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Appeals court rules for Florence Copper

by Melissa | May 12, 2020 | Florence, Government

Appeals court rules for Florence Copper PinalCentral The Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled that Florence Copper’s permit to operate its Production Test Facility is valid and meets all the requirements of state law. The May 7 ruling upholds earlier decisions by the...

Francisco Grande plans major expansion project

by Melissa | May 11, 2020 | Casa Grande, Development, Government

Francisco Grande plans major expansion project by Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa | Casa Grande Dispatch The Francisco Grande resort has big plans to expand in the next few years. The Casa Grande Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a 5 to 2 vote of a plan by...

COVID-19 stopped Arizona’s public groundwater debate – and just when it was getting good

by Melissa | May 11, 2020 | Development, Environment, Government

COVID-19 stopped Arizona’s public groundwater debate – and just when it was getting good Opinion: Public groundwater planning efforts have mostly ground to a halt, and just when the work was pivoting from fact-finding to solution-making. by Joanna Allhands...

Full-time animal control officer starts this summer

by Melissa | May 10, 2020 | Development, Economy, Government, Maricopa

Full-time animal control officer starts this summer by Joycelyn Cabrera | inMaricopa The City of Maricopa plans to fund a city-designated animal control officer starting in July. The officer is currently shared between Pinal County and the City of Maricopa. The budget...

Pinal County left out of federal reimbursement for COVID-19

by Melissa | May 7, 2020 | Development, Government

Pinal County left out of federal reimbursement for COVID-19 by Mark Cowling | PinalCentral With an official population just under 500,000, Pinal County has been overlooked for federal funding for COVID-19 relief through the U.S. CARES Act. The Pinal County Board of...

Ariz. lawmakers urge Congress: ‘Help rural America’ in next aid effort

by Melissa | May 7, 2020 | Economy, Government

Ariz. lawmakers urge Congress: ‘Help rural America’ in next aid effort by Allison Stevens | AZMirror Arizona lawmakers are calling on Congress to prioritize rural Americans in the next round of coronavirus legislation. The pandemic has widened America’s “urban-rural...