Mobile home legislation in Arizona target utility costs, abandonment rules and manager training
For years, manufactured home park owners across Arizona would restrict what types of air conditioners or cooling devices people used on their mobile homes because they were noisy or ugly. That was until 2024, when a coalition of groups changed state law to make the practice illegal. Now a new legislative session is in full…
Elvira Elementary fourth-graders catch Tucson’s Final Four fever
While the Arizona Wildcats basketball team plays in the men’s Final Four for the first time in 25 years, the Final Four in Matthew King’s fourth-grade class includes Amina, Max,…
Hablemos de abuso sexual y dónde encontrar ayuda en Tucson
Esta historia fue publicada en colaboración con Somos Tucson. Después de que la activista por los derechos civiles Dolores Huerta publicó un comunicado en el que reveló que César Chávez la había…
“Dolores, we’re with you”: Tucson mayor and farmworker families share grief, hope in the movement
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero remembers getting the phone call from the woman she’s looked up to since she was a little girl. She listens with her husband Ruben Reyes. Their…
“Dolores, estamos contigo”: alcaldesa de Tucson y familias campesinas comparten duelo y esperanza en el movimiento
La alcaldesa de Tucson, Regina Romero, recuerda haber recibido la llamada telefónica de la mujer a la que ha admirado…
Native American ID designation meets mixed response from Pascua Yaqui
Enrolled members in federally recognized tribes in Arizona can now obtain a Native American designation on their driver’s licenses, IDs…
TUSD board votes to cut $10 million after students and families weigh in
The Tucson Unified School District Governing Board voted unanimously Tuesday night on nearly $10 million in budget cuts for the…
Junta directiva de TUSD vota por cortar $10 millones tras la opinión de estudiantes y familias
La mesa directiva del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Tucson (TUSD, por sus siglas en inglés) votó por unanimidad la noche…
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