Tucson Politics

  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.

  The city of Tucson still considering buying Tucson Electric Power as potential costs exceed $1.5 billion, RTA drama to continue, Pima County Supervisors consider budget and more from local government meetings around Tucson.

  Military Assistance Mission provides fast relief for struggling Arizona military families.

  The unthinkable way Stephanie Dosela found out about her daughter’s murder is emblematic of the poor communication and failures of the individual pieces of the tribal, county and state systems — first, to keep Emily Pike safe, and then to find her after she went missing.

  A conservative advocacy group told the Ninth Circuit that an Arizona law intended to shed light on dark money in campaign finance violates donor privacy.

  Arizona will have total control over regulation of underground wells to store carbon captured from industrial facilities, even as environmental groups have been urging the EPA to halt approvals of the wells.

  Pima County, along with officials in Denver and Chicago, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Friday for withholding funds owed for operating shelters for asylum seekers released by federal authorities.

  One of the Trump administration’s latest efforts to militarize the U.S.-Mexico border suffered repeated setbacks Thursday when a federal judge tossed out a dozen charges alleging that people illegally trespassed by entering the United States in a new “national defense area” in West Texas.

  A Republican proposal that would have closed Arizona schools on Election Day and forced them to allow their gymnasiums to be used as polling places was vetoed, one of a series of bills that GOP lawmakers sent to Gov. Katie Hobbs that was rejected.

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

  In a blow to Arizona LGBTQ+ and First Amendment advocates, Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill that could make posting information or images of LGBTQ+ people — and literature related to them — illegal without age verification.

  Carfentanil, a synthetic opioid intended for elephants and far more potent than fentanyl, was recently found in a stash of blue "M30" pills seized by Tucson police officers, Pima County officials warned local health providers.

  The U.S. House Agriculture Committee’s portion of Republicans’ massive taxes and spending bill would partially shift to states the costs of the country’s largest food assistance program, which could will lead to major cuts in the program — and possibly end it in some states.

  With dwindling water supplies, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality in March gave municipalities a new tool to meet residents’ water needs: Wastewater treated by advanced purification can now flow directly from local water systems into residents’ taps.

  As the Trump administration continues its aggressive clampdown on the border and push to deport migrants, U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona announced a five-pillar immigration plan on Monday.

  U.S. Customs and Border Protection has quietly revoked four Biden-era measures designed to protect vulnerable in custody — including pregnant women, infants, the elderly and people with serious medical conditions.

  Federal regulators say Amazon systematically attempted to hide incriminating evidence by filing misleading privilege claims in the antitrust suit accusing it of favoring its own products and overcharging sellers.

  It's the season for final budget revisions for the local school districts, TUSD is set to vote on an artificial intelligence policy that seems kind of defensive, plus Sahuarita gets an update on its privately run water system, and more from government meetings around Tucson.

  A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Congressional candidate Chris Donat speaks to DGT; Sentinel team on the airwaves; voter registration deadlines for summer elections draw near, and more.

  After falling in 2024, marijuana sales in Arizona accelerated their slide in the first quarter of 2025, falling more than 13% over the prior year.

  The Arizona Legislature won’t be able to sic county sheriff’s offices on people who ignore their subpoenas and people who testify at the state Capitol won’t face felony charges if they lie, after Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill that GOP lawmakers sent her last month.

  The Arizona Supreme Court will decide whether a measure that voters overwhelmingly approved to require disclosure of most anonymous campaign spending is constitutional — and, in the process, it could potentially reshape free speech jurisprudence in the state.

  A coalition of western Apaches returned to federal court in Arizona Wednesday to try again at stopping the construction of a copper mine that would destroy a 2,400-acre holy site in the Tonto National Forest.

  A coalition of Arizona,15 other states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over claims it unlawfully withheld billions in congressionally-approved funding previously slated for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.