Thomas Galvin, Maricopa County Board District 2 supervisor, Rose Law Group partner, and an Arizona Capital Times’ most powerful person, visits Arizona Republic’s politics podcast, The Gaggle. Elections, EcDev & NHL: Galvin, who served as chairman for the board in 2025, joins Gaggle hosts Ron Hansen and Stephanie Murray to discuss “the county’s litigious relations with Republican Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap, the future of data centers, and …
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents ASAP and TSI.) By Reagan Priest | Arizona Capitol Times Key Points: Arizona Department of Transportation accused of unfairly penalizing third party contractors The contractors say the crackdown came after a harsh 2023 auditor general report A former ADOT employee alleges wrongful termination for pushing back against the crackdown A now-terminated whistleblower in the Arizona …
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Microsoft.) By Jordan Novel | CNBC President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Monday that Microsoft will announce changes to ensure that Americans won’t see rising utility bills as the company builds more data centers to meet rising artificial intelligence demand. “I never want Americans to pay higher Electricity bills because of Data Centers,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Therefore, my …
“Arizona is attracting the world’s most innovative companies right now — pulling the rug out from their data storage facilities which are necessary to attract this caliber of job creators will have real negative economic development consequences.” –Jordan Rose, founder and president of Rose Law Group By Reagan Priest | State Affair Tax incentives for data center operators could be on the …
By Thomas Galvin, Maricopa County Supervisor and Rose Law Group Partner For The Arizona Republic Despite continued high costs and low supply, the housing affordability crisis has received either short shrift or lip service at the state level. This past year, Maricopa County leaders addressed residents’ concerns by overhauling its zoning ordinance, garnering national attention. Maricopa County achieves results on public safety, lowering taxes, fostering economic development and now, housing affordability. In my chairman’s address just …
Photo via Arizona Sonoran Copper Company (Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Arizona Sonoran Copper Company.) By Pinal Post At A Glance What: Casa Grande authorized negotiations for an effluent purchase agreement with the Cactus Mine (formerly Sacaton Mine) Volume: Up to 1,300 acre-feet per year of treated wastewater Infrastructure: Mining company would build and maintain delivery infrastructure at its own expense Why it matters: Approximately 1,350 …
By KTAR PHOENIX – The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on Monday unanimously selected Kate Brophy McGee as 2026 chair of the metro Phoenix governing body. Brophy McGee, one of four Republicans on the five-member panel, is taking the gavel from 2025 Chair Thomas Galvin. The board selects new leadership at the start of each year. “It means the world …
By Craig Morgan | Arizona Insider There is symmetry in Taylor Burke’s inclusion on the Advisory Panel on Pro Hockey in Arizona, the group working to bring the NHL back to the Valley. Richard Burke, Taylor’s father, was the man who brought the Coyotes to Arizona from Winnipeg in 1996. Taylor was the franchise’s assistant GM from 1995 to 2001. …
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has taken a historic step to end federal oversight of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), which is costing taxpayers millions of dollars each year. Outside counsel for the Board filed a “Rule 60” motion which asks a federal court for relief from the injunctions in the Arpaio v. Melendres lawsuit. The motion argues: …
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has taken a historic step to end federal oversight of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), which is costing taxpayers millions of dollars each year. Outside counsel for the Board filed a “Rule 60” motion which asks a federal court for relief from the injunctions in the Arpaio v. Melendres lawsuit. The motion argues: …
