Pinal city managers talk water, affordable housing at Pinal Partnership; Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose moderates

By Mark Cowling | Pinal Central FLORENCE — Even as area communities see record numbers of new homes going up, cities large and small are hurting for affordable housing, city managers said at an online Pinal Partnership breakfast meeting Friday. Casa Grande needs more workforce housing, more multifamily housing and apartments, Deputy City Manager Steven Weaver said. Amid lots of …

televëda gives people a virtual front row seat to the Chandler Symphony Orchestra

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents televëda.) By Rose Law Group Reporter (CHANDLER, Ariz.) televëda, an online platform with a mission to combat social isolation for older adults, is proud to announce a virtual concert on Sunday, May 2nd at 1:00 p.m. in collaboration with the Chandler Symphony Orchestra and the Chandler Center for the Arts. The concert will run for …

Maricopa eyes water line to spur development

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents APEX Motor Club.) By Jay Taylor | InMaricopa (Image by analogicus ) The city has proposed construction of a major water line originating south of town and traveling west around the Ak-Chin Indian Community and north to State Route 238. Much of the project would be outside of city limits, but within the Maricopa Planning Area. The …

Builders pave way for 270 square miles of development in far East Valley; Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose on the regional impact

By Angela Gonzales | Phoenix Business Journal When a pair of homebuilders plopped down $245.5 million as the winning bidder for 2,783 acres of state land in November, the stage was set for the development of yet another chunk of the far East Valley. That’s because the Arizona State Land Department crafted the bid so that the auction winner would …

Gov. Ducey signs money transmitter bill deregulating gift card sales; Rose Law Group attorney Tom Galvin breaks it down

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Blackhawk Network.) By Thomas Galvin, Rose Law Group Attorney | Rose Law Group Reporter Governor Ducey just signed HB 2508, which passed overwhelmingly in the House and Senate chambers of the state legislature. Arizona HB 2508, which was sponsored and championed by Representative Shawnna Bolick, makes several substantive changes to the current Arizona money transmitter licensing (MTL) law …

Supreme Court highlights ‘problematic issues’ with Proposition 208, says Rose Law Group attorney Tom Galvin

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Ann Siner of My Sister’s Closet and Judge John Buttrick in their litigation efforts against 208.) “The Supreme Court justices wisely focused on the problematic issues with the way Prop 208 was drafted. Once again, we’ve always stated that the issue before the courts is not whether there should be more school funding but whether Prop 208 is constitutional. At today’s …

Adam Trenk, Rose Law Group partner, cannabis department director, on Arizona’s marijuana lottery

By Ryan Randazzo | Arizona Republic Thirteen fortunate businesses on Monday won the lottery, literally, giving them the multi-million dollar opportunity to run marijuana dispensaries, farms and processing plants in rural Arizona counties. The new dispensary licenses are each designated for a specific county with fewer than two marijuana dispensaries operating today. The lottery follows Arizona voters’ approval of Proposition …

Darius Amiri, chair of immigration law at Rose Law Group, comments on George W. Bush immigration op-ed

By Rachel Janfaza | CNN Washington (CNN) – Former Republican President George W. Bush is calling for bipartisan action on several immigration measures, calling for a restoration of “the people’s confidence in an immigration system that serves both our values and our interests.” In a Washington Post op-ed published on Friday, Bush strikes a gentler tone on immigration than the …

Free expungement clinic hopes to give some Arizonans a second chance; Rose Law Group attorney Jonathan Udell comments

Mike Robinette (left), Executive Director of Southern Arizona NORML and Deputy Director of Arizona NORML with Jonathan Udell, Rose Law Group cannabis attorney. By Elliot Polakoff | AZ Family Photo by Jonathan Udell PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Legalizing marijuana has the potential to impact Arizona in so many ways, and now hundreds of thousands of Arizonans will soon have the …