🅿️ There will be less free parking in and around downtown Tucson starting this summer. Get an update on that here.
📣 The family of Keisha Kootswatewa says remains found on the Navajo Nation could be their loved one who has been missing for three years, though court records don’t mention her. Find out more. Read Chelsea’s reporting of Keisha’s story here.
🐆 Despite the prowling presence of a few male jaguars in Southern Arizona, there hasn’t been a breeding population of the cats in the U.S. for half a century or more but there’s a model for how to bring them back. Learn more about it.
🔔 After Arizona Luminaria reporting by Chelsea Curtis, lawmakers have amended Arizona’s Turquoise Alert bill — addressing a previous gap in the bill’s language that excluded Emily Pike, an Indigenous teen lawmakers say inspired their call to action. More here.
🎓 Los docentes de la Universidad de Arizona están votando un referéndum que insta a los líderes de la institución a resistir los ataques políticos contra la educación superior. Lee más.
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Longer paid parking hours coming to most downtown Tucson districts this summer
Tucson is extending parking meter hours in the city’s Downtown, Mercado, Main Gate and University districts starting June 2 — but Fourth Avenue is exempt for now. Paid parking will […]
Hopi family’s search for Keisha Kootswatewa may be nearing an answer 3 years after disappearance
A Hopi family’s search for Keisha Kootswatewa — missing since 2022 — has been unwavering. Leading the charge was her cousin, Yolanda Bydonie. She created missing person flyers. Organized ground […]
A new model for bringing jaguars back to Southern Arizona
El Jefe, Sombra, Macho B, O:ṣhad Ñu:kudam – names for jaguars that have, in past decades, roamed the sky islands of Southern Arizona and captivated much of the region. All […]
Arizona’s missing person alert bill amended to address exclusion of Emily Pike’s case
A measure that would establish a new missing person alert system in Arizona was amended Wednesday to include minors — addressing a previous gap in the bill’s language that excluded […]
El profesorado de la UA vota en un referéndum para oponerse a la administración Trump
El profesorado de la Universidad de Arizona está votando en un referéndum recién lanzado que insta al presidente Suresh Garimella y a la Junta de Regentes de Arizona a defender […]
New UA student coalition fights to save diversity programs
A new collective organized by student staff at the University of Arizona Thrive Center is advocating for programs focused on inclusion and diversity under threat in the current political climate.
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On Wednesday, Gov. Katie Hobbs accepted the resignation of two state agency directors: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Director Carmen Heredia and Arizona Department of Health Services Director Jennie Cunico. The two resigned after “it became clear to the Governor’s Office that the Senate Majority will refuse to confirm their nominations,” according to an announcement. Heredia was set to answer lawmakers’ questions about her leadership of Arizona’s Medicaid agency in responding to a fraud scheme that targeted Indigenous people in the state. More reporting about that here.
A new report from the Urban Institute shows between 197,000 and 224,000 adults in Arizona would lose coverage if federal Medicaid work requirements are extended to age 64.
The Bureau of Land Management approved the Elisabeth Solar Project on about 1,411 acres of public lands in the Agua Caliente Solar Energy Zone near Dateland in Yuma County. The project is a utility-scale photovoltaic energy and battery storage facility that will connect to the Arizona Public Service and California Independent System Operator energy grids. The project previously went through an environmental assessment process. Learn more.
Vanecia Kerr is the new CEO of United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona. She was previously the Chief Impact Officer at Mile High United Way in Denver.
See Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. for free at Centennial Hall on Wednesday, May 7 at 6 p.m. as part of the University of Arizona’s Black Faculty Speakers Series. The Emmy and Peabody Award-winning literary scholar, journalist, filmmaker and the host of ‘Finding your Roots’ on PBS, Gates will share insights from his series on genealogy, genetics and history’s impact on our lives today. Admission is free but tickets are required at Ticketmaster.
The Tucson Symphony Orchestra’s Young Composters Project culminates Saturday, May 10 as the TSO will play the work of some students in the Advanced Young Composers classes as part of its 33-year program. The full orchestra event — conducted by José Luis Gomez — is at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. at Catalina Foothills High School. Festival tickets are free and found here.
Find a nonprofit board volunteer gig at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona’s BoardConnect at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 14. Details.
Gov. Katie Hobbs will give the keynote remarks at the annual Water Resources Research Center conference in Tucson. “Shared Borders, Shared Waters: Working Together in Times of Scarcity” will be held May 20-21 at the University of Arizona Student Union. Register.
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