PIMA COUNTY ELECTIONS
June 16, 2025
Opposing Pima County Sheriff’s Department unions headed for internal election for bargaining rights
A union that opposes Sheriff Nanos is challenging the union that currently holds bargaining power with the county. They’ve gained the endorsement of at least one other union in the department.
ASTRONOMY
June 16, 2025
Newest mountaintop telescope prepares to release first pictures
Vera C. Rubin observatory will use a University of Arizona-developed camera to capture images.
GOVERNMENTDONALD TRUMP
June 14, 2025
Tucson rallies for “No Kings” protest at Reid Park
Tucson Rises for Democracy: A Day of Unity, Resistance, and Community Power in Reid Park
ARIZONA GOVERNMENTARIZONA ELECTIONS
June 14, 2025
Maricopa County recorder sues supervisors over election powers
Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap is suing the county’s supervisors, claiming they are illegally trying to seize control of the county’s elections
UA researchers need more Arizonans to answer survey questions about COVID-19
Since 2020, a team of researchers has been conducting the Arizona CoVHORT COVID-19 Public Health Research Study to gather data about COVID-19 through an online public survey.
IMMIGRATION
June 12, 2025
Protestors and security guards turn violent in anti-ICE Tucson protest
Tucson Police arrested three people Wednesday after protestors clashed with private security guards at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office.
POLITICS
June 12, 2025
New Pima County Service center opens on Northwest side
Health leaders said the new location aims to increase healthcare access to a high-risk zipcode.
Fearless forecasters challenged by 2025's monsoon predictions
Registration is open for the annual Monsoon Madness online fantasy game.
GOVERNMENT
June 12, 2025
Arizona Congressional delegation votes to defund NPR and PBS
The U.S. House passed the measure on a 214-212 vote.
IN DEPTH
Armed and United: How Tucson’s Pink Pistols Is Reimagining Gun Ownership and LGBTQ+ Safety
Originally founded in 2000, Pink Pistols encourages LGBTQ+ individuals to arm themselves for self-defense in a world where queer communities are increasingly targeted.
Future of free Tucson bus fares still under debate
2025 marks five years since COVID pandemic prompted no-charge for SunTran services.
Residents are worried about Ironwood Forest National Monument.
On the heels of its 25th anniversary, there's concern about a size reduction and development.
The past is prologue: Arizona’s rising vaccine opt-outs stir echoes of epidemics past
Doctors and scholars say mistrust, rumors and fear have long complicated disease prevention.
NPR and PBS HEADLINES
Arizona Congressional delegation votes to defund NPR and PBS
The U.S. House passed the measure on a 214-212 vote.
Democrats hit LA protests and immigration reform at CD7 debate
The Democratic primary winner on July 15 will likely win the seat in an overwhelmingly blue border district.
Republicans align with Trump at CD 7 debate
Three Republican candidates made their case to represent the overwhelmingly blue Congressional District 7 tonight.
DHS memo details how National Guard troops will be used for immigration enforcement
The Trump administration now plans to use Guard troops for law enforcement activities, including "night operations and rural interdiction," as well as "guard duty and riot control" inside immigrant detention facilities.Trump asks Congress to wipe out funding for public broadcasting
A House subcommittee hearing earlier this spring set the stage for Trump's request.
COVID vaccine changes confuse and upset some parents and families
COVID vaccine access will be more limited for some groups, after federal health officials changed recommendations.
Stabilizing 'operations,' the National Weather Service hires again after Trump cuts
Following cuts ordered by the Trump administration earlier this year, the weather service lost nearly 600 positions.
How safe is the food supply after federal cutbacks? Experts are worried
As the Trump administration slashes the federal workforce, experts warn that cuts to the USDA, FDA, and CDC have left the nation's food supply vulnerable to outbreaks of foodborne illness, raising serious safety concerns.
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