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AZPM will be providing complete coverage of the 2024 Arizona Election.

Your Vote 2024: Voting Guide

Nov 4, 2024 Become informed about the process of exercising your voting rights by learning about the essential steps in the voting process.
An "I Voted" sticker, included with the early ballot for the 2024 election in Pima County.

Competition rises in Legislative District 17 race: Democrats looking to flip legislature

Nov 4, 2024 Arizona Democrats are making a strong push to flip Legislative District 17, a GOP-favored area, by focusing on independent voters and framing their Republican opponents as too extreme.
A sign on the University of Arizona campus advertising a voting center.

Arizona propositions explained

Nov 2, 2024 Arizona voters, whether you are voting on election day in-person or following the results on election day, we've got you covered here on what the propositions are going to mean for the state and for you.
Mike Jones (8) of the Tucson Sugar Skulls runs the ball in an IFL game played in the Tucson Convention Center, the venue that will likely be home to the league's championship game starting in 2025.

Tucson likely to become host of Indoor Football League championship game

Nov 1, 2024 Rio Nuevo board offers to pay $1 million for a 3-year deal to host the annual event.
A now-hiring sign is posted at Chase Bank in downtown Phoenix. February 2023

State forecast predicts AZ job growth rate to triple national rate

Nov 1, 2024 AZ economists see 1.3% growth on average through 2033.

The Buzz: Returning civility to elections and politics

Nov 1, 2024 As 2024 campaigns draw to a close, we ask how we can dial back inflammatory rhetoric.
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes speaking with attendees at the 2023 Legislative Forecast Luncheon hosted by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.

Court orders Arizona to release list of voters whose citizenship hasn't been verified

Oct 31, 2024 Secretary of State Adrian Fontes' office initially denied a public records requests for the list that was filed by America First Legal.
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona speaks with administrators and educators at Tucson Unified's TUSD’s Roskruge Bilingual K-8 Magnet school on Oct. 31, 2024.

U.S. Education Secretary praises Tucson's bilingual education

Oct 31, 2024 Calls is the best he has ever seen.
The badge of the Pima County Sheriff's Department.

Sheriff’s department responds to judge’s order for policy clarification

Oct 31, 2024 The department maintains that certain clothing items worn together look too similar to an on-duty deputy, and should not be worn during political activity.
Arizona Youth Climate Coalition members at the Tucson Unified School District Governing Board meeting in Tucson, Ariz., on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. Local students showed support for the passage of the TUSD Climate Resolution Act, which was researched, written and lobbied by students aged 13-20.

Tucson Unified School District approves climate action plan led by students, targets net-zero by 2040

Oct 31, 2024 New policy prioritizes clean energy, sustainable practices and a comprehensive climate education.
Arizona law prohibits edibles from being designed to look like children’s candies, such as gummy bears. and marijuana gummies for adults must be labeled with the specific dose on individual gummies and their container. State law limits edibles to a maximum of 10mg of THC per edible and 100mg of THC per package of edibles.

Recreational marijuana home delivery to begin in Arizona

Oct 30, 2024 The Arizona Department of Health Services is expanding home delivery to anyone 21 and older.
Incumbent Chris Nanos (D - left) and challenger Heather Lappin (R - right) are both running for Pima County Sheriff.

Republican candidate for Pima County Sheriff Heather Lappin calls for leadership change amid disciplinary action and gag order controversy

Oct 30, 2024 “That was his attempt to shut me up,” she said.
The University of Arizona was the first four-year public university in the state of Arizona to be federally recognized as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).

University of Arizona announces next Vice President of Research

Oct 29, 2024 Tomás Díaz de la Rubia previously worked at the University of Oklahoma.
A warning label for opioid addiction on an oxycodone bottle.

Pima County sees decrease in overdose deaths

Oct 29, 2024 Pima County is seeing a 17% decrease in overdose fatalities, which the county attributes to ongoing harm reduction strategies.

Fact Check AZ: Claims in the campaigns for and against Prop 139

Oct 29, 2024 Both sides are pushing messages that sometimes leave out some key information.
The federal courthouse in Tucson.

Judge says Pima County Sheriff’s Department must clarify policy on protest attire

Oct 28, 2024 Both sides are calling the ruling a win.

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