The new Office of Community and Economic Impact will better align with the city's economic development efforts, officials say.
- Hannah Cree
Tucson leaders have approved more than $2 million in transit safety spending, including funding for transit ambassadors, police patrols, security upgrades and bus stop improvements. The move comes as Sun Tran workers consider a possible strike and renewed concerns emerge about safety across …
- Ray Stern Arizona Republic
A resolution by Tucson Democrats accuses Rep. Alma Hernandez of a "departure from the Democratic Party platform."
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The Office of Community and Economic Impact would allow better coordination between the city’s action plans on major policy goals, city leaders say.
A half-dozen Cabinet-level officials have visited the Tucson-area congressman in two months, as his opponent geras up for the general. Plus, more on the job shuffle in Tucson politics.
- Griffin Salkowski
The union that represents Sun Tran drivers is set to vote on whether to strike on Sunday, June 7.
- Hannah Cree
The lawsuit filed Wednesday focuses on a new set of rules that impose new regulations for accessing healthcare coverage through the Affordable Care Act.
Tribal leaders and Arizona lawmakers are demanding that the Indian Health Service halt plans to close its Tucson facility, a move that will force patients from the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and the Tohono O'odham Nation to travel more than 100 miles to the Phoenix Indian Health Center to access ser…
South Tucson will eliminate its grocery tax starting July 1, a move city leaders say will help residents struggling with rising costs and encourage a new supermarket to open in the city. The decision comes even as officials grapple with a projected budget deficit and concerns about funding essential services.
The lawsuit will make Pima County the first in the country to challenge ACA rule changes, officials say.
Arizona’s July 21 primary election is approaching, with key races for governor, Congress and the Legislature on the ballot. From voter registration deadlines and mail-in ballots to ID requirements and polling locations, here’s a guide to everything voters need to know before casting their ballots.
Water bills, trash services and several development costs are set to increase this summer amidst an increasingly expensive utility landscape in Southern Arizona.
Four candidates are in the primary for two House seats in Legislative District 21, which goes from southeastern Tucson to the U.S.-Mexico border and covers chunks of Pima, Cochise and Santa Cruz counties.
The social media account of Democratic state Senate candidate Rocque Perez includes now-deleted violent political rhetoric.
By law, state lands must be managed for its "highest and best use'' and to maximize financial returns for Arizona's K-12 schools.
The Board of Supervisors approved the tentative $1.8 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1.
Legislative District 21, which runs along the border with Mexico in Pima, Cochise and Santa Cruz counties, favors Democrats.
Tucson, Phoenix create water-sharing plan as Colorado River shrinksFor Star subscribers: Tucson and Phoenix have a plan in which city with more water than it needs at the moment can share it.
The Project Blue data center will use groundwater from two new wells being drilled on the property.
South Tucson seeks probe from other agencies of ICE pepper-spraying incident during traffic stop.
A new section of Interstate 10 in Tucson opened this weekend.
Debates among Tucson's LD20 Democrats ahead of July primary had candidates spar over the proliferation of data centers, raising taxes and affordable housing.
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An attorney for embattled Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos says news reports describing the circumstances of his clients' resignation from the El Paso Police Department are wrong.
Embattled Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos faces a possible state investigation after supervisors on Tuesday night voted to send claims of alleged perjury to the Arizona Attorney General’s Office.
AMES Construction, a contractor on the Project Blue project, has until May 17 to respond to the violation notice.
Tucson must take a more active role in shaping the housing market, city leaders said Tuesday during a discussion about housing affordability and homelessness.
A section of West Grant Road near Interstate 10 will be closed through most of the summer beginning later this month.
Police deployments are a part of Tucson's Safe City Initiative, a combination of enforcement and social service efforts to address homelessness.
In Tucson, traffic rarely looks like a problem.
About 20 people protested in the lobby of a Tucson law firm. The firm says protesters made threats. Protesters counter that an employee assaulted one person.