Pearce bill would give sheriffs, others more power over budgets 

The constant budget battles between Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the Board of Supervisors could be a thing of the past, or at least more muted than they have been, if Sen. Russell Pearce can get a long-sought bill through the Legislature. Pearce, a Mesa Republican, Arpaio ally and former captain with the Maricopa County …