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solar energy, Arizona, Solar United Neighbors, Inflation Reduction Act
Jun 5, 2025

Arizona must protect clean energy investments, not gut them

Arizona has long faced the reality of a hotter, drier future, and in response, the city of Tucson, local schools and neighborhoods have stepped up to lead on clean energy […]

May 31, 2025

Special election in CD7 could provide crucial insight to Democrats in 2026

Key Points: CD7 will be the first election in the state since big losses for Democrats in 2024 Candidates hope the race will provide energy and clarity for Democrats running […]

Apr 15, 2025

Grijalva, Hernandez and Foxx file nominations to replace the late Raúl Grijalva

Key Points Late-U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva’s death left a vacancy in CD7 Three popular Democrats, including Grijalva’s daughter, have filed for the seat The race will be a battle between […]

Nov 20, 2024

Legislative committee leaders set, House Freedom Caucus members not chosen

In appointments that political observers say is unusual, Senate President Warren Petersen gave a committee chair to a freshman while not appointing two seasoned lawmakers to lead committees.  Senators-elect Tim […]

Nov 15, 2024

LD17 candidate John McLean killed in car crash

The Tucson Police Department confirmed Friday a candidate who ran for the state Senate died in a vehicle accident.  A department news release said Democrat John McLean died in a […]

Oct 22, 2024

Political Threats and Violence Cannot Be Ignored

As a former elected official who has faced death threats and survived the January 8th shooting in Tucson, Arizona, I have a unique perspective on the alarming rise of political […]

Congressman Raúl Grijalva
Oct 2, 2024

Tucson Congressman Raúl Grijalva, sidelined by cancer since February, says next term will be his last

Tucson Congressman Raúl Grijalva, diagnosed with cancer early this year and absent from the U.S. Capitol since February, says his next term will be his last. He’s seeking a 12th […]

Jun 25, 2024

Prevailing wage ordinances in Tucson, Phoenix struck down

A superior court judge deemed Phoenix and Tucson prevailing wage ordinance illegal in a ruling Monday.  Judge Bradley Astrowsky rejected arguments from the cities, premised on an earlier opinion from […]

Mar 12, 2024

Arizona voters could have say on Tucson elections

Republican lawmakers are moving to allow voters around the state to decide and possibly overrule how Tucson elects members of its city council. 

Mar 5, 2024

Legislation to compensate property owners for homeless nuisances to go to voters

Arizona property owners will be able to seek a property tax refund if their city, town or county fails to take steps to clear out encampments, stop public drinking or abate other nuisances created by homeless people under a measure the Legislature wants voters to approve in November.

Chauvin, prison, Tucson, attack
Dec 1, 2023

Inmate stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times, charged with attempted murder, prosecutors say

An incarcerated former gang member and FBI informant was charged Friday with attempted murder in the stabbing last week of ex-Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at a federal prison in Tucson.

rattlesnakes, I-11, freeway expension,
Nov 30, 2023

Arizona rattlesnakes could be affected by I-11 construction

The Interstate 11 corridor proposed expansion cuts through desert land, which experts say could cause continuing concerns for wildlife, such as rattlesnakes. The proposed project, which doesn’t have a clear timeline, would run from Wickenburg to Nogales and could potentially connect to I-11 in Nevada. However, a portion of the project cuts through desert land, which experts say could cause[...]

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