Surprise

Measles continues to spread in the Valley, and Maricopa County officials are warning of potential public exposures in Tempe and Surprise.

Surprise residents who were angry about the federal government turning a local warehouse into an immigration detention center can take a sigh of relief this week.

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office is asking a judge to pause its lawsuit challenging a planned ICE detention center in Surprise after the Trump administration agreed to stop development until it can look at the facility’s environmental impact.

The St. Mary’s Food Bank says it will close its Phoenix and Surprise facilities Wednesday through Friday this week.

A petition was filed to disincorporate the city of Surprise ahead of a city council meeting last Tuesday. This comes after plans to build an immigration detention center near a chemical storage facility were made public.

As Gov. Katie Hobbs and Republican lawmakers negotiate the next state budget, dozens of local officials throughout the state are calling on them to include a new tax incentive to boost affordable housing in rural communities.

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors gave the greenlight to a 160-acre data center and powerplant development in the west Valley despite local concerns about pollution and the project’s proximity to Luke Air Force Base.

A stop work order related to the project was issued to GardaWorld last week, according to USAspending.gov, a database maintained by the federal government.

Mayes argues the location of the facility is inappropriate for housing human beings and says DHS didn’t submit necessary environmental reviews.

The Maricopa Association of Governments published a corridor study of Grand Avenue, highlighting roads in need of improvement to handle future growth.