TUSD substitute teachers are first in Arizona to unionize
The flexibility of substitute teaching appealed to Dolores de Vera after she moved to Tucson from Missouri over a decade ago. The hours fit her schedule. The students and her coworkers were fun and she learned the city through her school assignments. Fellow substitute teacher Jerry Schuster grew up in the Tucson Unified School District.…
Watch: Attorney general candidates Kris Mayes and Warren Petersen meet in testy debate
The candidates for Arizona attorney general — Democratic incumbent Kris Mayes and Republican Warren Petersen — met Wednesday in a debate so contentious a moderator threatened to cut off their microphones.…
Vea el debate: Los candidatos a fiscal general, Kris Mayes y Warren Petersen, se enfrentan en un debate tenso
Los candidatos a fiscal general de Arizona —la actual fiscal general demócrata Kris Mayes y el republicano Warren Petersen— se enfrentaron el miércoles en un debate tan acalorado que el…
Tucson City Council tightens large water user rules slightly as residents push for stronger limits
After residents asked Tucson City Council to make significant changes to its large water user ordinance, council members on Tuesday narrowly approved an ordinance with only minor changes proposed by…
Borderlands Bulletins
Tracking the impact of immigration enforcement on Southern Arizona communities
Only half of people with new Arizona immigration court cases have a lawyer
As immigration enforcement in Arizona communities has increased to historically high levels, only half of immigrants with cases filed this past summer were represented…
Keep readingSolo la mitad de nuevos casos en tribunales de inmigración de Arizona tienen abogado
A medida que la aplicación de las leyes de inmigración en las comunidades de Arizona ha aumentado a niveles históricamente altos, solo la mitad…
Keep readingUS Rep. Ansari visits ICE detention facility over concerns about conditions
Rep. Yassamin Ansari visited a Phoenix ICE facility. Here’s what she found inside. U.S. Rep. Yassamin Ansari visited the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
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Concejo de Tucson ajusta las reglas levemente para grandes usuarios de agua mientras residentes piden límites más estrictos
Después de que residentes pidieron al Concejo Municipal de Tucson hacer cambios significativos a su ordenanza para grandes usuarios de…
Grijalva proposes federal money for bilingual education after Arizona lowers bar on English fluency test
Rep. Adelita Grijalva introduced three bills last week that would fund family literacy classes, dual language programs and teacher training…
Grijalva propone fondos federales para educación bilingüe, tras reducir nivel de exigencia en examen de fluidez en inglés
La representante Adelita Grijalva presentó tres proyectos de ley la semana pasada que financiarían clases de alfabetización para familias, programas…
Pima County supervisors approve data center moratorium
The Pima County Supervisors approved a 120-day data center moratorium Tuesday, giving the county time to create new zoning regulations…
Supervisores del condado de Pima aprueban moratoria para centros de datos
Los supervisores del condado de Pima aprobaron el martes una moratoria de 120 días para los centros de datos, lo…
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