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AG asked to weigh in on Gila County’s regulation of short-term rentals

BY: JEROD MACDONALD-EVOY – MARCH 1, 2024 2:03 PM Gila County’s regulation of short-term rental properties is drawing scrutiny from one of the county’s GOP legislators, who wants the attorney general to weigh in on whether the county is following a state law limiting local regulations of rentals. Late last year, the …

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Five marijuana bills remain after weeks of deliberations

Battles continue over regulation of hemp-based THC products, social equity licenses and other reforms BY: DAVID ABBOTT – WEDNESDAY MARCH 6, 2024 11:54 AM Arizona legislators introduced more than a dozen bills focused on amending marijuana laws this year, but just five are left standing as lawmakers have passed the midpoint of their …

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Brief Feb. 27 City Council meeting features employee recognitions

Members of the Globe City Council: Mayor Al Gameros, Vice Mayor Mike Stapleton (District 4), and Council members Freddy Rios (District 1), Mike Pastor (District 2), Jesse Leetham (District 3), Mariano Gonzalez (District 5), and Fernando Shipley (District 6). All members were in attendance at this meeting. Council meets new …

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Bed Tax changes tabled after lengthy response from Bed Tax organizations

On Tuesday, February 13, Globe City Council received pushback from a packed house as members of Bed Tax organizations attended to speak out about proposed changes to the Bed Tax distribution outlined at a previous meeting. The changes involve funding cuts to four of the five organizations to add the …

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RCAC returns to Globe for board meeting and progress report

​​The nonprofit organization that helped give Globe’s economic development a kickstart in 2018 is returning to the City when the Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) conducts its annual board meeting in town this month. Twenty-one board members from RCAC’s 13-state service area will convene in Globe for their yearly gathering. …

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