Opponents cite MTC’s record as company seeks license to run Marana detention center
The private prison operator slated to run an immigration detention center in Marana has applied for a business license with the town, moving toward clearing one of the final bureaucratic roadblocks before the center could become operational. Management & Training Corporation, or MTC, signed a contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in September to…
ACC voter guide: Arizonans will vote to fill two seats on state commission that regulates utility rates
Arizona voters in November will decide two of five seats on the commission that regulates hundreds of utilities statewide, including setting rates that affect how much people pay for vital…
Prop. 430: Pima Community College asks voters for $250 million bond as state, federal money dries up
When Andrew Martini was younger and living in California, his neighbor’s garage started to burn down. The fire department was called and within minutes, firefighters were on the scene putting…
Proposición 430: Pima Community College pide a los votantes un bono de $250 millones ante la reducción de fondos estatales y federales
Cuando Andrew Martini era más joven y vivía en California, el garaje de su vecino comenzó a incendiarse. Llamaron al departamento de bomberos y, en cuestión de minutos, los bomberos…
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Tracking the impact of immigration enforcement on Southern Arizona communities
Community activists call on feds to reopen closed public borderlands
About 30 people protested outside the Bureau of Land Management offices on Tucson’s south side Thursday afternoon demanding that public lands along the border…
Keep readingJudge declines to drop deportation case against Tucson DACA recipient Karla Toledo
A federal immigration judge declined Tuesday to drop the deportation case against Tucson resident Karla Toledo, who is enrolled in the Deferred Action for…
Keep readingJuez se niega a desestimar el caso de deportación contra Karla Toledo, beneficiaria de DACA en Tucson
Un juez federal de inmigración se negó el martes a desestimar el caso de deportación contra Karla Toledo, residente de Tucson e inscrita en…
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Arizona District 6 voter guide: Where Ciscomani, Mendoza, Swing stand
Arizona’s 6th Congressional District covers parts of Pima, Pinal, Cochise, Graham and Greenlee counties and includes much of eastern Tucson,…
Guía electoral del Distrito 6 de Arizona: las posturas de Ciscomani, Mendoza y Swing
El Distrito Congresional 6 de Arizona abarca partes de los condados de Pima, Pinal, Cochise, Graham y Greenlee, e incluye…
Prop. 421 voter guide: What Tucson’s TEP franchise vote decides
Tucson voters will decide this November whether to approve or deny a new 25-year agreement between the City of Tucson…
Guía electoral Proposición 421: qué decidirá Tucson sobre la concesión de TEP
Los votantes de Tucson decidirán en noviembre si aprueban o rechazan un nuevo acuerdo de 25 años entre la ciudad…
Voter guide: Education questions on 2026 Pima County ballots
Eight K-12 school-related questions will appear on your 2026 general election ballot, including questions for Pima County residents in the…
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