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Arizona Senator Mark Kelly speaks at a press conference addressing the impact of Medicaid cuts on Friday, May 16, 2025 in Tucson, Ariz.

Kelly criticizes GOP push for medicaid cuts and work mandates

May 16, 2025 Healthcare leaders warn a tax cut bill could jeopardize care for thousands amid Arizona’s mental health and housing crises.
Screenshot of EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin signing a proposal to approve Arizona's request to oversee Safe Drinking Water Act permiting for underground injection wells on Thursday, May 15, 2025. U.S. Congressmen Andy Biggs, Juan Ciscomani and Paul Gosar were in attendance.

EPA backs Arizona’s bid to regulate underground injection wells.

May 15, 2025 Shift praised by lawmakers as a step towards control and streamlined permitting during a signing ceremony today.
Sen. Ruben Gallego talks to constituents, at the Chiricahua Community Health Center in Douglas on March 18, 2025, about their fears over Medicaid cuts the week after Congress passed a budget with directions for cuts that put Medicaid at risk.

Gallego says border plan differs from predecessor's Senate failure

May 15, 2025 Gallego’s office says this is a framework, and he’ll engage colleagues on both sides of the aisle to work on legislation.
United States Capitol Building

Under attack, public media makes its case to Congress and the courts

May 15, 2025 Nearly 200 officials from public radio stations across the country are descending on Capitol Hill to seek to convince lawmakers to maintain funding for public broadcasting.
Close-up of "Equal Justice" at the Facade of the United States Supreme Court Building

Listen: A once-fringe theory on birthright citizenship comes to the Supreme Court

May 15, 2025 The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments on May 15 in a case challenging an executive order President Trump signed in January to limit who is entitled to birthright citizenship.
A covered parking meter displays the Park Tucson logo and contact information in Downtown Tucson, off 4th Avenue.

Paid parking in Tucson will be extended beginning June

May 14, 2025 Car users will have to pay for parking on Saturdays until 7 p.m.
The New World screwworm is endemic in parts of Latin America and the Caribbean — and its northward spread into Mexico has alarmed U.S. officials.

U.S. halts cattle imports from Mexico, citing fears of flesh-eating maggot

May 12, 2025 The new ban will continue on a "month-by-month basis, until a significant window of containment is achieved," said the USDA
Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego questions Secretary of Energy nominee Chris Wright, during a confirmation hearing held by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2024.

Sen. Gallego wades into immigration debate with new plan

May 12, 2025 Gallego's plan comes three months into President Donald Trump's administration as Trump seeks to deliver on campaign promises of carrying out mass deportations.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins and Rep. Juan Ciscomani of Arizona at the Tucson VA Medical Center on April 28.

VA says its job cuts will limit doctor, nurse resignations

May 10, 2025 As the Department of Veterans Affairs tries to meet President Trump's goal of cutting 15% of staff, vets are concerned there won't be enough doctors and nurses.
A scene from the Oak Flat campground, a site sacred to Apache peoples and the epicenter of lawsuits trying to block the development of a large copper mine.

Federal judge pauses Oak Flat land swap until a SCOTUS decision

May 9, 2025 The ruling comes two days after arguments were heard.
Looking down the Titan II missle silo at the Titan Missile Museum in Green Valley, Arizona. April 2025.

The Buzz: Southern Arizona’s role in “Peace Through Deterrence”

May 9, 2025 Titan missile silos once surrounded the area, and from churches to plant nurseries, the remnants are everywhere.
Water sits low behind Glen Canyon Dam near Page, Arizona on November 2, 2022. Low water levels in Lake Powell could jeopardize the dam's ability to produce hydropower or pass water downstream.

A dry winter on the Colorado River has big reservoirs on track for trouble

May 8, 2025 The mountains that feed the Colorado River with snowmelt are strikingly dry
The Loft Cinema marquee, Aug. 27, 2020.

NEA Pulls Funding for Loft Film Fest 2025; Tucson Community Rallies Support

May 8, 2025 A $30K setback can’t stop the reel.
Protests against the Resolution Copper mine near Oak Flat have been going for years, as shown in this 2015 file photo from a rally at the Capitol.

Apache Stronghold asks court to temporarily halt Oak Flat land swap

May 8, 2025 Apache Stronghold seeks to halt a land swap at Oak Flat, a sacred Apache site, as the court weighs religious rights and mining plans ahead of a possible SCOTUS review.
City of Tucson's council chambers in downtown.

Rocque Perez Appointed to Tucson City Council Ward 5 Seat

May 6, 2025 The current director of a regional education board will serve through Dec 1.
A billboard calls out reduced visitor hours at Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Ariz., on Monday, May 5, 2025. The billboard is off of I-10 and 6th Ave., and part of a nationwide campaign sponsored by More Perfect Union, drawing attention to how federal cuts made by DOGE, have impacted the National Park Service. There are four billboards in Tucson and six in Phoenix.

Billboards in Tucson and Phoenix call out cuts made to Saguaro National Park

May 6, 2025 A national campaign blames Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency for reduced services at 40 national parks.

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