RTA launches new 20-year, $2.6B Tucson-area transportation plan
Pima County elected officials and transportation staff gathered Friday to symbolically launch the first project of the RTA Next plan approved by about 60 percent…
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O’odham weigh options after judge denies bid to block border wall on S Az reservation
The Tohono O'odham Nation is assessing its next move in its lawsuit against the Trump administration over construction of the border wall through reservation land.…
Read full article βArizona Supreme Court orders GOP to rewrite βargumentativeβ voucher measure summary
The Arizona Supreme Court shot down a request from Republican lawmakers to preserve their summary of the voucher-regulating Protect Education Act in a voter education…
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Abuse victims ask Arizona high court to reconsider its clergy-shield ruling
Attorneys representing the children of a father who sexually abused them and reported that abuse to church leaders are askingΒ the Arizona Supreme Court to…
▶️ Watch →Flags to half-staff Saturday to mark memorial service for ex-Rep. Harry Mitchell
Flags at all Arizona state buildings will be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Saturday, Aug. 15 in honor of the memorial service…
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Supreme Court orders GOP to rewrite βargumentativeβ voucher measure summary
The Arizona Supreme Court shot down a request from Republican lawmakers to preserve their summary of the voucher-regulating Protect Education Act in a voter education…
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In Arizonaβs most competitive district, Trumpβs policies collide with Ciscomaniβs reelection bid
Since it was created in 2021, Congressional District 6 has been Arizonaβs most competitive district, with an electorate that is nearly evenly divided between Republicans…
Read full article βSun Tran expands rideshare program to Tucson’s East Side, changes bus routes
Sun Tran is changing bus routes and extending its Sun On Demand rideshare service into Tucson's East Side. The move was made in case shifts…
Read full article βPress Room: Tucson reporters discuss wall construction, deportations & more
This week on Press Room: Host Tony Perkins talks with Tucson Sentinel reporter Paul Ingram, KJZZ reporter Alisa Resnick, Daily Star reporter Emily Bregel and…
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The best tool to protect voting rights this fall? Your own community.
Last week marked the 61st anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act , which banned racial discrimination in voting, and the 51st anniversary…
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In Iowa, Mark Kelly rallies Democrats to fight Trumpβs βcorruptionβ and stokes 2028 speculation
CLEAR LAKE β Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona told Iowa Democrats Thursday their state plays a vital role in combating the βcorruptionβ of President Donald…
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Audit faults Arizona for unenforced limits on paying parent caregivers
More than a year after new regulations were signed into law, a state program that pays parents to be caregivers for their developmentally disabled children…
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Kris Mayes targets company that βtrappedβ 1,500 Arizona homeowners with hidden liens
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is suing a real estate company that allegedly engaged in a predatory title scheme that defrauded approximately 1,500 Arizona residents,…
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Legal challenge to Arizonaβs βSecure the Border Actβ dropped, at least for now
An immigrant rights group scrapped its legal challenge that sought to block an Arizona law that lets local police officers arrest immigrants who cross the…
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Trans children in AHCCCS will lose access to gender-affirming care under new Trump admin rule
A new federal rule will end Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming hormone therapies and procedures for kids under age 18. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…
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IVF helped create 100,000 babies last year. Republicans are mobilizing to stop it.
Brooke Green thought she needed a mammogram. Green, a Democratic state representative in Idaho, knew that breast cancer ran in her family and she βjust…
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Arizona promised secure treatment for its sickest psychiatric patients in 2019. None exists.
Larry Bootsma was 23 years old when he experienced psychosis for the first time. His parents still remember the phone call from his apartment. He…
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Military contractor aircraft surveil Arizonaβs southern border for undisclosed mission
Military contractor aircraft equipped with high-end surveillance gear has been flying along the United States southern border above Arizona, New Mexico and Texas for months.…
▶️ Watch →‘Tree sit’ protects remaining ancient cottonwood as border wall approaches Southern Az hamlet
Over the last two weeks, a group of protesters has guarded a solitary cottonwood near Lochiel, Ariz., with their "tree sit" keeping at bay border…
Read full article βMigrants still dying in Arizona’s deserts despite drop border crossings
While the number of people taken into custody along the U.S.-Mexico has dropped to historic lows, the number of bodies of dead migrants found in…
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