Pinal Partnership News

  GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE RECAP 09/22/26 Committee Co-chair Rebecca Timmer kicked off the meeting with introductions and introduced Stan Barnes, President of Copper State Consulting Group. Stan shared his hometown routes in Pinal County. A fourth...

Committee Co-chair Rebecca Timmer kicked off the meeting with an update from Pinal Partnership's lobby representative, Cole Libera of Rose Law Group. Cole provided an update of the 2026 legislative session. Click below for a copy of the presentation:...

Committee Co-chairs Rebecca Timmer and Katy Proctor gave a quick recap of the current session stats with floor action slowing down in the coming weeks. Katy shared an update for Maricopa and introduced other intergovs to share their updates for the meeting. See the...

PPGRC co-chairs Richard Rosales, APS and Rebecca Timmer, Stantec facilitated our November meeting with Patrick Moran, Deputy Director of the Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) as the guest speaker.  Over the last decade, Patrick has contributed to...

Committee Co-chair Rebecca Timmer kicked off the meeting with discussion on goals for 2026: Cole Libera from Rose Law Group indicated session discussions are underway. Last year was focused on water, with PCWAA (Pinal County Water Augmentation Authority) and the...

Co-chair Richard Rosales introduced Senator T.J. Shope from the Arizona State Legislature. The legislative session ended June 27th with passage of the state budget This is year 13 for Senator Shope with one more term remaining. Big wins for Pinal County Funding SR 347...

  Co-chair Rebecca Timmer opened the meeting with announcements from the committee: Maricopa Councilmember Bob Marsh and Katy Proctor (and the region) are celebrating Maricopa’s accomplishments for SR 347 widening, with inclusion on ADOT’S 5-year plan and ½ cent...

Co-chair Rebecca Timmer opened the meeting with Liz Goodman and Cole Libera, lobbyists for Pinal Partnership, updating the committee on current session activity. Liz Goodman and Cole Libera are leading the lobbying efforts along with support from their team member...