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Republican Martha McSally, left, and Democrat Mark Kelly.

Democrat Kelly outraises GOP's McSally in Arizona Senate bid

Oct 8, 2019 The quarter brings Kelly's total fundraising to $14 million, compared to McSally's $11 million in the campaign so far.
Tucson Sector Chief Roy Villareal speaks at an Oct. 7, 2019 news conference in Tucson about the death of agent Robert Hotten.

Border Patrol agent dies during search in remote area

Oct 7, 2019 The FBI is leading the investigation into the agent's death south of Patagonia.
Then-U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake speaking in Phoenix, 2016.

Jeff Flake predicts a 'reckoning' for GOP Trump supporters

Oct 7, 2019 The former senator says Republican support for the president could erode.
File image of razor wire lining a fence at a state prison in Arizona.

DC prison official to lead Arizona Department of Corrections

Oct 7, 2019 David Shinn will replace Charles Ryan, who retired last month amid ongoing controversies.
Image of Kurt Volker, former special envoy to Ukraine.

Former US special envoy to Ukraine leaving McCain Institute

Oct 7, 2019 Volker says the media focus on him will likely distract from the institute's work.
The Buzz host Christopher Conover talking with 2019 Tucson mayoral candidates.

Tucson mayoral candidates discuss economy, climate change, roads

Oct 3, 2019 We invited the three candidates in for a joint conversation on issues facing the city.
Oro Valley residents at a full-house town council meeting October 2, 2019. Supporters of a plan to keep the town-owned golf courses wore green. Some brought their own chairs.

Oro Valley votes to keep costly golf courses

Oct 3, 2019 The town will raise membership rates and look to attract players outside the community.
Kids at school.

Judge rules against Arizona education plan drawing on land trust funds

Oct 1, 2019 The ruling says Arizona violated federal law with the voter-approved Proposition 123.
A census 2010 employee rings a doorbell.

Census mail reminders will fall short in Arizona, Grijalva says

Sep 26, 2019 The representative from Arizona is worried the method will mean an undercount in the state's rural areas and tribal lands.
Fishing boats float on the Sea of Cortez outside the little town of San Felipe, Baja California, in October 2018.

Without government aid, fishermen in Mexico return to endangered porpoise habitat

Sep 25, 2019 Fishermen in the Sea of Cortez say they haven't received compensation like in previous years, so they're returning to the vaquita marina's waters for shrimp season.
Two soldiers stand watch as an engineering battalion installs concertina wire along the border wall in Nogales on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. The soldiers' deployment to the U.S.-Mexico border is part of Operation Secure Line.

Grijalva and others push for transparency on border military deployment

Sep 23, 2019 34 members of Congress are urging the Department of Defense to investigate President Trump’s use of military troops on the border.
The Yellow Sheet editor Hank Stephenson during an interview with Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera.

Unpacking the headlines in Arizona politics

Sep 20, 2019 Analysis from The Yellow Sheet's Hank Stephenson.
Border patrol searches through tomatoes at port of entry.

Gov Ducey pushing for ratification of North American trade deal

Sep 17, 2019 The Arizona governor heads to Washington, D.C., to urge approval of the USMCA.

Court: Phoenix business doesn't have to make same-sex wedding invitations

Sep 16, 2019 In the majority opinion the Arizona Supreme Court justices said the decision is not a blanket exemption.
Pima County Health Department officials explain proposed changes to the tobacco ordinance on Sept. 10, 2019.

Tucsonans debate details of raising the legal age to buy tobacco

Sep 12, 2019 The county is proposing changes to who gets punished and what the punishment should be.
The Tucson Unified School District office, 1010 E. 10th St., Tucson, Arizona.

TUSD to continue to revise sex ed curriculum, deferring vote

Sep 10, 2019 The governing board voted Tuesday night to continue to refine the plan, targeting next school year for implementation.

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