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🗳️ Mail ballots went out this week and early voting is underway. Our 2026 voter guide covers who’s on your Pima County ballot, from governor to school boards, with more in-depth guides coming in the weeks ahead. Read more | Lee en español
🏫 In about two weeks, communities at 10 TUSD schools will learn which campuses are recommended for closure or consolidation, ahead of a Dec. 8 board vote. Plus, state audits flag financial and compliance problems at ASDB. Read more.
🌳 Border Patrol agents arrested protesters and raided their camp in Lochiel on Monday as contractors cut down a centuries-old cottonwood that activists had occupied for 71 days to stop a double border wall. Read more | Lee en español
⚖️ An immigration judge declined Tuesday to drop the deportation case against Tucson DACA recipient Karla Toledo. Her next hearing is March 26. Read more | Lee en español
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2026 Arizona voter guide: Who’s on your ballot in Pima County
As the Nov. 3 election approaches, Arizona voters will be choosing officials and ballot measures at the local, state and federal levels. Jump to a Voter Guide section How can […]
Guía electoral de Arizona 2026: ¿Quién aparecerá en tu boleta en el condado de Pima?
A medida que se acercan las elecciones del 3 de noviembre, los votantes de Arizona elegirán funcionarios y someterán a votación propuestas a nivel local, estatal y federal. Ir a […]
TUSD school closures announced in two weeks, district says
In about two weeks, the communities at 10 Tucson Unified School District schools will learn which campuses will be recommended for closure or consolidation, the superintendent said at Tuesday night’s […]
Final “grandmother” cottonwood toppled, protesters arrested in Lochiel
Armed Border Patrol agents raided a protest camp in Lochiel, in southeast Arizona, making way for contractors to cut down the last standing cottonwood tree Monday morning for a double […]
Judge 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 Childhood Arrivals program, despite her attorney’s […]
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The University of Arizona Poetry Center presents a free reading by poet Layli Long Soldier at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8. Long Soldier’s “Whereas” won the National Book Critics Circle Award and the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award. Her new collection, “We,” is out soon. See event details. Those who can’t attend in person can watch it live on the Poetry Center’s website.
The first of two Save the Scenic Santa Ritas town hall community meetings is Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Good Shepherd United Church of Christ at 17750 S. La Cañada Drive in Sahuarita. It will include a general overview and updates on the proposed Copper World mine. The November town hall is Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Sahuarita Unified School District auditorium and features local hydrologist Laurel Lacher.
Tucson Poet Laureate Logan Phillips is hosting a free Poets in the Park event at Armory Park on Saturday, Oct. 10, starting at 4 p.m. It’s the first in a series of three poetry readings at different Tucson parks. The family-friendly event will feature more than 20 poets, a book swap, a raffle and activity tables. “Doors” open at 3:30 p.m. RSVP.
Build a mini-ofrenda from 1-4 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 11 and 25 at The Drawing Studio, 2760 N. Tucson Blvd., in the last two workshops of the “Remember Me/Recuérdame” series with Raices Taller Gallery and Roots & Roads Community Hospice Foundation. Valerie Aranda leads collective ofrenda building Oct. 11, and Blizo Argote teaches mini papier-mâché animals Oct. 25. Workshops cost $35, materials are provided and participants can bring their own mementos. Register.
Rep. Juan Ciscomani says he wants local communities to have the final say on data centers and calls Colorado River cuts for Arizona “unfair” in an interview on Arizona Public Media’s “The Press Room.” The Republican incumbent, who is seeking a third term in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District and faces Democrat JoAnna Mendoza in the Nov. 3 election, also answers questions about affordability, immigration detention spending, Medicaid, veterans’ care and the war in Iran. Watch the episode.
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