by Melissa | Aug 23, 2016 | Casa Grande, Government
Election 2016: Casa Grande City Council candidates see future alliances by Kevin Reagan | Casa Grande Dispatch The primary election for Casa Grande City Council candidates will be held Aug. 30. Three seats are being sought by 10 candidates, three of them incumbents....
by Melissa | Aug 23, 2016 | Government
For the first time, a county in America has lost all of its Obamacare insurers by Bob Bryan | Business Insider Pinal County, Arizona, right next to Phoenix, was founded in 1875 and is home to roughly 400,000 people. It’s also the county that Obamacare forgot....
by Melissa | Aug 22, 2016 | Government, San Tan Valley
Candidates for supervisor in D2 stress jobs for San Tan Valley By Mark Cowling | Casa Grande Dispatch Candidates for Pinal County Supervisor in District 2 spoke to an audience of 50 or so people about how they would draw more head-of-household jobs to San Tan Valley...
by Melissa | Aug 22, 2016 | Government
5 from GOP want District 1 seat in Congress By Emery Cowan | Arizona Daily Sun Five candidates are in the running for the Republican nomination in Arizona’s Congressional District 1. The district includes Oro Valley, Marana and parts of 10 other counties in Eastern...
by Melissa | Aug 22, 2016 | Casa Grande, Coolidge, Government, Transportation
Coolidge transit: Routes could expand in Casa Grande By Robby Gal | Casa Grande Dispatch The city has come up with a draft five-year transit plan that includes expanding regional service and inviting Casa Grande to join the system. The plan, approved by the Coolidge...
by Melissa | Aug 19, 2016 | Eloy, Florence, Government
DOJ to phase out private prisons: Pinal facilities not affected by decision Correctional units operated by federal agency targeted By Tanner Clinch | Casa Grande Dispatch The Obama administration announced Thursday it will phase out its contracts with private prisons,...