Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents PHX 10-11 A rezoning request was already approved for the 279-acre site By Corina Vanek | Phoenix Business Journal Update: Goodyear City Council on Monday evening unanimously approved a development agreement that intends to allow Microsoft Corp. to begin development on its 279-acre site on a fast-track schedule. The Council meeting included very little discussion about …
With women in combat roles, a federal court rules the male-only draft unconstitutional; Rose Law Group litigator Evan Bolick weighs in
By Gregory Korte | USA TODAY A federal judge in Texas has declared that an all-male military draft is unconstitutional, ruling that “the time has passed” for a debate on whether women belong in the military. The decision deals the biggest legal blow to the Selective Service System since the Supreme Court upheld the draft registration process in 1981. In Rostker v. Goldberg, the court ruled …
Goodyear set to vote on expedited Microsoft development
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents PHX 10-11 A rezoning request was already approved for the 279-acre site By Corina Vanek Goodyear City Council will vote Feb. 25 on a development agreement that intends to allow Microsoft Corp. to begin development on its 279-acre site on an expedited schedule. According to the agreement, the city generally requires an approved site plan and …
Secretive Microsoft project goes to vote: Will it be a jobs win for Goodyear?
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents PHX 10-11 By Joshua Bowling | Arizona Republic Microsoft’s secretive West Valley project will head to a vote Monday. Will it be a data center with few employees or something more? Documents released Friday don’t answer that question, but they do show the tech giant is in a hurry to get started. A “yes” vote will let …
Salt River Project’s controversial solar rates could change, but alternatives raise concerns; Court Rich, Rose Law Group co-founder, senior partner, director of renewable energy, comments
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Sunrun Inc. By Ryan Randazzo | Arizona Republic SRP’s solar rates are widely opposed by solar advocates but opponents say the alternatives are as bad or worse than current rates Salt River Project officials are considering changes to solar rates that have bogged the public utility in controversy for years — but the changes aren’t …
Water an issue but not a crisis, Pinal panel says; Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose sums up the ‘dry’ topic
In the end, the panel was asked by moderator Jordan Rose to explain the current state of Pinal’s, and Arizona’s, water situation in one word By Heather Smathers | Casa Grand Dispatch Steady rain and some sleet made an ironic backdrop for a discussion on drought Friday in Pinal County. During the monthly meeting of the Pinal Partnership, held at …
Laura Bianchi makes her Celebrity Star Dancer debut Friday
Friday is the big night when Laura Bianchi, Rose Law Group partner and Cannabis Department director, takes the floor at Dancing with the Stars Arizona, raising funds for the National Kidney Foundation of Arizona. Getting ready for the limelight has been hard work and lots of fun, including posing with swag, courtesy of the Garage Boutique and Concept Store and …
Fired Wal-Mart worker wins case under Arizona Medical Marijuana Act; ‘an important decision’ says Laura Bianchi, Rose Law Group partner and director of Cannabis
By David B. Weisenfeld | XpertHR A federal judge has ruled that a fired Walmart employee who had a state medical marijuana card has a valid discrimination claim under the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act (AMMA). The company had suspended the employee without pay and then terminated her after a post-accident drug screen came back positive. The AMMA provides that an employer cannot discriminate in hiring, termination …
Surprise P&Z to consider 3-story, 83,000-square-foot Texas Rangers housing facility at City Center
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents TR Surprise By Matt Roy | YourValley.net The pace of development accelerates at the burgeoning Surprise City Center as planners weigh a plan to build a nearly 83,000-square-foot professional sports housing facility. The Surprise Planning & Zoning Commission will consider a site plan approval for a Texas Rangers housing project at the panel’s regular meeting 6 p.m. Thursday, …
Eloy loses bid to delay land purchase for north-south freeway
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Saint Holdings By Heather Smathers | Eloy Enterprise Eloy’s efforts to delay the purchase of right of way for a proposed north-south highway corridor was rejected this week by county officials. On Wednesday, the Pinal County Board of Supervisors was asked to approve a purchase of land to eventually be right of way for the …
