Political Notebook: Who knew? RFK Jr. in Tucson area during Arizona swingSecretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was among two cabinet secretaries to visit the Tucson area this week. Plus: Ciscomani does a light interview, and more.
- Tony Davis
Tucson Water violated state requirements for two straight years, limiting how much of its drinking water is lost or not properly accounted for after all of its deliveries were totaled and analyzed.
- Prerana Sannappanavar
Changes to the admissions process haven’t been made clear within the University of Arizona, nor to the public, and the revised system puts non-traditional students at a disadvantage, critics say.
- Gabriela Rico
For Subscribers: BirdieVee Coffee is open weekdays from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the lobby of the tower at 5151 E. Broadway.
- Tim Steller
For Star subscribers: The planned new immigration detention center in Marana demands an active response from town officials. It's indefensible to go along and ignore the abuses at these ICE centers.
- Gabriela Rico
For Star subscribers: Cielo Sonora, within the master planned The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Dove Mountain, in the Tortolita Mountain foothills, will break ground this summer.
- Tim Steller
For Star subscribers: A leak cost Tucson maybe a million gallons of potable water as it dragged for nearly a week. It's a reminder the city has yet to embody a Democratic model of excellent governance.
Out in the Avra Valley, about 30 miles northwest of Tucson, a wide swath of water pours down a fenced-off canal about 80 feet wide.
For Star subscribers: The Democrat-dominated Pima County Board of Supervisors may not try to oust Dem Sheriff Chris Nanos, though some want to. Plus, more on Oro Valley elections and Turning Point USA.
For Subscribers: 4everBound is expanding its business in the Tucson market.
For Star subscribers: At times, public safety feels like a crisis in Tucson. The city government often treats it as a problem with social-service solutions. A new survey zeroes in on unreported crime.
For Star subscribers: Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos's flaws have glared under the spotlight on the investigation of Nancy Guthrie's disappearance. Voters deserve a chance to reconsider their choice.
For Star subscribers: The old debates at the Arizona Corporation Commission are over whether utilities should make a 9% or 10.5% profit. Now an expert says that's way too high and costly to customers.
For Star subscribers: Apothecurious: Taps, Bottles & Community seeks the feel of an old apothecary with a mix of beer, wine, mocktails, lectures, board games and books.
Faculty leaders say University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella has refused to commit to details of how he will share decision-making, as required by law, with faculty and staff.
For Subscribers: A combination of revenue generating projects and affordable housing possibilities for Tucson's downtown area debated.
In 1989, two men who spoke of "satanic verses" in the Quran were labeled apostates. One, a Tucson Muslim leader, was killed. The other, author Salman Rushdie, speaks in Tucson Sunday.
Major cuts in Colorado River water use will likely be needed next year in Arizona and other Western states, several experts say.
For Subscribers: The restaurants on North Oracle Road and East Irvington Road will become different businesses.
Tucson Unified School District borrowed money from its unemployment insurance account to buy a new headquarters. That approach helps explain why the district is in a budget crisis.
Arizona will take nearly a $3 trillion total economic hit and lose millions of jobs that would have come to the state by 2060 if Central Arizona Project deliveries are halted by the federal government, a new report from the project's governing agency says.
The closed mine in San Manuel could reopen under a deal announced by a Canadian company that also wants to develop a major new mine 55 miles northeast of Tucson.
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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.
For Subscribers: Yong Sheng Herbs is set to open this sprint at a new location on East Broadway near South Tucson Boulevard.
For Star subscribers: The outbreak of war in Iran brings to a head a problem surging in Trump's second term — Congress members like Tucson's Juan Ciscomani handing their power to the president.
For Star subscribers: For years, developers tried to build a tower near the U of A campus in midtown Tucson. They won neighbors' assent by promising it wouldn't be student housing. Now it'll be a dorm.
Construction speeds along at the South32 Hermosa mine in the Patagonia Mountains southeast of Tucson, even with final U.S. approval of the project still months away.
A new Central Arizona Project video sends a dire warning about potential cuts to water supplies, but some water experts say it's too alarmist.
For Subscribers: Fairway Cigars will open at 2900 E. Broadway this spring.
For Star subscribers: RTA Next locks the Tucson area into a renewed transportation tax and plan for 20 years — a long time and a risk. But it's a sure thing unlike the other ideas Tucsonans may have.