Tucson Politics

  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.

  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.