Tucson Politics

  A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Register to vote in the City of Tucson's primary election by July 7; Request your CD7 early ballot by July 7; Sentinel team on the airwaves & more

  Tucson native and former Living Streets Alliance staff member Vanessa Cascio replaces founder and current executive director Emily Yetman.

  Deja Foxx is running for Arizona’s Congressional District 7, the congressional seat held by the late Congressman Raúl Grijalva.

  Hundreds of residents in several communities on the Navajo Nation are under evacuation orders as the Oak Ridge Fire burns with zero containment near Window Rock.

  Pima County Superintendent of Schools Dustin Williams will be accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the Continental School Governing Board left by the departure of Kelley Allen.

  Updated: Five Democrats are competing in a July 15 primary election to fill the seat of longtime Southern Arizona U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who died on March 13 at the age of 77 after a battle with lung cancer.

  Gov. Katie Hobbs sent a warning to Republicans in Congress debating a federal budget that would slash spending on health care and food assistance to pay for tax cuts that passing it would be “devastating for Arizonans.”

  New laws across the country aim to accelerate the spread of projects that embrace advanced nuclear technology, and half the states in the past two years  have taken action to promote nuclear power, from creating nuclear task forces to integrating nuclear into long-term energy plans.

  Dozens of concerned citizens gathered to hear the speakers, including Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren, to give updates and information on the Oak Ridge Fire that began on Saturday, June 28.

  In 2024, the max temperature in Phoenix sat at or above 100 degrees for approximately 30% of the year — and that non-stop consecutive heat has environmental advocates and doctors worried about the years to come as climate change continues to make the world and Arizona hotter.

  Candidates for the Ward 6 seat on the Tucson City Council talked about homelessness, crime and Project Blue at a Tuesday forum.

  A profile of Adelita Grijalva, who is running for in Southern Arizona's special Congressional District 7 race.

  U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani voted in favor of the Republican Party’s budget bill, which passed the House 218-214 on Thursday. Arizona healthcare advocates warned it will cost the state billions of dollars and result in shuttered hospitals.

  If you’ve got a warrant — or you think you have a warrant — for failure to appear, unpaid tickets or other offenses in the city, head to Tucson City Court this Friday to get it quashed.

  Independence Day falls on Friday this year. Tucson, state and federal offices will be closed, except for trash collection and emergency services, and most transportation services will run on a Sunday schedule.

  A series of bills Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed into law this year addresses issues by playing into the priorities of far-right organizations which have shaped Trump-era domestic policy.

  A profile of Patrick Harris, who is running in the Democratic primary for the Congressional District 7 special election.

  Democrat Daniel Hernandez was leading the fundraising race as five Democrats sprint to the July 15 finish line in the special congressional election that will decide who fills the vacancy left by the death of U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva.

  Democrat Daniel Hernandez was leading the fundraising race as five Democrats sprint to the July 15 finish line in the special congressional election that will decide who fills the vacancy left by the death of U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva.

  Tucson native and former Living Streets Alliance staff member Vanessa Cascio replaces founder and current executive director Emily Yetman.

  If you’ve got a warrant — or you think you have a warrant — for failure to appear, unpaid tickets or other offenses in the city, head to Tucson City Court this Friday to get it quashed.

  States are scrambling to shield their hospitals from the looming loss of hundreds of millions in federal funding due to the giant tax and spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law over the weekend that includes the biggest health care spending cuts in U.S. history.

  Temperatures have already surpassed 110 degrees in Arizona this summer and for yet another season, most workers have few legal safeguards to protect them from the sweltering heat.

  Tucson Education Association President Jim Byrne is supporting Adelita Grijalva in her CD 7 race because she has always stood up for Arizona students and public schools during her 20 years of work in the trenches of public education.

  This moment demands more than political insiders or social media influencers. It demands leaders like Adelita Grijalva, with deep roots in our communities and a bold, progressive vision for the future.