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Parties send candidates for LD14 Senate to primaries …

4/11/2024
Voters may recognizes the names of the two candidates running for the Arizona Senate from Legislative District 14. Republican Warren Petersen is not only the incumbent but the Arizona Senate …

Making a stand against teen violence

4/9/2024
Southeast Valley cities and school districts are still grappling with how to handle a wave of violent incidences involving local teens.​ Gilbert is expecting a subcommittee looking at solutions to …

HD South, developer look to save historic Gilbert …

4/6/2024
An effort has been launched to move Gilbert's second oldest building and save it from demolition. HD South, the cultural center and home to the Gilbert Historical Museum, and WAGS Capital and …

Higley USD committee recommends override, $83M bond

4/4/2024
A “citizens committee” appointed to study Higley Unified School District’s financial issues has recommended the district’s governing board put a 15% maintenance and operations …

Gilbert residents' time to speak to council preserved

4/3/2024
Gilbert Town Council preserved residents’ speaking time before it but pushed that public comment period back later in the meeting under new rules of conduct it adopted April 2.   …

Higley USD mum on incoming superintendent's status

3/31/2024
The Higley Unified School District and its leaders are staying quiet after the district’s incoming superintendent was placed on administrative leave from his job in El Paso, Texas.  

With bond off table, Gilbert Public Schools considers …

3/29/2024
Gilbert Public Schools will forgo an attempt to acquire a bond this fall to address its capital needs, but the district will ask voters for permission to sell two plots of land it owns.   …

Gilbert teen violence subcommittee expects to report …

3/27/2024
The Gilbert Town Council Subcommittee on Teen Violence expects to give council April 16 its report from its four public meetings and then hand off the work to the town’s Community Engagement …

Chandler, Gilbert discuss joint crime lab partnership

3/22/2024
The city of Chandler has approached the town of Gilbert about a possible partnership in building a police crime lab.   Discussions have been preliminary, too soon to say it will happen, but …

Gilbert mayor, police chief reflect on community's …

3/13/2024
Gilbert Mayor Brigette Peterson and Police Chief Michael Soelberg pledged to be part of the solution to teen violence in the town and region and said they will not resign their positions despite …

Gilbert looks to increase sales tax to pay for …

3/13/2024
Gilbert will pursue a half-cent sales tax increase later this year to fund its priority capital improvement projects for parks, police and fire.   That was the direction the town council …

Gilbert school districts spend more on instruction …

3/9/2024
Instructional spending went up more than $650 per student in each of the three school districts serving Gilbert, but as a percentage of overall budget, it is down to its lowest levels in two …
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