Tucson Politics

  The U.S. stock market continued its bloodletting Monday, following days of fears about the financial impact of expansive tariffs announced last week by the Trump administration - but Republican members of Congress have largely refused to break with the White House messaging on tariffs.

  Deep cuts at federal agencies are hitting Americans who served in uniform especially hard, and in response, Az freshman Sen. Ruben Gallego put a freeze on VA nominations in protest.

  House Republicans finally announced their plan to ensure that Arizona’s Division of Developmental Disabilities can pay its bills next month, which would prevent a looming disaster for families of the nearly 60,000 Arizonans with disabilities, but also comes with some tough cuts.

  A dozen candidates have filed to run for Tucson City Council in Wards 3, 5 and 6 ahead of Monday's deadline to submit paperwork. Ten Democrats and just two Republicans handed in nominating petitions, but some may face challenges.

  A total of six applicants are aiming to fill the open District 5 seat on the Pima County Board of Supervisors. The office is up for grabs because Democrat Adelita Grijalva stepped down last week to run for Congress.

  The Tucson City Council will vote on raising water rates on county customers, while taxes could offset free bus fares; Flowing Wells not READY for grant that fosters DEI, plus more in local government meetings around Tucson this week.

  Sixteen states with Democratic attorneys general sued the National Institutes of Health, claiming the agency has purposefully delayed and disrupted medical research grant awards and terminated grants that had already been issued.

  Lawmakers must commit to a four-year Arizona Department of Housing renewal to ensure long-term planning and strategic investment, and expanding the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit will unlock housing, create jobs, and strengthen communities statewide.

  Thousands of angry Arizonans, including thousands at the state Capitol, rallied across the state Saturday to send a message to President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk: Keep your hands off vital government services, the economy and civil rights.

  Cano wants Board of Supes seat; Hernandez raises $300K in CD7 special election while Giffords and Kelly endorse Grijalva, RTA election unlikely in November, & more.

  Tens of thousands of longtime Pima County residents are being advised to prove their citizenship in order to remain on the voter rolls.

  Three inmates were killed in an "altercation" on Friday morning at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Tucson, officials said.

  A measure sponsored by Tucson Rep. Rachel Keshel would prohibit the Arizona attorney general from prosecuting members of a county board of supervisors if they refuse to certify election results.

  As families anxious they’ll lose vital services for kids with disabilities at the end of the month gathered at the Arizona Capitol, GOP lawmakers didn’t allow them to testify and instead heard testimony about finances, and spoke at length about how the situation was the fault of Gov. Hobbs.

  Nearly eight months after the Arizona Supreme Court allowed “unborn human being” to be included in a description of the state’s abortion rights initiative, the court explained why it determined the phrase wasn’t politically biased.

  U.S. investors lost $3.1 trillion on Day 1 of President Donald Trump’s trade war, launched with steep tariffs applied to friend and foe alike, leaving many retirees in Arizona reeling.

  Deep cuts at the nation’s weather agency could put Arizonans at risk by hampering forecasts for haboobs, monsoons, flash flooding and wildfires.

  A 52-year-old woman committed suicide at the Border Patrol station in Yuma on Saturday after she was taken into custody by agents in California, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal said, blasting the agency for not conducting proper welfare checks.

  Democratic attorneys general in 19 states including Arizona are together suing Trump over his sweeping executive order on elections, saying that it is an illegal attempt to usurp state control of elections that “would cause imminent and irreparable harm” if the courts don’t intervene.

  Scammers pretending to be Pima Animal Care Center employees have contacted residents by phone, asking for money to return lost pets, officials said.

  The U.S. Department of Education demanded in a letter to state education leaders that they certify all K-12 schools in their states are complying with an earlier Dear Colleague letter banning diversity, equity and inclusion practices if they want to keep receiving federal financial assistance.

  A roundup of upcoming political events: Sentinel reporters on the air, deadlines approaching for City Council, special congressional election; Rockafellow plans launch party in Ward 6 Council race

  Arizona is home to more than a quarter-million LGBTQ+ people, yet for multiple legislative sessions, bills aimed at securing equal protections under state law have been blocked before ever reaching public debate.

  A federal judge in Maryland ordered federal agencies across 19 states and the District of Columbia to reinstate thousands of probationary workers who were fired as part of White House adviser Elon Musk’s government-slashing agenda.

  The city of Tucson is set to construct a protected bike lane on 6th Avenue from Speedway to 7th Street, and is seeking public input on the proposed design.