Key ring with a house-shaped keychain and a round token labeled “TAX” lying on paperwork in the foreground, with a new desert subdivision, mountains, and a playground behind a striped barrier in the background.

State Law Hands Developers a Taxing Tool as San Tan Valley Impact Fees Stall

Nick Kanavati Jun 19, 2026

A new state law blocks San Tan Valley from collecting impact fees on 6,000 to 7,000 already-approved…

Casa Grande Council Approves Cactus Mine General Plan Amendment for 1,833 Acres

Casa Grande Council Approves Cactus Mine General Plan Amendment for 1,833 Acres

Nick Kanavati Jun 17, 2026

The Casa Grande City Council voted 5-0 to approve the Cactus Mine general plan amendment, reclassifying about…

Casa Grande Eyes Smaller Home Lots as New Default

Casa Grande Eyes Smaller Home Lots as New Default

Nick Kanavati Jun 16, 2026

Casa Grande smaller home lots could become the new default in future neighborhoods under a proposal the…

Portable weigh scales sit in a traffic lane bordered by orange cones. A yellow Loves fuel tanker, other commercial trucks, and law enforcement vehicles are visible on the roadway in the background. A white inspection trailer is parked on the right shoulder.

I-10 Commercial Vehicle Inspection Removes 13 Vehicles, 10 Drivers From Service

Nick Kanavati Jun 14, 2026

AZDPS troopers and ADOT enforcement officers conducted a commercial vehicle inspection detail on Interstate 10 between Arizona…

CDC Warns Parents Not to Use Recalled Nara Organics Formula

CDC Warns Parents Not to Use Recalled Nara Organics Formula

Nick Kanavati Jun 13, 2026

Federal health officials are warning parents and caregivers not to use recalled Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic…

Draft rendering of rows of white ESS iron flow battery units with orange storage tanks at a Copper Crossing battery storage site.

Florence Battery Storage Research Site Advances With Land Use Change

Nick Kanavati Jun 13, 2026

Two research projects at SRP’s Copper Crossing site would test non-lithium batteries that avoid the fire and…

Coolidge Voters to Decide on Budget Limits Growing 7.5% a Year

Coolidge Voters to Decide on Budget Limits Growing 7.5% a Year

Nick Kanavati Jun 11, 2026

Coolidge voters will decide November 3 whether to renew the Home Rule Option, which lets the city…

Casa Grande Man Convicted of Threatening to Kill Trump and Harris

Casa Grande Man Convicted of Threatening to Kill Trump and Harris

Nick Kanavati Jun 10, 2026

A federal jury convicted Rene Ortiz, 56, of Casa Grande on three felony counts for threatening to…

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