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Mesa was recently named Arizona’s best-run city and ranked among the top 10 best-run large cities in America. That recognition means a lot to us because it measures what residents […]
Arizona census shows metropolitan stagnation, suburban growth
Key Points: Arizona’s largest cities show stagnant or declining population growth Phoenix adds just 3,157 new residents, a 0.2% growth rate Slower-growing cities may adopt “middle housing” to attract new […]
Several Valley cities grew faster than Phoenix, report shows
Key Points:Â Arizona added nearly 100,000 residents in past year Mesa closing in on Tucson as second largest city Some freeway projects prompted by population growth It probably comes as […]
Mesa Democrats choose three candidates for former Sen. Eva Burch’s replacement
Editor’s note: This story has been revised to include information about Ryan Winkle’s 2017 drunken driving arrest and subsequent dismissal from the Mesa City Council. The Arizona Legislative District 9 […]
Sen. Eva Burch of Mesa has resigned, citing concerns over pay and productivity
Sen. Eva Burch, D-Mesa, has resigned from the Arizona Senate, citing concerns about legislator pay and accomplishing her goals as a member of the minority party. Burch represented Legislative District […]
Half-million mixed-status families in Arizona will face vastly different realities under Trump or Harris immigration policies
WASHINGTON – Fear for his undocumented parents haunted Mario Montoya throughout his childhood in Mesa. Sometimes it turned to outright terror, like the time his mom got into a car […]
LD 9 Democrat defends Senate seat against same GOP foe
The race for the Legislative District 9 Senate seat is a rematch between former police officer Robert Scantlebury, a Republican, and incumbent Sen. Eva Burch, D-Mesa, but a GOP consultant […]
GOP bill would outlaw homeless hotel programs in Scottsdale, Mesa
A Scottsdale Republican is seeking to crack down on cities’ use of homeless hotel shelters with a bill that would prohibit commercial and leisure use of the hotels.Â
Starting a Phoenix business should not take 58 steps
Phoenix should look at consolidating fees and streamlining the building and zoning permit process, which can be lengthy and opaque. Aspiring restaurant owners, for example, must submit seven sets of plans with their applications. This is too much.
New program will place armed, uniformed off-duty police officers on campuses with SROsÂ
The Arizona Department of Education announced a new program to place armed and uniformed off-duty police officers on school campuses lacking a school resource officer. Â
‘The violence needs to stop’: Arizona Jewish community beefs up security amid Israel-Hamas war
Due to the latest war between Israel and Hamas, Jewish communities in Arizona have felt the need to bolster their security presence.
Republican lawmaker urges Mesa to stop hotel shelter program plansÂ
A second Valley city considering a hotel shelter program for homeless people caught attention from a legislative Republican seeking to preempt the program. Â
