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The candidates for Mayor of Sierra Vista participate in a debate. October 2022

Three vie to be Sierra Vista's next mayor

Oct 26, 2022 The race could make history in the Cochise County city.

A volunteer is painting a section of a new mural that is being installed onto 6th avenue on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022 at a high traffic street near Armory Park and the Children's Museum. At around 11:30 a.m., red paint started to run out and organizers were trying to find more.

Mural painting brings awareness to pedestrian safety on 6th Avenue

Oct 24, 2022 Tucson’s Department of Transportation & Mobility partnered with local nonprofit Living Streets Alliance to implement flex posts, planters and murals to increase safety.

Pitfire dazzles in Cochise County

Oct 18, 2022 The annual festival challenges local artists.

The Republican and Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Arizona want to be seen as independent

Oct 18, 2022 Voters with no party affiliation have held the key to winning past Arizona elections.

Postal bins with tags for ballots in the 2020 general election.

Beyond finalizing results, secretary of state candidates can shape Arizona’s elections

Oct 14, 2022 The secretary of state has other influence over elections, well before voting even starts.

Cochise County Courthouse in Bisbee, Arizona

A new mental health department for schools is coming to Cochise County

Oct 14, 2022 The money is coming from the state.

A vote here sign outside of a polling place in Tucson. November 2020.

District 2 race pits 'stop the steal' candidate against a sitting congressman

Oct 13, 2022 The district is one of the largest in the country.

Candidates for Attorney General bring different backgrounds

Oct 11, 2022 For the first time in eight years, Arizona will have a new Attorney General.

Students attend a biology class at BASIS Oro Valley.

Candidates for Arizona superintendent of public instruction have starkly different philosophies

Oct 10, 2022 Democrat Kathy Hoffman is running for reelection while Republican Tom Horne is hoping to get his old job back.

The Arizona State Capitol Executive Tower in Phoenix. January 2021.

Arizona is one of the few states without a lieutenant governor. Prop. 131 would change that

Oct 7, 2022 The proposal has bipartisan support.

File image of equipment in a trauma room at a hospital in Tucson.

Prop 209 Medical Debt

Oct 6, 2022 The proposal targets add debt, but medical is the most common type of debt that people carry.

More than one-third of households in Tucson are considered housing cost burdened.

Ballot measure asks Arizonans if veterans, widows and widowers should get property tax exemption

Oct 6, 2022 The tax exemption is written into the constitution, but is currently unenforceable.

A group stands in support of in-state tuition eligibility for Arizona students with DACA status at a June 29, 2017, Arizona Board of Regents meeting.

Prop. 308 - Tuition for DREAMERS

Oct 5, 2022 AZ voters will decide again whether noncitizens can get in-state tuition

Fire trucks sit outside the Fry Fire Station in Sierra Vista, AZ. September 2022

Prop. 310 Would help fire districts

Oct 5, 2022 Rural districts especially will be helped by the proposal.

100 days after Roe: Patients and providers prepare for an Arizona without abortions

Oct 4, 2022 Abortion providers, patients and residents share their stories of how Arizona’s recent abortion ban has affected their lives.

Voters could make it harder to pass initiatives at the ballot box

Oct 4, 2022 Several propositions on the ballot this year would change Arizona's initiative process.

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