TUSD opens school-closure talks to a half-full gym
When Ford Elementary School principal Vince Kelly got up about an hour into Monday night’s Tucson Unified School District school closure meeting, he took the microphone and opened with the word “transportation.” Throughout Sahuaro High School’s McConnell Gymnasium, fingers snapped in short, sharp pops. Across the gym, someone coughed. Another cleared her throat. And chunky…
TUSD abre diálogo sobre cierre de escuelas ante un gimnasio a medio llenar
Cuando el director de la Escuela Primaria Ford, Vince Kelly, se levantó aproximadamente una hora después de iniciada la reunión del lunes por la noche sobre el cierre de escuelas…
TUSD school closure public meetings begin Monday, with two of three at capacity
The Tucson Unified School District holds the first of three community meetings tonight to get public input on the closure and consolidation of neighborhood schools. TUSD district administrators will present…
Judge denies efforts to end oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office as racial profiling of Latinos persists
A federal judge has denied efforts to remove oversight of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, saying the agency continues to show racial disparities in traffic arrests of Latinos — and…
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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 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…
Keep readingCongresista Ansari visita centro de detención de ICE ante preocupación por las condiciones
La representante federal Yassamin Ansari visitó un centro de ICE en Phoenix. Esto fue lo que encontró en su interior. La representante federal Yassamin…
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JTED asks voters for first-ever bond in Prop. 427, citing expansion for Southern Arizona students
Pima County’s Joint Technical Education District will ask voters to raise property taxes for JTED for the first time ever,…
JTED pide a votantes su primer bono en Proposición 427, citando expansión para estudiantes del sur de Arizona
El Distrito Conjunto de Educación Técnica del Condado de Pima (JTED por sus siglas en inglés) pedirá a los votantes…
Former US Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, a “workhorse” who shaped water policy, dies at 84
PHOENIX (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl, a longtime Republican lawmaker from Arizona who shaped landmark water policies in…
Tucson is set to approve changes for large water users. Advocates say they aren’t strict enough.
Tucson City Council will consider proposed changes to its large water user ordinance Tuesday, but some environmental advocates and Tucson…
Tucson considera aprobar cambios para grandes consumidores de agua. Los defensores dicen que no son suficientemente estrictos.
El Concejo Municipal de Tucson considerará el martes los cambios propuestos a su ordenanza para grandes consumidores de agua, pero…
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