[SCOOP] The bright side of the Corporation Commission action related to Johnson Utilities

Rose Law Group Reporter Staff The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) Tuesday issued an order that paves the way for continued growth in north-central Pinal County. When EPCOR and commission staff first approached the ACC just a few short weeks ago, they were jointly proposing a blanket moratorium stopping all new sewer and water interconnections into the Johnson Utilities’ system. What the …

Supervisors vote to appeal court’s ruling that Pinal road tax is illegal

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents a coalition of property and business owners throughout Pinal County working to bring new transportation infrastructure to the county By Jake Kincaid | Arizona City Independent The Pinal County Board of Supervisors has voted to appeal a Maricopa County Tax Court decision striking down a new sales tax designed to pay for transportation projects across …

[EDITORIAL] Pinal road tax

(Editor’s note: Opinion pieces are published for discussions purposes only.)  Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents a coalition of property and business owners throughout Pinal County working to bring new transportation infrastructure to the county Pinal Central Pinal County’s new road tax has been struck down in Tax Court after a lawsuit was filed by the Goldwater Institute, a conservative and …

Tax Court rules Pinal County transportation tax is illegal

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents a coalition of property and business owners throughout Pinal County working to bring new transportation infrastructure to the county By Jake Kincaid | Arizona City Independent Pinal County might not be getting those roads residents thought they voted for. The tax passed by voters to fund major road projects throughout Pinal County was struck down …

[EXCLUSIVE] Court rules Pinal County Transportation Tax can’t just tax retailers; appeal likely to follow. 

(Editor’s note: Opinion pieces are published for discussions purposes only.)  Rose Law Group Reporter Staff In an opinion unlikely to satisfy either party, the Arizona Tax Court ruled Wednesday the voter-approved sales tax for Pinal County roadways is invalid because it doesn’t apply to non-retail businesses. The Goldwater Institute challenged the tax saying it was unconstitutional. The court didn’t find it …

Pinal, Goldwater make final arguments to judge on road tax

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents a coalition of property and business owners throughout Pinal County working to bring new transportation infrastructure to the county By Jake Kincaid | Arizona City Independent A decision appears to be near on whether Pinal County can move forward with a new half-cent tax to fund major road projects. Closing briefs and oral arguments were …

One of two lawsuits against Pinal RTA dismissed

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents a coalition of property and business owners throughout Pinal County working to bring new transportation infrastructure to the county Casa Grande Dispatch One of the lawsuits trying to stop the collection of a new tax to fund major transportation projects in Pinal County has been dismissed. Judge Christopher Whitten of the Arizona Tax Court dismissed …

Pinal County Board of Supervisors: March updates

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the owners of the proposed Joslyn Crown Wedding and Event Center By Dana Trumbull | Apache Junction Gold Canyon Independent Tax Injunction Denied On March 28, County Manager Greg Stanley reported to the Pinal County Board of Supervisors (BOS) the ruling of the court denying the Goldwater Institute’s request for a preliminary injunction to temporarily …

Pinal County manager blasts Goldwater motion against RTA tax

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents a coalition of property and business owners throughout Pinal County working to bring new transportation infrastructure to the county By Jake Kincaid | Casa Grande Dispatch Pinal County officials dispute the claim made by an Arizona think tank that a new road tax is illegal. Lawyers from the Goldwater Institute filed a motion to prevent Pinal …