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🗳️ Ahead of the Aug. 5 primary, Arizona Luminaria asked Tucson City Council candidates about three areas that could help shape the future of Tucson: homelessness and housing instability, the budget and road improvements. Ward 6 is coming later this week. Here are the Ward 3 candidates and the Ward 5 candidates.
📞 The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is no longer tracking when deputies call Border Patrol for help — despite a policy that required it. The change came days after our story revealed the department hadn’t followed its own immigration enforcement tracking rules for months. Sheriff Nanos now says the policy isn’t needed. Read more.
🍎 After 25 years, Maria Cruz is retiring as director of Yuma’s Migrant Education Program. She reflects on student success, tough funding challenges and the handwritten apology that changed a young man’s future. Read the full story.
Featured stories
After policy lapse revealed, Pima County Sheriff drops rule on tracking immigration calls
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department changed its policies about tracking deputy’s calls to federal immigration officials less than a week after an Arizona Luminaria article revealed it wasn’t following its […]
Ward 3 primary election guide: Tucson City Council candidates differ on housing, budget and public safety
From decades-old mobile home parks to a new burger joint with pool tables and shuffleboard, Tucson’s Ward 3 spans a wide range of city life. The candidates running for the […]
Ward 5 primary election guide: Tucson City Council candidates on budget, housing and roads
For the first time in 16 years, Tucson Ward 5 residents will elect a new city council member after incumbent Richard Fimbres’ resignation in May. Since then, Rocque Perez has […]
Yuma education leader reflects on migrant student success and a handwritten apology
After more than 25 years in the Yuma Union High School District migrant education program, Maria Cruz wanted to make a bigger difference in her community. She did that by […]
GuĂa de la elecciĂłn primaria en el Distrito 3: candidatos al Concejo de Tucson difieren en vivienda, presupuesto y seguridad pĂşblica
Desde parques de casas mĂłviles con dĂ©cadas de antigĂĽedad hasta una nueva hamburgueserĂa con mesas de billar y shuffleboard (juego de disco deslizante), el Distrito 3 de Tucson abarca una […]
GuĂa de las elecciones primarias del Distrito 5: Candidatos al Concejo de Tucson y sus posturas sobre el presupuesto, la vivienda y las calles
Por primera vez en 16 años, los residentes del Distrito 5 de Tucson elegirán a un nuevo miembro del concejo municipal tras la renuncia en mayo del titular Richard Fimbres. […]
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