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đź“Ł Several thousand Tucsonans joined the national protests against ICE on Friday. Hear from them and see photos.
🚸 Local educators held their own rally before joining the larger one. We asked them: If the day is used to teach students and others, what is the lesson? Find out what they said.
🚌 Late Thursday afternoon, TUSD schools began notifying families of Friday closures, with 21 campuses canceling classes ahead of planned staff absences tied to ICE protests. Read more.
đź‘Ą As the Pima County Board of Supervisors prepares to replace retiring County Administrator Jan Lesher, supervisors are also mapping out their 2026 priorities on addiction, poverty and core county services. Hear more from three of them.
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Thousands in Tucson join national anti-ICE protests
Several thousand protesters in Tucson joined with those across the U.S. calling for “no work, no school, no shopping” as part of a nationwide strike on Friday to oppose the Trump […]
“It’s about how we are protecting our community”: Lessons from anti-ICE education rally at Catalina Park
Hours before local educators rallied against immigration enforcement violence Friday, dozens met on the Catalina Park grass. Copal burned in a small bowl on the periphery as a graphic artist […]
TUSD closes 21 schools Friday as staff absent, protesting ICE
At least 20 Tucson Unified School District schools, including Tucson, Sahuaro, Pueblo, Palo Verde and University High Schools, will cancel classes Friday due to thousands of employee absences protesting immigration […]
Pima County supervisors share 2026 priorities — from leadership hire to addiction response
The Pima County Board of Supervisors has a complicated puzzle of oversight in their efforts to make sure Arizona’s second-most populous county runs smoothly. Their work overlaps heavily with the […]
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Get ready to vote on the RTA Next plan in Pima County by attending a community meeting. See upcoming meeting options plus plan info. Early voting begins Feb. 11 for the election on March 10.
Sign up to volunteer at the Tucson Festival of Books, March 14-15 at the University of Arizona.
Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly introduced the Chiricahua National Park Act, a bill to redesignate Chiricahua National Monument in Cochise County as Arizona’s fourth national park. A similar proposal was introduced in the House by Rep. Juan Ciscomani. It aims to protect the area’s landscape, boost tourism and support economic growth in Southern Arizona.
Arizona State University broke ground on the John S. McCain III Library and Museum. Opening in 2028, it will be an 80,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility located on a 22-acre site overlooking Tempe Town Lake, across from ASU’s Tempe campus. It will house McCain’s collection of congressional papers and become a center for leadership events.
A new exhibit at Reid Park Zoo, Nature POP! Made with LEGO Bricks, features more than 40 life-sized animal sculptures crafted from over 800,000 LEGO pieces. Created by artist Sean Kenney, the exhibit runs from Jan. 30 to May 12, 2026, and is included with regular zoo admission.
Register for the Southern Arizona Heat Summit, planned for Feb. 7 at the University of Arizona.
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