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Assistant City Manager Liz Morales speaks at the groundbreaking of Milagro on Oracle, a low-income housing complex currently under construction on Aug. 27, 2023 in Tucson, Ariz.

Progress is slow for Tucson’s housing assistance

Apr 8, 2024 Experts said more federal funding is needed to close the housing gap.
President Joe Biden listens to Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, left, as Intel factory manager Hugh Green listens, during a tour of the Intel Ocotillo Campus, in Chandler, Ariz., Wednesday, March 20, 2024.

Arizona’s Clean Tech Boom: $90 billion invested, ‘thousands of jobs created'

Apr 8, 2024 Driving innovation and employment growth in the fight against climate change
Jane M. Howard Turner shows off her hearing aid on March 21. Turner has a permanent ringing in her ears and masked the sound by sleeping with the TV on. She finally got hearing aids through the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Hearing Healthcare Program.

Low-income hearing health care expanded to all three Arizona universities

Apr 7, 2024 The project offers and covers the cost of a hearing test, hearing aids, hearing aid fittings, batteries, wax traps, ear molds, and aural rehabilitation.
The Homeless ID Project aims to end homelessness by providing ID replacement services to eliminate barriers many unhoused individuals face to accessing housing, jobs, and essential services.

Arizona advocates aim to break cycle of homelessness through ID accessibility

Apr 6, 2024 Without an ID, it can be difficult or impossible to gain employment, secure housing, apply for food stamps or access disability benefits.
Opioid overdoses in Arizona spiked during March, the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic, and hit a high of 500 in August. Advocates worry that the epidemic, involving both prescription and illicit opioids, is both aggravated by pandemic conditions and masked by them.

The Buzz: What happens with Arizona's opioid settlement money?

Apr 5, 2024 The state will receive more than $1.1 billion in the coming years. Where will it go?
Cochise County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jacqui Clay talks with law enforcement about the Navigate360 program. March 28, 2024.

Cochise Superintendent of Schools gives update on school communication program

Apr 4, 2024 The Navigate360 software will allow schools to share information with law enforcement
Dr. J.D. Rottweiler, President of Cochise College at the Sierra Vista Campus. April 2, 2024.

Cochise College President plans to retire in 2025

Apr 4, 2024 Dr. J.D. Rottweiler plans to depart after 15 years at the helm.
People wait for assistance at a shelter that's part of the Casa Alitas program on March 1, 2024.

Pima County expects upcoming migrant funding to last through August

Apr 3, 2024 Pima County expects to receive at least 12 million dollars in federal funding from the recent Homeland Security appropriations bill to continue services to asylum seekers through August, after coming dangerously close to having to turn people away.
The Pima County Board of Supervisors meets at the County Administration Building in downtown Tucson.

Supervisors hesitant on new jail commission

Apr 2, 2024 Board members said the county has limited jurisdiction when it comes to criminal justice reform.
University of Arizona's 22nd president, Robert C. Robbins.

UA President to step down from his role in 2026, maybe sooner

Apr 2, 2024 UA President Robert Robbins informed the Arizona Board of Regents of his decision Tuesday morning.
The seal of Cochise County.

Cochise County Election Director Resigns

Apr 2, 2024 Tim Mattix's resignation to take effect on April 20
Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Arizona.

Grijalva diagnosed with cancer

Apr 2, 2024 The longtime Congressman released the information this morning.
This photo provided by the Tucson, Ariz., Police Department shows Officer Adam Buckner. The Tucson police officer has died after a driver crashed into his patrol car while he was responding to a call with his siren on and lights flashing, authorities said Monday, April 1, 2024.

TPD officer dies after driver crashes into patrol car with sirens on, police chief says

Apr 1, 2024 Community members and other officers gave first aid and CPR to the officer before paramedics took him to Banner-University Medical Center.
Lou Conter, an Arizona crewman, attends ceremonies for the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 2016, in Honolulu. Conter, the last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, died on Monday, April 1, 2024, following congestive heart failure, his daughter said. He was 102.

Lou Conter, last survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102

Apr 1, 2024 Conter passed away on Monday at his home in Grass Valley, California.
Supervisor Rex Scott speaks about the Blue Ribbon Commission's final report at the Feb. 20, 2024 Board of Supervisors meeting.

Lesher: Past criminal justice reform efforts will shape new jail commission

Apr 1, 2024 The Pima County Administrator told the Board of Supervisors over the weekend that she is assembling a team of county staff to review justice reform efforts from at least the last seven years.
Twenty-dollar bills.

Arizona exports soar to record $28.79 billion, defy national decline

Apr 1, 2024 Top export categories include metal ores, semiconductors, and aerospace parts.

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