RLG regulatory attorney Thomas Galvin talks to Arizona Republic about helping local businesses, in report on how Old Town Scottsdale is now a ‘ghost town’ in peak tourist season

By Lorraine Longhi | The Republic On Thursday, when Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane declared a state of emergency, he stopped short of shuttering businesses. That became moot when the governor stepped in to do so. Lane said Scottsdale has “many industries other than tourism,” and that he did not want to act without taking steps to thoroughly investigate the effects it would have …

What is ‘Shelter In Place’? Could it be called for in Arizona? What are essential businesses and would yours qualify under ‘extraordinary measures’? RLG regulatory attorney Thomas Galvin has answers

By Thomas Galvin, Attorney at Rose Law Group We are looking at other jurisdictions and other states and seeing what they are doing to flatten the curve of the threat from Covid-19. Today we look at Nevada and San Francisco. Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak issued a “Risk Mitigation Initiative,” which ,while not an executive order, is issued as a guidance …

ROSE LAW GROUP Can Help You as the SBA Provides Disaster Assistance Loans for Small Businesses Impacted by Covid-19

By Thomas Galvin, Rose Law Group Attorney ROSE LAW GROUP has been reviewing and researching the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act that was recently signed by President Donald Trump. The US Small Business Administration (SBA) will provide small businesses that are impacted by Coronavirus up to $2 million each in disaster assistance loans. These low-interest federal disaster loans will provide working capital for …

Pinal County has plenty of water for the next 100 years. We just need to prioritize demand

Opinion: An alarming prediction about Pinal County facing a water shortage is a myth that’s based on outdated assumptions and incomplete data. By Jordan Rose and Tom Galvin, opinion contributors | azcentral Mark Twain once wrote of his difficulty with math by ascribing a quote about the flexible power of numbers to British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, “There are three …

Rose Law Group Land-use and Regulatory Attorney Tom Galvin talks to AZCentral about La Paz aluminum plant; stresses safety standards, economic benefits

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Alliance Metals By Ian James | Arizona Republic A company’s plan to build an aluminum recycling plant in a farming town in La Paz County drew an outpouring of opposition during a meeting where people urged environmental regulators not to sign off on the project. Homeowners and local businesspeople told officials from the Arizona Department …

Proposed aluminum plant a ‘positive’ for La Paz County, says Thomas Galvin, Rose Law group land use and regulatory attorney

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Alliance Metals By Alison Steinbach | Arizona Republic In the century since Europeans settled this valley between two western Arizona mountain ranges, the area has attracted farms, ranches and winter visitors. A proposal to build an aluminum smelting facility amid the farm fields and dusty pastures along the highway connecting Wenden and Salome would bring a new industry to the area …

Rose Law Group Land Use Attorney Tom Galvin talks cannabis variances in Phoenix Business Journal

Arizona’s medical marijuana law allows cities to set dispensary and cultivation facility location restrictions By Corina Vanek | Phoenix Business Journal Nearly 10 years after Arizona voters legalized marijuana for medical use, dispensary owners and attorneys who work with the industry cite an unlikely hindrance in opening up shop: real estate. “Real estate is hands down the most cumbersome and …

Phoenix Councilman Michael Nowakowski wins in court, won’t face recall; Rose Law Group regulatory attorney, Thomas F. Galvin, comments

By Jessica Boehm | Arizona Republic Controversial Phoenix Councilman Michael Nowakowski will not face a planned May recall election after a victory in court Monday. The councilman’s sister, Rosa Maria Morales, filed a lawsuit in early January challenging some of the technical components of the recall campaign against Nowakowski. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Rosa Mroz ruled Monday that the Urban Phoenix Project …