Rep. Alma Hernandez faces a legal effort by challenger Roque Perez to knock her off the ballot in the Democratic primary.
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Calling it a unique deal in Arizona, city voters in November will decide a franchise agreement that dedicates funding for local climate-change programs.
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Pima County Supervisors on Tuesday passed a resolution opposing federal involvement in local elections following an executive order by President Trump focused on citizenship verification and that limits on mail-in voting.
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A summery of an administrative review by a Tucson firm says Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos improperly used his position and department resources for "political gain" when he suspended a jail commander and political rival three weeks before the 2024 election.
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Local officials say finishing seven carry-over projects and improving public communication are top priorities following passage of RTA Next, the massive regional transportation plan.
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Pima County voters have approved RTA Next, the 20-year, $2.67 billion regional transportation plan.
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A big-money campaign, a lack of alternatives, a "silent majority" and a shift toward elite opinion helped the RTA Next transportation plan get passed. Plus: TUSD gets probed.
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Pima County voters approved RTA Next, the 20-year, $2.67 billion regional transportation plan.
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For Star subscribers: Construction and related industries have continued pouring money into the campaing in favor of Pima County's regional-transportation plan. Plus, more on RTA ballots and a lawsuit.
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Advocates for RTA Next, the massive transportation plan in front of voters, say they've learned from mistakes made in the 2006 version. Now they hope voters will give them a chance to prove it.
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Layoffs and transit service cuts are among the most immediate effects of voters rejecting a massive transportation plant later this month, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero and others warn.
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Republican state lawmakers are once again making an effort to tell Tucson — and Arizona's other charter cities — when they can have their elections.
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Arizonans for Responsible Development submitted 2,800 signatures last week to put a referendum on the ballot to reverse zoning for a proposed data center. On Tuesday, however, it dropped the challenge.
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For Star subscribers: Members of the Pima County Board of Supervisors take umbrage at the way Mayor Regina Romero and others have criticized them over homelessness and drug-addiction responses.
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Democrat Kevin Dahl claimed 68% of the votes to Republican Janet “JL” Wittenbraker's 32% in early returns.
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Tucson City Councilman Kevin Dahl says he’s excited about returning for a second term “doing this work, which I love so much,” and joining forces with two new Democratic colleagues.
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Miranda Schubert, a Tucson Democrat who will represent Ward 6, said she wants to collaborate with supporters and opponents to address issues important to residents.
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A $30 million plan to make improvements across Flowing Wells School District was winning voter approval Tuesday night, early election results showed.
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A $120 million bond plan to make improvement across Sunnyside School District was likely headed to approval, early election results showed.
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A budget override at Tucson Unified School District would allow for teacher raises and expansion of programs.
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Plan Tucson 2025 includes 14 goals and 198 policies that serve mostly as a roadmap to city policy.
There are no statewide races are up for a vote Tuesday, but Tucson voters will decide four council races. Three local school districts also have bond issues on the ballot.
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