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Former TUSD Superintendent H.T. Sanchez at joint press conference with other Pima County school leaders.

Pima County Superintendents Urging Lawmakers to Keep K12 Funding

Mar 5, 2015 School leaders come together as state legislature works on budget
Pima Community College Chancellor Lee Lambert.

Pima Community College Chancellor: "Extremely Disappointed" By Losing State Funds

Mar 5, 2015 Budget deal defunds community colleges in Pima, Pinal and Maricopa counties.
Coffin-like pods in which homeless people sleep in downtown Tucson.

Tucson Officials Want to Move Homeless from Downtown Camp

Mar 5, 2015 City, advocates say 'another vision' needed in services, circumstances for people living in park.
The Arizona House of Representatives, in a 2013 floor session.

Legislature: Earlier Primary Election; Payday Loan Redux

Mar 5, 2015 House OKs July balloting, new program allowing 'flex loans' with interest rates up to 200%
University of Arizona students walk by the Old Main.

Legislative Budget Deal Would Cut $104M from Universities

Mar 4, 2015 Community colleges in Pima, Maricopa, Pinal counties would lose all state funding, $18M.

Attention Lead-Footed Drivers: 10 MPH Over Limit Gets $15 Fine

Mar 4, 2015 Arizona House OKs legislation reducing fines for some speeding tickets, keeping info from insurors.

Tucson Charter Changes Sought for 'System That Works Better'

Mar 4, 2015 Ward-only elections, more power for mayor, clearer delineation of manager's authority proposed.

Tucson's Winter Second Warmest on Record

Mar 4, 2015 Last year was warmest on what has been 'pattern for many years now,' meteorologist says.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas and Tucson Unified School District Superintendent H.T. Sanchez at a joint news conference, March 3, 2015.

TUSD Won't Lose Funding For Now, State Schools Chief Says

Mar 3, 2015 Douglas says she will continue working with Tucson schools to ensure ethnic studies align with state law.
A Border Patrol vehicle parked near the US / Mexico border fence.

McSally, 4 Arizona Democrats Favor Funding Homeland Security

Mar 3, 2015 4 of state's Republican congressmen say no to measure that assures operations through September.
Construction employment is down by nearly half in the Tucson area in the last decade.

Health Care Jobs to Grow, Construction Jobs Stay Stagnant

Mar 3, 2015 Tucson area will experience slow employment growth in next 2 years, but still lag rest of Arizona.

Auditor: State Schools Spend Less Per Student Than US Average

Mar 3, 2015 About 54% of Arizona funds go to instruction compared with 61% nationally, state report says.
A U.S. Border Patrol vehicle on the American side of the border fence in Nogales, Ariz.

Poll: Arizonans Still See Illegal Immigration as Major Problem

Mar 3, 2015 Survey shows 9 in 10 see it as issue but want to treat undocumented immigrants humanely.
Arizona congressional districts, approved in 2012.

US Supreme Court Hears Arizona Congressional Redistricting

Mar 2, 2015 Analysis: Court seems to favor Legislature's role rather than Independent Refdistricting Commission's.

McSally: A-10 Grounding Bad Sign for Davis-Monthan

Mar 2, 2015 Nine aircraft put on 'backup status' in Tucson means ground crews will move elsewhere, she says.
A student in Tucson High School's African American literature class

Sanchez: TUSD Meets Arizona Requirement on Ethnic Studies

Mar 2, 2015 District given until Wednesday to address state superintendent's concerns with some teaching approaches.

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