Tucson Politics

  Con 16 años, María Eluvia Méndez Morales de Guatemala murió a cerca de 10 millas de Sells en el desierto de la nación Tohono O’Odham en el verano del 2008, pero nadie podía confirmar quien era. Diecisiete años después, investigadores finalmente identificaron el resto de Morales con la ayuda de las redes sociales.

  Recent comments by Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego expressing support for transgender youth but not for full participation in sports represent a marked shift from his previous positions, and his supporters say it’s unclear where the senator stands on civil rights for transgender people.

  Several key agreements adapting the century-old Colorado River Compact to the aridifying region’s ever-decreasing water availability are set to expire next year, with no replacement plans in sight.

  The Arizona House of Representatives passed a final version of the Antisemitism in Education Act, the last hurdle it faced before going to the Governor’s Office for approval - though critics raised free speech concerns, and expressed that “antisemitism” is poorly defined .

  A group of Native students at the University of Arizona say that the administration has just eliminated one of the rare spaces where they felt safe, connected and welcome on campus.

  A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in AmeriCorps grant funding and thousands of service members in two dozen states - including Arizona - and Washington, D.C.

  The Regional Transportation Authority Board of Directors fired Executive Director Farhad Moghimi during a Thursday afternoon meeting, as Tucson, Pima County and Native leaders outvoted suburban town representatives.

  A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Coffee with CD7 candidates; debates set for CD7 special election and Tucson City Council races; Sentinel team on the airwaves; voter registration deadlines for summer elections draw near, and more.

  As the Trump administration plans to erect 35 miles of new border barriers, environmentalists gathered in a Southern Arizona hamlet to trade food and songs during a "border happening."

  The U.S. Justice Department has sent letters to election officials in at least two key swing states, threatening action against the states if they don’t comply with provisions of a 2002 federal election law.

  Fire crews re-engaged with the Ranch Fire 20 miles southeast of Patagonia on the morning of June 5 which saw no growth overnight

  President Donald Trump late Wednesday ordered the White House legal counsel and U.S. attorney general to investigate when Biden administration staff used an autopen to sign the former president’s name on official documents.

  As the world moves on from the COVID-19 pandemic, the esports scene does the same. Five years ago, the industry was just beginning its rise to mainstream success. Now, it’s right in the thick of it.

  The Supreme Court helped U.S. gun manufacturers escape legal consequences for boosting Mexican cartel violence, reinforcing an immunity shield protecting firearm sellers from liability for harm solely caused by others.

  Updated: Southern Arizona's fire season continues be hectic as a new wildfire broke out Wednesday morning near the U.S.-Mexico border, consuming an estimated 2,750 acres about 20 miles south of Patagonia, Ariz.

  Southern Arizona's fire season continues be hectic as a new wildfire broke out Wednesday morning near the U.S.-Mexico border, consuming an estimated 889 acres about 19 miles south of Patagonia, Ariz.

  Multiple Tucson organizations, including El Rio and SAAF, will lose funds and end programs after the Trump administration’s cuts to HIV/AIDS services.

  Pima County has opened nearly three dozen cooling centers from Tucson to Ajo as summer heat approaches.

  The Trump administration has rescinded a Biden-era policy that protected emergency room abortions, stripping away a critical legal shield for doctors and pregnant women who live in states that ban the procedure.

  Pima County will buy the Wells Fargo building Downtown to house main branch of the Public Library system, moving from the Joel D. Valdez Main Library across the street, the Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday.

  The city of Tucson is asking a federal judge to toss out an $8 million lawsuit filed by ousted Republican state lawmaker Justine Wadsack.  "This case is a political charade," lawyers for the city said.

  The U.S. Army and a private company are flying high-altitude surveillance balloons over the Tucson area, raising concerns among privacy advocates.

  Three civil rights advocacy groups sued the Department of Homeland Security on Monday, claiming the federal agency has refused to detail how it collects and uses DNA taken from immigrants.

  The Pima County Board of Supervisors approved two measures that aim to address affordable housing without raising property taxes, voting Tuesday to budget $250 million over the next decade.

  Three civil rights advocacy groups sued the Department of Homeland Security on Monday, claiming the federal agency has refused to detail how it collects and uses DNA taken from immigrants.