PINAL COUNTY & ARIZONA NEWS
Legal briefs detail another Johnson Utilities financial scheme
Tue, May 29, 2018
Pinal County
PHOENIX — Almost all parties in the Johnson Utilities evidentiary hearing have recommended the appointment of an interim manager, including Queen Creek, Florence, Arizona Corporation Commission staff, community activist John Dantico and the state Residential Utility Consumer Office.
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Queen Creek annexation proposal divides San Tan Valley
Fri, May 25, 2018
Pinal County
SAN TAN VALLEY — A map for the annexation of the Encanterra gated community and the surrounding neighborhoods has been submitted to the town of Queen Creek. The map is included as part of a pre-application by Encanterra resident Leah Gumm that includes an area substantially larger than the subdivision, causing
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Church association calls for resignation of Pinal supervisor
Fri, May 18, 2018
Pinal County
SAN TAN VALLEY — In a sign of the spread of controversy over Johnson Utilities in San Tan Valley, even local churches are getting involved. The Association of Christian Churches and Organizations in San Tan Valley and Queen Creek has released a declaration calling for the appointment of an interim manager
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Johnson Utilities hearing concludes with questions remaining
Thu, May 10, 2018
Pinal County
PHOENIX — The Johnson Utilities evidentiary hearing with the Arizona Corporation Commission ended Wednesday, yet after almost four weeks of testimony there are still critical questions that remain unanswered.
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EV had strong presence in teacher, voucher dramas
Mon, May 7, 2018
Education
East Valley legislators and activists played key roles in two of the biggest political dramas involving public education last week – passage of Gov. Doug Ducey’s funding plan for better teacher pay and the proposed expansion of the state-funded voucher system to send children to private and parochial schools.
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Opinion: Elect more Democrats
Mon, May 7, 2018
Election 2018
Editor, Casa Grande Dispatch:In 1776, Thomas Paine wrote "Common Sense," in which he explained that it was only common sense that the colonists should break away from British rule to establish the new American nation. He soon followed with "The American Crisis," to inspire the colonists in their battles against
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Supervisors' resolution would deny San Tan incorporation petitions
Fri, Apr 20, 2018
Pinal County
FLORENCE — A persistent effort to allow residents of San Tan Valley to vote on whether to incorporate into a city could be facing a death blow. The Pinal County Board of Supervisors, in a special meeting Monday, is set to vote on a resolution that would reject petitions submitted by
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Wide disparity in Pinal classroom spending, report shows
Mon, Mar 12, 2018
Education
CASA GRANDE — When it comes to classroom spending, huge disparities are found around the nation, and, according to a recent report, even right here in Pinal County. The Arizona Auditor General‘s Office, the governmental agency entrusted with ensuring public money is spent appropriately, recently released data on classroom spending for all
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Queen Creek approves annexation of Pinal subdivision
Fri, Mar 9, 2018
Pinal County
QUEEN CREEK — Some San Tan Valley residents got their wish Wednesday to be on their way to becoming part of an incorporated town. The Queen Creek Town Council voted unanimously to approve the annexation of Ironwood Crossing, located in the northeastern part of San Tan Valley off Ironwood and Pima
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San Tan incorporation effort 'shattered' by Shea Homes
Wed, Mar 7, 2018
Pinal County
SAN TAN VALLEY — The incorporation effort, in its current form, is over in San Tan Valley. Shea Homes sent a letter to Pinal County and the steering committee of Vote San Tan Valley certifying that Shea would not give permission to parties seeking to submit the petition for the community’s
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