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The Buzz: How the world covers U.S. elections

Nov 8, 2024 We talk to journalists from around the globe about the U.S. headlines in their countries.
A woman writes a postcard to the Tucson Mayor and Council asking them to reconsider a city ordinance that requires a permit to distribute food to 10 or more people in city parks on Friday, March 15, 2024.

Tucson City Council will revisit permit system for feeding unhoused in public parks

Nov 8, 2024 They moved to examine the issue and report back in 60 days.
Students and community members march on the University of Arizona campus on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024.

Pro-Palestinian protestors, activists react to next Trump administration

Nov 7, 2024 “Anybody who sympathizes with the plight of the Palestinians is worried, for good reason,” an organizer said.
A sign on the University of Arizona campus advertising a voting center.

Early numbers show Hispanic vote in Arizona shifting Republican

Nov 7, 2024 As the vote tally continues in Arizona, there is evidence that the Hispanic vote shifted toward Republican, as evidenced by voting trends in Yuma and Santa Cruz counties.
Protestors gathered at the Centennial Pavilion stage in Veteran's Memorial Park in Sierra Vista to protest the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. July 2, 2022

Arizona enshrines abortion rights, but Trump’s return sparks uncertainty for providers

Nov 6, 2024 Arizona's Proposition 139 secures abortion rights, but with Trump’s return, providers brace for renewed challenges and uncertainty.

Arizona voters guarantee the right to abortion in the state constitution

Nov 6, 2024 Arizona was one of nine states with abortion on the ballot.
Democratic candidate for the Arizona Corporation Commission, Joshua Polacheck at the AZ Democratic Election Night Party at Hotel Congress, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

Republican candidates lead Arizona Corporation Commission race

Nov 6, 2024 Incumbent Lea Marquez-Petersen looks at another four years.
U.S. Congressman Raul Grijalva speaking with supporters of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren at a town hall at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, Ariz., on Aug. 1, 2019.

Incumbent Raul Grijalva leads Republican Daniel Butierez

Nov 6, 2024 This will likely be Grijalva's 12th term in Congress.
Incumbent Chris Nanos (D - left) and challenger Heather Lappin (R - right) are both running for Pima County Sheriff.

Pima Sheriff Chris Nanos has significant lead over Republican Heather Lappin

Nov 6, 2024 As of midnight Wednesday, Nanos had a lead of about 23,000 votes.
A Border Patrol vehicle sits near border walls separating Tijuana, Mexico, from the United States, Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in San Diego. President Joe Biden has unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a political liability ahead of the November elections.

Arizona’s border security prop headed toward passing

Nov 6, 2024 Arizona’s border security Proposition 314 was headed toward passing with more than 60 percent of the vote Tuesday night.
Incumbent Juan Ciscomani (R - left) and challenger Kirsten Engel (D - right) discuss the issues during an Arizona Clean Elections Debate on October 8, 2024. The two candidates are battling for Arizona Congressional District 6.

Engel in the lead in CD6 Tuesday night

Nov 5, 2024 The numbers were preliminary with few votes from Cochise County reported.
A vote here sign outside of a polling place in Tucson. November 2020.

Navajo Nation faces election day bomb threats

Nov 5, 2024 Four locations had threats, but no locations had to close, says the Secretary of State.
Many people rely on opioids to manage chronic pain.

Settlement with Kroger adds $68.5 million to AZ opioid fund

Nov 5, 2024 Agreement also adds reporting requirements to Fry's & Smith's pharmacies.
Two "Vote Here" signs sit outside the Armory Park Center on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 in downtown Tucson.

How some of Pima County’s youngest voters feel about casting their ballots

Nov 5, 2024 Arizona’s Gen Z voters set to shape the 2024 election.
A scale and gavel

Appeals court says Arizona should release list of voters with unverified citizenship

Nov 4, 2024 The court rejected an appeal by Secretary of State Adrian Fontes’ office that sought to reverse the lower court’s order or at least suspend it.
The Presidential race is at the top of the ballot for the 2024 election.

Hesitant progressives are "swapping" their votes with blue states

Nov 4, 2024 Arizona and other swing state voters are eligible to “swap” their votes with other people in predominantly Democratic states.

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