Tucson Politics

  In hiring Mike Ortega — the ex-city manager of Tucson — to run things, the RTA Board offers another supplication to the City Council, which has had a lengthy list of grievances.

  Thousands of Tucsonans turned out for "No Kings Day," a nationwide protest against the Trump administration while the president celebrates his birthday with a military parade in Washington D.C.

  What we are witnessing is a campaign that casts suspicion not on the guilty, but on the innocent; a campaign that confuses enforcement with intimidation, security with separation. Our immigrant families are not the villains in this story. — Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President Rob Elias

  A March executive order from President Donald Trump could create “chaos and confusion” surrounding the U.S. election process, a federal judge ruled in blocking parts of the order decried by Democratic states as “blatantly unconstitutional.”

  A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction - brought by Prisma Community Care and eight other nonprofits - blocking the enforcement of executive orders which aimed to limit recognition of transgender identities, restrict advocacy efforts, and cut funding for DEIA programs.

  A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Adelita Grijalva speaks to DGT; Voter registration deadline for CD7 special election is here; early voting in CD7 starts Wedesday; upcoming debates in Tucson City Council races; Sentinel team on the airwaves & more

  Fisher Sand & Gravel was awarded a $309 million contract to build nearly 27 miles of border wall across the San Rafael Valley.

  Data center promising Pima County it will be a job machine, Tucson Council set to take another swing at camping ban and differential water rates, plus more from local government meetings around Tucson.

  Governor Katie Hobbs joined local leaders in attendance at the 55th annual Tucson Juneteenth Festival

  A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Voter registration deadline for CD7 special election looms; early voting in CD7 starts on June 18; upcoming debates in Tucson City Council races; Sentinel team on the airwaves & more

  Updated: Daniel Hernandez, a Tucson congressional candidate, said a shooting near a family home on Thursday resulted in the window of the car of a campaign staffer being shattered by a bullet.

  Juneteenth falls next Thursday, but festivities marking the federal holiday will begin on Saturday in Tucson.

  Pima County Superintendent of Schools Dustin Williams will be accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the Flowing Wells Unified School District Governing Board.

  Republicans won their fifth straight Congressional Baseball Game with a decisive 13-2 win on Wednesday night, further cementing their dominance in the capital – in Congress and on the diamond.

  With just 18 days to go until the deadline to pass a budget before the state government shuts down, Arizona lawmakers are finally taking action — but the spending plan put together solely by House Republicans was criticized by opponents as farce that will never actually become law.

  Arizona will be will be home to at least 40 “No Kings” protests, with events planned from Yuma to Page to Douglas and everywhere in between, including 15 in the Phoenix metro area and five in Tucson and the surrounding communities.

  Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap is suing the county’s supervisors, claiming they are illegally trying to seize control of the county’s elections.

  Daniel Hernandez, a Tucson congressional candidate, said a shooting outside his family's home on Wednesday evening resulted in the car of a campaign staffer being struck.

  Tucson City Attorney Mike Rankin is retiring in September. “It's time," said Rankin, who has served as the city’s top lawyer for more than 21 years, making him the longest-serving city attorney in Tucson’s history.

  Arizona lawmakers are at odds again, but this time it’s the Republicans in the House of Representatives and Senate who can’t agree on how to forge the state budget.

  Although the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has historically pursued the death penalty at high rates, its efforts rarely result in a death sentence.

  Protesters clashed with private security guards at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Tucson on Wednesday afternoon, with windows broken and rocks thrown as a peaceful demonstration turned tense.

  Protesters clashed with private security guards at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Tucson on Wednesday afternoon, with windows broken and rocks thrown as a peaceful demonstration turned tense.

  The Arizona Department of Transportation warned the public Wednesday not to respond to any text messages claiming to be from ADOT asking for money for unpaid tickets.

  Sylvia M. Lee, a former Pima County supervisor and ex-member of the PCC board was cited on two counts of assault in connection with a University of Arizona basketball game in February that erupted into chaos in the closing seconds.