Tucson Politics

  A Texas measles outbreak has killed an unvaccinated child. Pima County’s decreasing immunization rate puts our community at risk if the highly contagious virus spreads.

  Many LGBTQ+ people fleeing are Arizona, where LGBTQ+ rights are hotly contested, and though their reasons for leaving vary - from health care to protecting their marriages - there was one common thread: Arizona is no longer safe.

  From securing funding for Indian Health Services and ongoing water settlements to increasing investments in infrastructure, education and law enforcement, Indigenous leaders are raising the alarm about the devastation that federal funding cuts could bring for Native Americans.

  Business organizations opposed to Tucson’s Proposition 414 have outspent supporters of the half-cent sales tax measure that voters will decide by next Tuesday.

  The Tucson Fire Department would get more firefighters, firetrucks and fire stations if voters approve Prop. 414, but opponents say it would put too much money into the police department.

  Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested four men for allegedly operating as scouts and a guide for a smuggling organization in the desert north of Tucson, officials announced.

  Despite three decades of promises, Congress has never fully reimbursed state and local law enforcement agencies for the cost of jailing convicted criminals who are in the country illegally, and Arizona officials aren’t optimistic that will change under President Donald Trump.

  President Donald Trump’s funding freezes, federal firings and resulting concerns about social safety net programs have been “a disaster for Arizonans,” Democrats said in advance of tonight’s State of the Union address.

  Following the lead of the Trump administration, Republicans in the Arizona legislature moved forward with proposals that would force government workers back to the office and ban diversity, equity and inclusion.

  A Navajo County grand jury has indicted the county’s recorder, Timothy Jordan, on three criminal charges in connection with a road rage incident just before the November election.

  Timothy Courchaine will serve as the interim U.S. Attorney for Arizona after he was sworn in Monday, Justice Department officials announced.

  Like many border towns, Nogales features establishments that cater to gringos looking for a good time or a good deal - but under the Trump administration, instead of throngs of tourists, now buses cross from the United States full of deportees.

  President Trump’s first month of his second term was marked by more than 70 executive orders that had some Americans cheering and others predicting the demise of democracy. U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani addressed some of those concerns in an interview.

  President Donald Trump’s moves to slash the federal workforce have gutted the ranks of wildland firefighters and support personnel, fire professionals warn, leaving communities to face deadly consequences when big blazes arrive this summer.

  As the Trump administration pushes for more deportations, the government has revived a long-abandoned program that lets local and state law enforcement challenge people on the street about immigration status — and possibly arrest them for deportation.

  A proposal that would give Arizona law enforcement immunity when shooting down drones near the southern border passed out of committee Thursday despite concerns that it gives broad immunity to law enforcement.

  The University of Arizona quietly changed language in its official land acknowledgment - without consulting tribes and students - and is assessing all programs, positions, and activities related to DEI and their potential impact on students as calls to terminate such initiatives grow.

  The city of Tucson is renaming a West Side park and adding Dolores Huerta's name to the municipal holiday celebrating labor leader César E. Chávez.

  Tucson's city planners are hosting a public forum Wednesday on the Community Corridors Tool, which aims to update zoning codes to allow for more pedestrian-friendly and mixed-use developments while removing barriers to building affordable housing.

  Arizona State Parks and Trails will be raising entrance, camping and tour ticket fees at more than 30 parks next week.

  A Pima County Superior Court judge has blocked a mandate passed by the Board of Supervisors last March requiring gun owners to report lost or stolen guns within 48 hours or face a $1,000 fine.

  When voters determine the fate of Tucson’s Proposition 414 on March 11, they’ll be deciding whether to support hiring more police officers and outfitting them with new equipment, cars and even a plane.

  Republicans and the League of Arizona Cities and Towns killed a bill Thursday that would have required cities, towns and counties to provide 24/7 access to bathrooms and water to help in the ongoing homelessness crisis.

  Nearly two dozen states and the District of Columbia are asking a federal judge to issue an injunction blocking the Trump administration from defunding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, arguing they will suffer irreparable harm if the CFPB is dismantled.

  Arizona police departments would be incentivized to target people they believe are undocumented under a Republican bid to award them a $2,500 bounty for every arrest that ends in a deportation.