Martinez, Lopez tout public safety wins in Maricopa visit

Legislative District 16’s two GOP reps in the Arizona House shared legislative updates with Maricopa officials at a special city council meeting last night. Teresa Martinez, in her second public Maricopa appearance in a week, and Chris Lopez gave airtime to more than […]
In Maricopa, lawmakers outline transportation priorities

At last night’s Arizona Republican Assembly meeting in Maricopa, two of the district’s GOP lawmakers dropped in to chat with neighbors and recap how the recent legislative session went. Sen. […]
RUCO indictment: Maricopa’s lawmakers press state agency on water rate cases

Two Republicans who represent Maricopa in the Arizona House of Representatives say state utility regulators are failing Pinal County residents. Reps. Teresa Martinez and Chris Lopez sent a letter yesterday […]
Manfredi: What the legislative session means for Maricopa

To the editor, The 2025 legislative session has just come to a close, bringing real progress for Maricopa. Over 166 days, state lawmakers introduced more than 1,700 bills, with 265 […]
Martinez: What I fought for (and got) for Maricopa in long-delayed state budget

To the editor, I am State Rep. Teresa Martinez, a Republican who represents Maricopa in the Arizona House of Representatves. On Thursday, we voted to approve the state budget. We […]
SR 347 gets $53M in 3rd state budget draft Gov. Hobbs to sign

Battles to fund State Route 347 improvements and pass a contentious state budget were hard fought but ultimately ended in victories. After the friction that had some worried Arizona’s state […]
Maricopa kids meet Mike Tyson in lawmaker’s push to revive presidential fitness test

Kids today are getting less daily physical exercise, and Teresa Martinez, Maricopa’s rep in the State House, wants to help change that. That’s why she invited Maricopa members of the […]
What we learned following LD16 representatives around the Capitol

Accompanying Rep. Teresa Martinez through the hallways of the Arizona State Capitol feels a lot like walking through Copacabana with Ray Liotta in Goodfellas. She’s rattling off what’s behind the […]
2 Maricopa transportation bills move forward in State House

PHOENIX – Maricopa, your emails are working. Arizona House representatives passed two Pinal County transportation bills during floor votes yesterday afternoon, including one that will provide additional funding to widen […]
Rep. Martinez’s biker safety bill means more after son’s serious crash last week

Amid the recent wave of serious or fatal motorcycle crashes that appeared on the InMaricopa homepage, State Rep. Teresa Martinez, Republican of Casa Grande, didn’t expect her son would be […]