News from Pinal County Democrats http://pinaldemocrats.org/index.php?page=news 2012-02-06T01:04:08+01:00 text/html 2012-02-01T06:14:22+01:00 http://pinaldemocrats.org/ http://pinaldemocrats.org/index.php?page=news&full=1486 Hopefuls for the five open seats on the Pinal County Board of Supervisors can begin their campaigns with confidence.The Department of Justice has told county elections officials it doesnt object to Pinals new supervisorial-district map which splits the county into five districts up from three according to a county statement text/html 2012-01-22T13:55:32+01:00 http://pinaldemocrats.org/ http://pinaldemocrats.org/index.php?page=news&full=1485 David Snider Pinal County supervisor in District 3 is seeking re-election for a third term.The Casa Grande Democrat first was elected to the board in 2004. His district now includes Maricopa but with redistricting to add two supervisors to make up a five-member board beginning in 2013 the district will text/html 2012-01-22T07:31:13+01:00 http://pinaldemocrats.org/ http://pinaldemocrats.org/index.php?page=news&full=1484 Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu is on track to exceed his budget by more than 3.2 million by the end of the fiscal year if current spending levels continue county officials say.The overage which equals about seven percent of the sheriffs total budget is the combined result of overtime pay text/html 2012-01-20T09:48:25+01:00 http://pinaldemocrats.org/ http://pinaldemocrats.org/index.php?page=news&full=1483 Sheriff Paul Babeu said Pinal County is home to 75 to 100 drug cartel cells and listeningobservation posts that are used to illegally bring people and drugs into the U.S. text/html 2012-01-07T06:14:40+01:00 http://pinaldemocrats.org/ http://pinaldemocrats.org/index.php?page=news&full=1482 By and large Arizonarsquos privately run prisons are offering comparable services at comparable costs to prisons run by the state according to a Department of Corrections DOC report issued last week.In the first review of its kind the DOC found that four of the statersquos six private prisons evaluated offer text/html 2012-01-07T12:02:54+01:00 http://pinaldemocrats.org/ http://pinaldemocrats.org/index.php?page=news&full=1481 With current Mayor Byron Jackson bowing out of the race this year and two other council seats up for grabs there will actually be a run for the finish line for several Council candidates for the first time in six years. text/html 2012-01-07T14:09:37+01:00 http://pinaldemocrats.org/ http://pinaldemocrats.org/index.php?page=news&full=1480 FLORENCE mdash After approval of nine consolidated precincts by the Pinal County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday some voters will have a different designated polling place for the Feb. 28 presidential preference election. text/html 2012-01-05T07:32:17+01:00 http://pinaldemocrats.org/ http://pinaldemocrats.org/index.php?page=news&full=1479 Babeu intends to run for the U.S. House of Representatives seat in the newly-created District 4 - a sprawling mostly-rural district that would include the portion of Pinal County that houses most of Apache Junction Gold Canyon and San Tan Valley according to the new congressional maps generated last month text/html 2012-01-03T07:31:46+01:00 http://pinaldemocrats.org/ http://pinaldemocrats.org/index.php?page=news&full=1478 PHOENIX -- Two state legislators want changes to sections of the Arizona Constitution that govern how much businesses and individuals have to pay -- and to whom -- when a jury finds theyre liable for killing or injuring someone. text/html 2011-12-23T12:15:28+01:00 http://pinaldemocrats.org/ http://pinaldemocrats.org/index.php?page=news&full=1477 The Town Council staked out an unambiguous position squarely against the Florence Copper Project at Mondays regular meeting.With a vote of 6-1 the council approved a resolution to urge all federal state and county agencies who may have a role in granting permits to the project to deny it. The