Tucson Politics

  Children 18 and younger can get free breakfast and lunch at a number of school locations and community sites this summer, provided by Tucson Unified School District.

  Immigrant rights activists kept watch over the Phoenix Immigration Court on Thursday, withstanding 100 degree weather and threats of arrests, ready to protest against a new round of ICE detainments.

  When Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap proposed sending mail ballots to a group of voters who hadn’t requested them, the suggestion shocked his fellow Republicans, but the plan is a way to avoid disenfranchising rural voters.

  The University of Arizona terminated the contracts of at least 10 full-time faculty members from its writing program this week, citing low fall enrollment. The decision to let go 20% of the faculty comes after more than a year of financial woes and cost-cutting efforts at UA.

  The fast-moving Cody Fire consumed more than 300 acres during the night, spreading the Southern Arizona wildfire's reach to 1,311 acres by Thursday morning.

  The Arizona Attorney General’s Office filed notice in the state Supreme Court to begin the process for obtaining a death warrant for Richard Kenneth Djerf, who murdered four members of a west Phoenix family in 1993.

  Surrounded by the flags of Arizona’s 22 Tribal Nations, Indigenous leaders, advocates, and officials gathered with Gov. Katie Hobbs on May 21 to witness the ceremonial signing of a long-awaited law.

  Memorial Day is coming Monday. Here are some ceremonies and events in Tucson and neighboring areas where you can commemorate the fallen and spend time with loved ones.

  Last week, environmental groups decried plans from the EPA to rescind and “reconsider” drinking water limits for four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, compounds linked to cancer and damage to the immune and endocrine systems, among other health effects.

  A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Debates set for Tucson City Council and Congressional District 7 special election; Sentinel team on the airwaves; voter registration deadlines for summer elections draw near, and more.

  A federal judge on Thursday lambasted the Trump administration’s efforts to shutter the Department of Education, finding that it likely acted “contrary to law” in ordering a massive reduction-in-force that would have halved the department’s workforce.

  A roundup of local political news: Hernandez launches first TV ads in Congressional District 7; Romero endorses Schubert in Ward 1; and other political tidbits

  Updated: A pair of fires are burning in the mountains just south of Oracle, Ariz., including the Cody Fire, which appeared Wednesday afternoon and has consumed at least 1.000 acres about 30 miles northeast of Tucson.

  A pair of fires are burning in the mountains just south of Oracle, Ariz., including the 10-acre Cedar Fire and the Cody Fire, which appeared Wednesday afternoon and has consumed at least 500 acres about 30 miles northeast of Tucson.

  The Tucson City Council's decision to start backing out of the Pima Early Education Program Scholarships shows a lack of historical understanding.

  Maricopa County supervisors are poised to award a national consulting firm a $400,000 contract for another review of the county’s often-scrutinized election procedures.

  Nearly identical policies targeting trans and gender-diverse students have been introduced, debated, and in some cases approved across Arizona, often pulling language from a model policy book issued by conservative group the Arizona Coalition of School Board Members.

  Following the recent signing of a bill creating a Turquoise Alert System for missing Native people, two Az Republican legislators are urging state and federal lawmakers to unite and work on solutions to address the ongoing crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous peoples.

  Climate experts recommend maintaining current drought declarations in Arizona as the largest fire of the year so far still raged near the Arizona-New Mexico border.

  As Republicans debate new work requirements and other Medicaid changes, healthcare advocates are warning that eligible Arizonans will lose their health insurance when they fail to jump new bureaucratic hurdles.

  Given the current state of Tucson's budget forecasts, fare-free transit without a dedicated funding source is no longer sustainable. We need the additional revenue.  — Democratic Council candidate Leighton Rockafellow Jr.

  After two years of litigation, state prosecutors accusing Arizona Republicans of interfering with the 2020 presidential election will have to start from scratch.

  Pima County is performing maintenance on several roads starting May 19 through May 23 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

  A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Debates set for Tucson City Council and Congressional District 7 special election; Sentinel team on the airwaves; voter registration deadlines for summer elections draw near, and more.

  A coalition of 23 states including Arizona won a preliminary injunction barring the Trump administration from slashing more than $11 billion in public health funding approved by Congress during the COVID-19 pandemic.