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Political newcomer Nomiki Konst drops out of Arizona CD2 race
Political newcomer Nomiki Konst has dropped out of the race for a full term representing former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' southern Arizona congressional district.
Majority of early Arizona CD8 ballots returned
More than half of early ballots given out in the race to represent southeastern Arizona's 8th Congressional District have been returned.
Tucson councilman’s conduct on trip to be reviewed
A Tucson city councilman is being urged to resign after allegedly making inappropriate sexual remarks at a bar during a city-sponsored trip to San Diego.
GOP registration advantage up in Giffords district
New numbers show that Republicans have an even bigger voter registration advantage in Arizona's Congressional District 8 than they had two years ago.
Early ballot returns in CD8 race at high pace
Early ballots in the race to represent southeastern Arizona's 8th Congressional District are coming in at a rapid pace.
Arizona Corporation Commission OKs Rosemont Mine power line
The Arizona Corporation Commission has approved a compromise plan on a 13-mile power line for the proposed copper mine near Tucson.
Democratic congressional candidates denied voter list by own party
Two Democratic candidates in a southern Arizona congressional race are being denied access to a voter list by their own party.
Telephones in Tucson
In 1881, five years after Scottish-born inventor Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated the first electrical transmission of speech, the newfangled apparatus called a telephone was introduced to Tucson. That same year, amid considerable public curiosity, a small exchange opened its doors on April 1.
Advocacy group calls fees by park rangers ‘intimidating’
An advocacy group says forest rangers are "intimidating" hikers into paying fees at recreation sites such as Sabino Canyon even though a federal court has blocked such fees.
Democrat David Crowe drops out of congressional primary against Grijalva
A Democratic candidate is dropping his bid for a southern Arizona congressional seat.
US probes civil rights complaint against TUSD
Federal officials are launching a civil rights investigation into the treatment of Latinos in the Tucson Unified School District.
Antenori considers dropping congressional bid, seeking re-election in state Senate
Sen. Frank Antenori, a Tucson Republican, is seriously considering dropping his bid for Congress and turning his full attention to re-election in the state Senate.
