Pinal County paid retired County Manager Stanley Griffis thousands of dollars above his regular salary during his last three years of employment, while labeling more than half his gross pay “excludable” on federal income tax records.

Pinal County paid retired County Manager Stanley Griffis thousands of dollars above his regular salary during his last three years of employment, while labeling more than half his gross pay “excludable” on federal income tax records.

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on Monday reversed funding cuts to adult probation that worsened overcrowding in state prisons this year.

Maricopa County's top officials had little time to celebrate their re-election this week.

For the past week, Maricopa County public health officials have been figuring out how to return federal money they've already spent on vaccines.

Plotting, posturing and politics surrounding Chandler’s city manager have given the executive’s annual job review all the dramatic flair of reality TV.

Plotting, posturing and politics surrounding Chandler’s city manager have given the executive’s annual job review all the dramatic flair of reality TV.

Six months after Chandler’s top administrator resigned, the City Council is ready to sit down this week for face-to-face interviews with five potential replacements pared down from 84 applicants.

Fountain Hills’ finances are in order, its growth is managed and the infrastructure is being prudently maintained.

A unanimous Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has endorsed a $2.2 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, some $82.4 million lower than the county currently spends. The budget approved today is likely to produce a modest property tax decrease for Valley homeowners but also a merit-based salary increase for county employees, who have gone without permanent increases for five years.

Budget cuts that have plagued East Valley cities are finding their way to Maricopa County.

Mesa City Manager Chris Brady released his plan Thursday to cut $25 million from the city’s budget if both tax measures fail in the May election.

Mesa City Manager Chris Brady released his plan Thursday to cut $25 million from the city’s budget if both tax measures fail in the May election.

Chris Brady and Ron Miller have crossed paths before. At a time when Brady was being overlooked for the city manager position in San Antonio and Miller was recovering from a police scandal in Aurora, Colo., the two were announced as finalists for the city manager position in Arlington, Texas.

Chris Brady and Ron Miller have crossed paths before. At a time when Brady was being overlooked for the city manager position in San Antonio and Miller was recovering from a police scandal in Aurora, Colo., the two were announced as finalists for the city manager position in Arlington, Texas.

In Mesa city government, changes at the top have been few and far between.

In Mesa city government, changes at the top have been few and far between.

As Steve Berman prepares for life after eight years as mayor of one of the country’s fastest-growing municipalities, there’s one thing in particular he’d like to say to Gilbert residents:

When voters go to the polls May 20 in a special election on whether to create a city fire department, they’ll be armed with the knowledge of just how much approval will cost them.

For the first time in recent memory, growth is not the dominant campaign theme in Gilbert. Instead, people are talking about what to shrink.

Scottsdale’s proposed budget maintains service levels and gives up to 7 percent raises to employees, despite an economic downturn that has brought lower-than-anticipated tax collections.

Pinal County features a lot of new looks.

County officials say the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has succeeded in trimming its budget enough that it should end the fiscal year within its limits.