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Supreme Court to hear Arizona immigration challenge

Oct 29, 2021 The Attorney General wants to force the enforcement of an immigration rule the federal government no longer wants to defend.
The Arizona Capitol Museum building at the State Capitol in Phoenix.

Rep. Becky Nutt resigning from Legislature

Oct 29, 2021 The Cochise County Board of Supervisors will appoint her successor.
File image of monsoon rain in Saguaro National Park.

Interior Department releases Indian Youth Service Corps Program draft guidelines

Oct 29, 2021 The department said the Indigenous youth corps will work on conservation projects in public, tribal and Hawaiian lands.
File image of the Winged Victory weather vane atop the copper dome at the historic Capitol Building in Phoenix.

Arizona redistricting commission approves draft congressional, legislative maps

Oct 28, 2021 Over objections from Democrats, draft includes Republican-leaning district in Pima County.
Aaron Payment of the National Congress of American Indians displays an old tribal ID card during a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs' oversight hearing October 27,2021.

Congress hears from Indigenous leaders about voting barriers

Oct 28, 2021 The hearing was a forum for Indigenous leaders to advocate for the proposed Native American Voting Rights Act of 2021.
The dome atop the Arizona Capitol Museum at the State Capitol in Phoenix. January 2021.

Pinal County board chooses new legislators for vacant seats

Oct 27, 2021 Teresa Martinez and Neal Carter will fill seats representing Pinal County and northern Pima County.
A file image of a judge's gavel in a courtroom at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

President nominates longtime prosecutor to serve as U.S. Attorney for Arizona

Oct 27, 2021 Gary Restaino has been chief of the criminal division and white collar crime section.
Volunteers check voter registration at a voting station.

Secretary of state warns of threats to election workers

Oct 26, 2021 Hobbs tells Senate committee that election offices are grappling with high turnover in the face of threats and harassment.
Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry. August 2021.

Pima County administrator suffered 'serious head injury,' broken ribs in crash

Oct 26, 2021 The county said Chuck Huckelberry was struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle.
Postal bins with tags for ballots in the 2020 general election.

Mail ballots no later than Wednesday for local elections, officials say

Oct 26, 2021 More than 58,000 Tucson voters have already cast ballots in the municipal election.
A vote here sign outside of a polling place in Tucson. November 2020.

3rd Pima County resident faces illegal voting charges

Oct 25, 2021 The case is the third involving a felon who was able to cast a ballot in Pima County last year.
Former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods speaking at a service for former U.S. Sen. John McCain on Aug. 30, 2018.

Former Attorney General Grant Woods dead at 67

Oct 23, 2021 According to a statement from his family, Woods died unexpectedly.
Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry at his desk in 2019.

Pima County administrator hospitalized

Oct 23, 2021 Chuck Huckelberry was hit by a vehicle Saturday.
Kyrsten Sinema

More Sinema backers defect over her Biden plan objections

Oct 21, 2021 Five members of Sinema's veterans advisory council resigned Thursday.

City of Tucson announces leader of Housing First effort

Oct 20, 2021 The Housing First model tries to get people experiencing homelessness into housing before it attends to their other needs.

Tucson city council tells employees to get vaccinated by December or face firing

Oct 20, 2021 Pima County will required COVID-19 vaccinations for employees who interact with medically vulnerable people.

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