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🩺 More than 22,000 Arizonans, many of them refugees and asylees living here legally, received notices that they could lose full Medicaid coverage under federal rules that took effect Oct. 1, and Tucson doctors are scrambling to keep patients in cancer treatment and prenatal care. Read more.
💧 Federal agencies have denied permits for 12 Humane Borders water stations on public land, about 30% of the group’s network. Read more.
🛩️ Aerial photos show the lower San Pedro Watershed north of Tucson, where protected cottonwood corridors sit alongside more than a century of mining scars. Read more.
Featured stories
More than 22,000 refugees in Arizona are at risk of losing their health insurance
“I feel like I’m just trying not to let patients die,” Dr. Sommer Aldulaimi says in an exasperated voice. She’s been scrambling to prepare refugees set to lose their health […]
Federal government denies permit for 12 public land water stations run by Humane Borders
The federal government has denied permits for 12 water stations run on public lands by local migrant aid group Humane Borders, removing 30% of the group’s water stations they say […]
The past and threatened future of the lower San Pedro Watershed — from above
Miles and miles of dark green hills interspersed with sandy snakes of roads. Small cliffs falling into shadow alongside a thread of green trees that marks where the San Pedro […]
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The U.S. Space Force has ordered the University of Arizona to remove a researcher from a project funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory, a university research official told the Arizona Board of Regents on Thursday. Tomás Díaz de la Rubia, senior vice president for research and partnerships at the University of Arizona, said he received the letter Sept. 24 and that it gave no explanation. He said the university traced the demand to a Sept. 22 scientific paper on the Event Horizon Telescope, a project with hundreds of authors worldwide. Diaz de la Rubia said five of those authors are Chinese nationals affiliated with “entities of concern,” and five or six work for Chinese state laboratories. He said the researcher has never worked with any of those individuals.
The Arizona Board of Regents on Thursday approved the University of Arizona’s plan for five new building and maintenance projects totaling $160.95 million, with $150 million to be paid for through bonds. The largest project is $55 million in deferred maintenance work, such as fire alarms, elevators, roofs and utilities. The university estimated its overdue maintenance at $533 million as of June 30.
The Tucson Unified School District will hold a virtual community engagement meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 7 to discuss the closure and consolidation of schools. The webinar from 5:30-7 p.m. requires registration. After signing up, participants will get the meeting link. The meeting is the fourth in the last two weeks (and the lone virtual option) for families, staff and community members to contribute ideas and answer questions about right-sizing Southern Arizona’s largest school district with 35,000 students.
The Pima Association of Governments is looking for volunteers to help with the annual Bicycle and Pedestrian Count, which runs Oct. 1-31 at intersections across the region. Volunteers commit 2-3 hours to track non-motorized travelers to inform local safety planning, and must watch a training video and sign a waiver beforehand. Sign up here.
A photo exhibit documenting the rural desert community in Southern Arizona will have its opening reception on Sunday, Oct. 4 from 4-7 p.m. at the Rancho Linda Vista Gallery in Oracle. The exhibit, called Oracle: Mass of Memory, features the work of Andrea Koesters’ whose desert photography was shared in a recent Arizona Luminaria story.
Register to vote or update your registration by Monday, Oct 5, to participate in the Nov. 3 election. Voter resources.
The League of Women Voters of Southern Arizona will present nonpartisan “What’s On My Ballot” info sessions about ballot propositions.
- Monday, Oct. 5, 4 p.m. – W. Anne Gibson-Esmond Station Library
- Saturday, Oct. 10, 11 a.m. – Nanini Library
Tucson City Council meets Tuesday, Oct. 6 for a 1 p.m. study session and a 5:30 p.m. regular meeting. The study session agenda includes the city’s Prosperity Initiative action plan, voter-approved infrastructure programs under Propositions 101, 407 and 411, and a proposed sales tax incentive for SimonCRE in Ward 4. The regular agenda lists a sales tax agreement for a hotel and retail project at 75 E. Broadway, a lease agreement for a proposed hotel at 45 N. Fifth Ave., an amendment to the city manager’s employment agreement and a public hearing on changes to the city’s annual housing plan for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Meeting agendas and details.
NAMI Southern Arizona’s candlelight vigil honors people who died from mental illness, with attendees welcome to gather in remembrance and support survivors. It’s 5:45-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the Rose Garden at Reid Park. Learn more.
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.
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