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 …
Marijuana banking finally ranks a congressional hearing; Laura Bianchi, Rose Law Group partner and director of Cannabis Department, comments
By Meg Ellis | Pot Network Banking in the cannabis industry has been a contentious issue due to marijuana’s current classification as a federal Schedule I drug. A hearing in Congress may mark the beginning of a change in federal policy. Federal financial policies that is. On February 13, a subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services heard testimony on …
Amazon to New York: Drop dead; Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose comments on the pullout
“They assumed their consumer popularity translated into a free ticket to gentrify and instead got their lunch handed to them,” a non-profit exec said. By Steven Overly, David Glambusso and Dana Rubinstein | Politico Amazon thought it had locked down support for a new headquarters in Queens, New York by wooing a feuding mayor and governor. What it failed to …
Opportunity Zone experts voice concerns over program’s rules, suggest fixes In IRS hearing; Dan Gauthier, Rose Law Group transactional attorney handling many O-Zone investments, gives his take
By Jon Banister | Bisnow The opportunity zone program has created tremendous buzz throughout the real estate industry over the last year, but many investors have been waiting on the sidelines until there is a complete set of federal regulations before deploying money into underserved areas. The Internal Revenue Service sought feedback in creating the regulations at a five-hour hearing Thursday, …
