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Survey: Arizona Voters Support Alternatives to Bail

Feb 1, 2017 If a person poses no safety risk Arizonans see no need to keep them in jail.
Flashing lights on top of a police car.

Tucson Police Seek Applicants for Community Advisory Panel

Feb 1, 2017 Seven-member group will liaison with department on police policies, community issues.

Affordable Care Act Enrollment Closed; Now What?

Feb 1, 2017 Some want Obamacare repealed, but not right away.

Tucsonans Protest Trump's Order on Immigration

Feb 1, 2017 Police estimate more than 700 people gather at federal courthouse downtown.

Refugees No Threat to Security, Tucson Advocate Says

Jan 31, 2017 After lengthy vetting, 1,300 came to Tucson last year; more were expected in 2017.

Episode 122: A Workforce Pipeline for Tucson Manufacturers

Jan 27, 2017 Plus, analysis of Monsanto greenhouse plans; churches offer sanctuary to undocumented immigrants.
The U.S.-Mexican border in Arizona.

Arizona Republican Delegation on Trump's Wall

Jan 27, 2017 The response isn't uniform.
Former U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mark Morgan testifying before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs in Washington, D.C., Nov. 30, 2016.

Border Patrol Chief Resigns One Day After Trump Executive Order

Jan 26, 2017 One of the shortest tenures in agency history.
Marana Mayor Ed Honea, Sahuarita Mayor Tom Murphy and Oro Valley Mayor Satish Hiremath, January 2017.

Southern Arizona Towns Navigating a More Moderate Growth

Jan 25, 2017 Oro Valley, Sahuarita, Marana mayors balancing residents' needs with growth, planning and revenue.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection 2016 East Coast Trade Symposium in Crystal City, Virginia, Dec. 1, 2016.

Federal Government Sponsors Tucson Security Symposium

Jan 25, 2017 Homeland Security officials to sit down with local businesses.
The University of Arizona Food Product and Safety Laboratory.

Former UA Professor Sentenced in Meat Store Theft Case

Jan 24, 2017 John Marchello faced probation or up to almost four years in prison.
A-10s from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base taxi at March Air Reserve Base, California. February 1, 2016

Trump Defense Promises Could be Boon to Southern Arizona Economy

Jan 24, 2017 Public- and private-sector military spending has a heavy impact on an area's economy.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer at a briefing Jan. 23, 2017.

White House: 'Dreamers' Not a Deportation Priority For Now

Jan 23, 2017 Press secretary says the focus is deporting dangerous criminals.

15,000 People Turn Up For Tucson Women's March

Jan 21, 2017 Organizers had expected between 2,000 and 5,000.
Arizona Border Patrol union president Art del Cueto, on Arizona Week, Jan. 20, 2017.

Southern Arizonans with Connections to Trump, Pence

Jan 20, 2017 Also, a look at the speaking styles of presidents, connections to larger social patterns.

Tucsonans Traveling to DC for Women's March on Washington

Jan 19, 2017 The march is expected to draw 100s of thousands from around the world Saturday.

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