Erica Perez received the Outstanding