A federal judge refused Thursday to allow state utility regulators to seize control of Johnson Utilities, at least for the time being.

The Arizona Corporation Commission will proceed with a vote today to install an interim manager at Johnson Utilities after the water company’s failed attempts in court to halt the appointment.

A lot would have to happen before a commuter rail line passes through Queen Creek, but Mayor Gail Barney sees great potential in the idea.

The suburbs on the edge of the state’s big metro areas are no longer the places to move – at least not at the rate in the past. New figures today from the U.S. Census Bureau show the big population shifts are occurring farther and farther out.

While the governor proposed eliminating the Department of Juvenile Corrections as a way to save money, one private company has said it could operate the program for slightly more than half of the agency’s fiscal 2009 budget.

Local governments in Arizona fought off budget crises last year by reducing services, raising taxes and, in many cases, spending more money on lobbying services.

MESA - The cities of Queen Creek and Mesa are studying ways to improve traffic flow around the bustling Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.

Residents of unincorporated Queen Creek will vote June 22 on a new name for their community but it'll only represent what the Postal Service calls it.