Tucson Politics

  Data sovereignty is important amid the harrowing health disparities seen in tribal people, but though data gathered by and about tribes has been shared with state and federal agencies; but those same agencies haven’t always shared their tribal-related statistics in return.

  Kimberly Hunley, a former prosecutor in Santa Cruz County, was appointed as the chief deputy for the Pima County Attorney's Office, officials said Friday.

  If you got a text message this week from someone claiming to be from the Arizona Department of Transportation asking for money for unpaid tolls, ADOT wants you to know — if it wasn’t clear already — it's a scam.

  Updated: With the Trump administration telling local health officials they can no longer spend grant funds that were previously awarded, Pima County is looking at cutting more than 20 jobs and $1.9 million in programs that worked to increase vaccination rates and reduce disparities in health outcomes.

  An Arizona bill aimed at helping prevent bitcoin scams by adding new regulations to “crypto kiosks” has moved one step closer to becoming law.

  Former state Rep. Daniel Hernandez, the founder of the Arizona LGBTQ Caucus, has secured major endorsements just days after announcing his campaign to replace U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who died earlier this month.

  With the Trump administration telling local health officials they can no longer spend grant funds that were previously awarded, Pima County is looking at cutting more than 20 jobs and $2.46 million in programs that worked to increase vaccination rates and reduce disparities in health outcomes.

  Pima County Public Defense Services is offering a free legal clinic next month to help anyone with a felony conviction in Pima County Superior Court get their records sealed, restore their civil rights, and more.

  A political climate dominated by concern over border security has put Gov. Katie Hobbs and Arizona Republicans both pushing to increase funding for law enforcement agencies that tackle border related offenses, as progressives and Democratic lawmakers fiercely oppose the move.

  A law mandating vision screenings in Arizona schools did not take effect until 2024, leaving the state with gaps in pediatric eye care services, especially for children insured by AHCCCS, Arizona’s Medicaid program, and those living in rural areas.

  A group that focuses on electing Democratic women who support abortion rights announced it would target 46 U.S. House seats held by Republicans - including two Arizona GOP members - in the midterm elections as it seeks to turn the chamber from red to blue.

  A Ninth Circuit panel appeared likely to reverse the dismissal of a challenge to construction of a high voltage power line through Indigenous historic and cultural sites from central New Mexico to southern Arizona and California.

  Content about two prominent Arizona Native American veterans that was removed from the U.S. Department of Defense’s website during a purge of information that didn’t focus on the accomplishments of white men remains missing.

  Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes announced Wednesday that he would not run in the CD 7 special election to fill the seat of U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, who died after a battle with lung cancer on March 13.

  Raúl Grijalva, hijo de un vaquero inmigrante que ascendió desde la Junta Directiva del TUSD a los pasillos del Congreso a lo largo de una carrera que abarcó más de medio siglo en la política de Arizona, fue recordado en su funeral el miércoles como un hombre del pueblo.

  Phoenix will be hosting a convention featuring President Donald Trump’s “border czar,” as well as hundreds of military and tech companies bidding for government border contracts, including a company involved in the torture in Abu Ghraib.

  Arizona lawmakers are considering two bills that would enhance fire departments’ ability to communicate with other agencies during a wildfire and pay for engines and water tenders that can travel over rugged terrain.

  A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s effort to cut funding for Radio Free Europe, a nonprofit news agency funded by the U.S. government that operates in 23 countries across Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East.

  As Arizona continues to over pump groundwater across the state, lawmakers advanced four measures that would ease pumping regulations in active groundwater management areas.

  Following the abrupt removal of the flags representing Arizona’s 22 tribal nations from the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in central Phoenix, Gov. Katie Hobbs is displaying the flags in the Executive Tower at the State Capitol.

  Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly and Arizona business leaders are sounding the alarm that Medicaid cuts could “result in massive job losses statewide and reduce economic productivity," while GOP Rep. Juan Ciscomani says "outlandish lies" are being spread about cuts.

  Updated: A public funeral mass for U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva will be held Wednesday, March 26 at St. Augustine Cathedral, beginning at 10 a.m. The service will also be streamed on video.

  Updated: TUSD has imposed a hiring freeze while looking at across-the-board spending cuts to fix a $21 million deficit. The Flowing Wells Unified School District is mulling a suit over hack, plus more from government meetings around Tucson.

  Health insurance companies are under increasing scrutiny for allegedly using artificial intelligence bots and algorithms to swiftly deny patients routine or lifesaving care — without a human actually reviewing their claims.

  TUSD has imposed a hiring freeze while looking at across-the-board spending cuts to fix a $21 million deficit. The Flowing Wells Unified School District is mulling a suit over hack, plus more from government meetings around Tucson.