Government and Politics

Maricopa County is excited to announce the upcoming launch of our new online permitting system, Permit Center! Permit Center is designed to better serve residents,

By Kylie Werner | West Valley View Avondale Mayor Kenn Weise entered his final State of the City address to a standing ovation, as the opening notes of Van Halen’s “Jump” blared through the speakers. Before the retiring mayor gave his State of the City address, he looked back at the city’s

By Richard Smith | YourValley For nearly a year, a three-person mayoral race in Glendale seemed inevitable. Paul Boyer announced his candidacy in February 2023 and incumbent mayor Jerry Weiers

Wednesday, April 17th from 6:00PM – 8:00PM at the Casa Grande Dispatch board room located at 408 N. Sacaton St. Suite 2. This is right

TODAY’S NEWS & VIEWSApril 17, 2024     What’s behind gun threats in Arizona schools? Emotional distress, bullying top the list All it took was

By YourValley The stage is now set for the 2024 Peoria City Council election. Five residents have made it to the ballot, and there are three seats open on council this year. Two candidates will run unopposed: Incumbent

Virtual Open House Can’t make it to the in-person open house events? A virtual option will be held at the end of the month with

By Independent Newsmedia Apache Junction residents Peter Heck, Bambi Johnson, Mo Mohiuddin and Tess Nesser met the April 1 filing deadline to run for the position of council member for a four-year term and will appear

By YourValley With Kathy Tilque deciding not to run for re-election and Scott Anderson looking to move up to mayor, Gilbert will have two vacant seats up for grabs with no incumbent in the 2024 elections.

By Jen Fifield | AZ Mirror Poll workers in Maricopa and Pinal counties will do an on-site count of how many mail ballots are dropped

By Independent Newsmedia Apache Junction residents Ari Kalan and Chip Wilson met the April 1 filing deadline to run for the position of mayor for a two-year term and will appear on the primary ballot. The 2024 primary

By Marianne LeVine and Maegan Vazquez | Washington Post Two days after he said states should make their own decisions about regulating abortion, former president Donald Trump criticized Arizona for reinstating an

(Via City of Goodyear) By Michael McDaniel | YourValley As of April 1, six candidates have filed statements of interest with the city to run for council. Those names include current city council member Laura

(Photo via Office of Attorney General Kris Mayes, by Jennifer Stewart) By Ryan Grenoble | Huffington Post Shortly after the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 150-year-old law

A message from Governor Katie Hobbs. pic.twitter.com/td2WbLBcIa — Governor Katie Hobbs (@GovernorHobbs) April 9, 2024 Photo and video via office of Governor Katie Hobbs By

By Connor Van Ligten | Independent Newsmedia This year Mesa voters will select from among five candidates for mayor. Below are bios of each who met the April 1 filing deadline and will appear

By Florence Independent With Florence Mayor Tara Walter opting not to run for reelection, two candidates with strong ties to Florence have emerged as contenders. Michelle Cordes and Keith Eaton will face off during the

Photo via City of Maricopa By Jeff Chew | InMaricopa Maricopa City Council conducted a changing-of-the-guard ceremony when it praised Ricky Horst for his six years as city manager, knowing

By Connor Van Ligten | Independent Newsmedia This year, Mesa voters will choose among eight  candidates for Mesa City Council. Four of these candidates are running for a seat in District 1, while two are running for District 2

By Mackenzie Brower | YourValley Candidates officially filed their petitions April 1 to run in the 2024 primary election for Paradise Valley Town Council. Three council member seats are on the ballot. Primary election day is July

By MacKenzie Brower | YourValley Candidates officially filed their petitions April 1 to run in the 2024 primary election for Paradise Valley Town Council. The mayor’s seat is on the

Town of Florence By Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder FLORENCE — Amid the town’s continued difficulties in hiring a town manager, Police Chief Bruce Walls took over as interim manager this week,

By Jodie Newell | Pinal Central CASA GRANDE — Building more infrastructure in Pinal County was the recurring theme from a panel of experts during Friday’s Biz Outlook Luncheon held at

On Thursday March 07, 2024, Supervisor Jeff Serdy hosted a State of the County event in Apache Junction. The event offered local residents the opportunity