Tucson Politics

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

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

  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.”

  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.

  Tensions erupted between immigrant rights advocates and Peoria police officers on Tuesday, amid a surge in Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity across the Valley.

  Former Arizona state Rep. Austin Smith, a leader of advocacy group Turning Point Action, was indicted on charges that he forged voter signatures on the nomination petitions he submitted for his re-election campaign last year.

  Around 83,000 longtime Maricopa County residents will get a letter soon telling them that they will lose their eligibility to vote in state and local elections if they don’t provide proof of their citizenship.

  Updated: Multiple Tucson organizations, including El Rio and SAAF, will lose funds and end programs after the Trump administration’s cuts to HIV/AIDS services. 14 jobs have been eliminated at the AIDS Foundation, which may see cuts of up to $4.5 million.

  The five Democratic candidates running in Southern Arizona’s special congressional election will have a televised debate Tuesday.

  The Arizona 529 Education Savings Plan helps expand opportunities for all Arizona families to access higher education, whether it is for traditional college, vocational training or even apprenticeship programs.

  After several Native students at the University of Arizona expressed their concerns about student safety regarding assistant vice provost Tessa L. Dysart, multiple Native faculty members are calling for immediate action from university leadership.

  The three Republicans seeking to replace the late Raul Grijalva agreed with President Trump's agenda but Jorge Rivas and Daniel Bustamante clashed with each other other their personal histories

  The three GOP candidates running in Southern Arizona’s special congressional election will have a live debate Monday.