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A sign outside a polling center in Tucson, Ariz.

The Buzz: Ensuring Accuracy in Ballots and Information

Sep 27, 2024 As election day draws near, we turn our attention to efforts to get information out to voters.
State Sen. John Kavanagh (R) (left) and State Rep. Analise Ortiz (D) (right) debate Prop. 314., an immigration enforcement referendum.

Fact checking the Prop. 314 "Secure the Border Act" debate

Sep 26, 2024 We check the claims made in the Clean Elections Commission debate over Proposition 314.
<a href="https://map22.epa.gov/cimc/superfundZoom&params=0900684&15" target="_blank" style="font-weight:700;margin-right:6px">VIEW THIS MAP FULLSCREEN IN A NEW WINDOW</a>The ten square-mile Tucson International Airport Area Superfund Site is depicted using orange diagonal lines. The site includes Tucson International Airport, Sections of the Tohono O'odham Nation (San Xavier District), Tucson and South Tucson residential areas, and Air Force Plant #44 Raytheon Missile Systems Company (AFP44). The site has contaminated groundwater and soil from former aircraft and electronics manufacturing and aircraft maintenance, fire drill trainings, and the leaking of chemicals from unlined landfills.

Tucson Airport Authority agrees to investigate groundwater pollution under EPA settlement

Sep 25, 2024 The agreement will focus on investigating and addressing PFAS pollution stemming from the Tucson International Airport.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to a crowd of 15,000 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale on Aug. 9. 2024.

Harris will campaign on Arizona's border with Mexico in attempted show of strength on immigration

Sep 25, 2024 Her campaign announced Wednesday that Harris will be in Douglas, Arizona, across the border from Agua Prieta, Mexico.
Flashing lights on top of a police car.

Arizona Democratic campaign office damaged by gunfire

Sep 24, 2024 Authorities are concerned about the possibility of more political violence as the Nov. 5 general election gets closer.
The Loop bike path along the Rillito River at North Campbell Avenue.

Tucson city council to vote on ban of homeless encampments in washes

Sep 23, 2024 The proposed ban is aimed at enhancing public safety and protecting fragile ecosystems.
LEFT: Arizona Attorney General, Kris Mayes. RIGHT: Water from the Colorado River flows through an irrigation canal at an alfalfa farm near Eloy, Arizona.

The Buzz: Arizona's rural water fight continues

Sep 20, 2024 Debate over how to regulate groundwater pumping continue, with some officials calling for immediate action.
Newspaper classified listings.

Arizona unemployment remained historically low in August

Sep 19, 2024 The state's first-ever streak of sub-3.5% unemployment continued through the end of the summer.
Established in 1924, the Chiricahua National Monument is up for redesignation to national park status. The monument could become Arizona's fourth national park.

House subcommittee considers bill to redesignate Chiricahua National Monument as a national park

Sep 18, 2024 Tribal leaders and local officials weigh in on the potential economic benefit and cultural impact
The historic courthouse in downtown Tucson.

AZ Senator Wadsack pleads not guilty, calls charges politically motivated

Sep 18, 2024 Wadsack faces court for excessive speeding, claims political persecution.
Highly treated wastewater and stormwater flows through the Santa Cruz River off of the Guy Tobin Trailhead in Rio Rico, Ariz., on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024.

Efforts to protect Santa Cruz River gain ground with federal conservation plan

Sep 18, 2024 Community leaders and federal officials join forces to safeguard one of America’s most endangered plans
Pima County election workers process early ballots. 2012.

Lack of citizenship documents might keep many from voting in Arizona state and local races

Sep 17, 2024 The announcement Tuesday of an error in state-run databases that reclassified voters comes days before county election officials are required to mail ballots to uniformed and overseas voters.
Vista Del Monte Neighborhood Association vice president Emily Ricketts signs a notarized amendment that would remove racist covenants from three out of the eight developments in her neighborhood.

Tucson midtown neighborhood moves to erase racist housing restrictions from historic covenants

Sep 17, 2024 Residents take action to remove outdated racial covenants and promote inclusivity.
A scale and gavel

Judge rejects former Trump aide Mark Meadows’ bid to move Arizona election case to federal court

Sep 16, 2024 Meadows faces charges in Arizona and Georgia in what authorities allege was an illegal scheme to overturn the 2020 election results in Trump’s favor.
Immigrant children rest at a detention facility in Nogales, Arizona in 2014.

Non-profit continues to file complaints detailing mistreatment of migrant children in custody

Sep 16, 2024 Two nonprofits that provide free legal services to migrants released reports last week and filed complaints with the federal government that allege a broad range of abuse and mistreatment experienced by children in Border Patrol custody.
Sheriff vehicles are pictured near Trump International Golf Club, Sunday. Sept. 15, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla., after gunshots were reported in the vicinity of Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump.

Trump was the subject of an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf club, the FBI says

Sep 15, 2024 The former president is safe and unharmed, and the FBI says it is investigating "what appears to be an attempted assassination" of the Republican presidential candidate.

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