Pima County supervisors choose Carmine DeBonis Jr. as next administrator
The Pima County Board of Supervisors unanimously selected Carmine DeBonis Jr. as the county’s next administrator Tuesday, choosing a longtime county employee to lead the local government after its first comprehensive search for the position in nearly four decades. DeBonis, who has worked for Pima County for more than 30 years, will replace retiring County…
TUSD closures list: 14 schools recommended for closure or merger
On Wednesday afternoon, the Tucson Unified School District recommended closing Cavett Elementary and consolidating it with Utterback Middle School — the 13th and 14th schools named as part of recommendations…
Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96
Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation’s fruit and vegetable fields and coined the phrase “Sí, se puede!” that became a…
Fallece Dolores Huerta, influyente líder sindical, ícono feminista y de derechos civiles
Dolores Huerta, quien cofundó el sindicato United Farm Workers para mejorar las condiciones laborales en los campos agrícolas del país y acuñó la frase “¡Sí, se puede!”, falleció. Tenía 96…
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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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Free before- and after-school care, more closures ahead: Highlights from quiet TUSD board meeting
Ninety minutes into Tuesday night’s Tucson Unified School District special Governing Board meeting, board member Natalie Luna Rose asked staff…
TUSD board hears cost of closing, merging 12 schools tonight
Before he could walk the halls of Cragin Elementary, Castiel Maske moved through them as a preschooler with his yellow…
Mobile home park industry is top funder of pro-Petersen PAC
Fifteen management companies, owners or individuals connected to the manufactured home park industry have given nearly $700,000 to a political…
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