Arizonaβs voter-approved dark money law defeats 1st Amendment challenge in appellate ruling
A federal appeals court on Wednesday said Arizonaβs law that forces disclosure of anonymous campaign spending is constitutional.
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Monday is voter registration deadline for November election
Anyone wishing to cast a ballot in the Nov. 3 general election must register to vote by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 5.
Read full article βMarana ICE detention facility to open within 60 days after private prison company inks $355M deal
A private prison company signed a $355 million deal Tuesday to operate an immigration detention facility in Marana, Ariz., and the company plans to open…
Read full article βTUSD Governing Board candidates talk school consolidation & budget at forum
Four of five candidates running for two open seats on the Tucson Unified School District Governing Board answered a series of audience questions at a…
Read full article βEnviros sue to halt expansion of South32’s Hermosa mine onto public lands south of Tucson
The Center for Biological Diversity and Patagonia Area Resource Alliance filed a lawsuit, saying federal officials violated the Endangered Species Act by approving an expansion…
Read full article βAviation Parkway closed Fri-Mon as 22nd St bridge dismantling continues
Aviation Parkway will be entirely closed between Golf Links Road and Broadway from Friday morning through Monday morning as workers remove a span of the…
Read full article βWatch: Statehouse candidates in western Pima County/Yuma district to debate Wednesday
Watch a Wednesday forum with candidates for Arizona's Legislative District 23.
Read full article βWatch: Az Secretary of State candidates to debate Wednesday night
The candidates running for Arizona secretary of state, Democratic incumbent Andrian Fontes and GOP challenger Alexander Kolodin, are set to debate Wednesday. Catch the livestream…
Read full article βJudge dismisses βshamβ Green Party candidatesβ lawsuit against agency investigating them
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit from two embattled Green Party candidates who sought to block the Citizens Clean Election Commission…
Read full article βDemocrats & Republicans seek to win LD 23 statehouse seats in S. Az swing district
Republicans have fielded two candidates for the state House for the first time in an expansive, rural legislative district with a Democratic voter advantage.
Read full article βLeague of Women Voters presents series on ballot propositions at Pima libraries
The League of Women Voters of Southern Arizona will discuss various ballot propositions that voters will decide in the Nov. 3 election.
Read full article β‘We’ll get you a booster’: Pima County sees 3rd measles case of 2026
Pima County health officials recently confirmed a third measles case for 2026. Though the disease is highly contagious and there have been focused outbreaks, instances…
Read full article βForest Service closes roads, block public access to So. Ariz. border wall projects
The U.S. Forest Service announced Monday they are closing public access to border wall construction projects across Southern Arizona, warning people who violate the order…
Read full article βMaricopa County investigated 60 suspected noncitizen voters. 52 are citizens, 8 are not.
Most Maricopa County voters flagged as potential noncitizens by an error-prone federal system are citizens after all, according to county detectives.
Read full article βArizona Sec of State candidates to debate Wednesday
Candidates for Arizona Secretary of State to debate; Deadline to register to vote coming up on Oct. 5; Early voting in Nov. 3 election starts…
Read full article βRecord diesel prices squeeze Arizona farmers as Iran conflict drives up costs
Arizona farmers have been hit hard by diesel prices that reached record levels this week, driven higher in large part by the conflict with Iran.
Read full article βDays of Caring coming up in October & where to find food assistance in Tucson
Days of Caring volunteer opportunity coming up in October; Where to find free & discounted food assistance this week
Read full article βGOP tax-cut bill means Medicaid payments to Arizona doctors & hospitals will be slashed
New federal rules likely will force three dozen states to reduce their annual Medicaid payments to doctors and hospitals by a total of more than…
Read full article βMayes, Fontes say Trump administration may be breaking law to scour Arizona voter data
A federal effort to identify noncitizen voters using voter registration information might be violating state privacy laws, according to Attorney General Kris Mayes.
Read full article βAz Daily Star now entirely owned by newspaper giant USA Today
The Arizona Daily Star is now entirely owned by newspaper chain USA Today Co., with Lee Enterprises selling its 50 percent share of the Tucson…
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