Tucson Politics

  Republican state legislators across the country are filing a flurry of bills to advance the “Make America Healthy Again” agenda promoted by activist lawyer and former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was confirmed as the next U.S. health secretary.

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  The Pima County Public Library is conducting a survey to help determine what the community would like to see from the library system. The survey will close on midnight on Monday, March 17 and is available in both English and Spanish.

  The Arizona Department of Agriculture announced Friday that bird flu had been detected in milk produced by dairy cows in Arizona, one of approximately 12 states that have had confirmed cases of avian flu that are being monitored by federal, state and local health officials.

  Local hip-hop artist Fabian Danobeytia is joining the crowded field of candidates eyeing a run in Ward 5 on the South Side; plus more City Council race updates.

  Pima County still trying to wrap its arms around disaster preparedness, and is moving to change shift from "alien" to "person" for patients receiving indigent care, plus more from government meetings around Tucson this week.

  A federal agent accused of accidentally killing a colleague was dealt a heavy blow in court when an Arizona medical examiner said the victim couldn’t have survived the gunshot in any circumstance.

  Our community has been struggling for many years to deal with the ravages of homelessness. Although we face many challenges in lifting people out of homelessness and ensuring public health and safety, embracing measures shaped by common sense will help us to find the path forward. — Sup. Rex Scott

  The city of Tucson's 911 response center has an operator shortage. Officials hope funding from Prop. 414 will allow them to hire more staff and improve technology.

  Looking for love online? Be on guard: That suitor tugging at your heartstrings over text messages and emails may be interested only in your purse strings, costing Arizona residents more than $47 million in 2022 and 2023 in losses from online romance scams.

  Republicans in the Arizona Legislature fast-tracked a bill this week to speed up election results by adopting policies used in Florida — and eliminating a way that hundreds of thousands of voters cast their ballots each year in order to ensure ballots are counted faster.

  Some of the 200,000 longtime Arizona residents who were mistakenly never asked to provide proof of citizenship when they registered to vote could eventually be kicked off the voter rolls entirely, if a legislative proposal moves forward.

  El martes, funcionarios del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas comenzaron una investigación sobre La Indita, un restaurante en Tucson conocido por su legado activista y enfoque en la comida y cultura indígena.

  Tucson City Councilmember Kevin Dahl, joined by public health and climate advocates, urged Arizona's representatives to fight President Donald Trump’s potential repeal of electric vehicle tax credits at a press conference Thursday at Tucson's Reid Park.

  Smugglers who lead Border Patrol agents or police officers on high-speed pursuits within 100 miles of the U.S. border could face life sentences if someone is killed during a chase, under the measure. Ciscomani pushed an earlier version through the House last year, but it failed to move through the Senate.

  Former state lawmaker and ex-Tucson City Councilmember Bruce Wheeler told Tucson Sentinel on Thursday that he won’t be running for the Midtown Ward 6 seat this year.

  Hackers who broke into the systems of a company that develops internal policies, manuals and other training material for law enforcement have published thousands of finished and draft procedure manuals for police departments across the country, including many in Arizona.

  Arizona lawmakers voted 32-27 along party lines to pass House Bill 2062, which would enshrine a narrow definition of biological sex into state law based on a person’s physical reproductive characteristics.

  Arizona sheriffs haven’t been ordered to help yet with President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, and many would like to keep it that way - though former Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio defended the hardline approach as the best deterrent.

  Arizona Democratic lawmakers and a progressive advocacy organization are calling on Republicans to support their bills aimed at housing affordability and health care affordability, vowing to spend $300,000 on a campaign to convince voters to support the measures.

  Until he proves otherwise, Southern Arizona voters should understand that Juan Ciscomani's business card may say "U.S. Representative of the 6th District of Arizona," but his real job is corporate flunky in MAGA, Inc.

  Arizona’s Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego and U.S. Raul Grijalva are blasting the efforts of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk to shut down various agencies and terminate employees.

  Tucson officials broke ground on a new 30-unit low-income housing development on Miracle Mile on Tuesday morning.

  Karrin Taylor Robson is taking another run for Arizona governor - claiming support from President Trump, and joining U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, who announced in late January that he was exploring a bid for governor and is now collecting signatures to qualify for the 2026 ballot.

  "Private sellers” are now required to get a Federal Firearms License and to conduct background checks if they meet federal criteria for being in the business of selling firearms, so how has this critical public safety improvement been implemented in Pima County?