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Get to Know the Candidates: Top issues for mayoral …

6/3/2022
In this edition of Get to Know the Candidates, Peoria Independent asks the city's mayoral candidates about the three most important issues they believe Peoria is facing. 

Glendale, Peoria, Phoenix join forces to share water …

3/20/2022
Almost five years ago Craig Johnson had an alarming thought. The kind that would give any city’s water services director some sleepless nights.

State schools spared $1.1B in cuts

2/21/2022
PHOENIX — Arizona schools won't have to immediately cut their budgets and possibly lay off teachers and close schools.

House waives K-12 spending cap

2/15/2022
PHOENIX — The Arizona House voted 45-14 Tuesday to waive the expenditure cap that is in the way of Arizona public schools being able to spend all the money they already have for this fiscal …

Peoria Unified might lose tens of millions due to …

1/11/2022
Public schools across the state are opening the new year waiting to see if the Arizona Legislature will act to prevent major cuts to education budgets, including Peoria Unified School District’s bottom line.

Car-crazy Phoenix tops all U.S. metros for consumer …

10/29/2021
PHOENIX — Valley drivers love their cars, and more than anywhere else in the country, they put their money where their hearts are. In fact, it costs more to get around in Phoenix — a city that was designed for cars — than in any other U.S. metro, statistics show.

Arizona's favorite Halloween costume an outlier among …

10/25/2021
Arizonans looking for a Halloween costume end up chasing a lot of rabbits. The hopping bunny is consdered the most popular Halloween costume in the state, according to data compiled by All Home …

School districts could face spending crisis

10/13/2021
PHOENIX — Arizona schools are facing the prospect of not being able to legally spend some of the money they are receiving. Without legislative action, school districts will have to reduce …

Expensive items on Buckeye Council’s consent agenda

9/20/2021
A lengthy list of expenditures could be approved by the Buckeye City Council Tuesday night without any discussion. The Council’s consent agenda for Tuesday's regular 6 p.m. meeting includes …

COVID issues loom in Legislature

1/26/2021
Arizona legislators have their work cut out for them as they enter their third week of a legislative session that comes on the heels of a tumultuous election cycle and in the midst of a worsening …

Independent examines Peoria council spending by …

11/29/2020
Peoria City Council members have an allotment of discretionary funds they are allowed to spend each year and each individual on the 7-member board spends them on a variety of things ranging from networking events to neighborhood improvements, according to a Peoria Independent public records request.

Richardson: Create a spending plan to take control of …

11/5/2020
When you hear the word, “budget,” what does it mean to you?