Only Supervisor Steve Christy voted against giving county workers paid parental leave at 100% of their regular salaries as opposed to the 66% rate paid before.
Pima County's unvaccinated employees have until Dec. 31 to become vaccinated or look for new employment.
Pima County employees who work with vulnerable populations are required to get vaccinated by Jan. 1 or face termination.
OPINION: "We have sad evidence from the pandemic about what can happen when there are competing approaches for dealing with common problems," writes Pima County Supervisor Rex Scott, who represents District 1.
OPINION: "This fair partnership has served our region well, but it will become inequitable if city government decides in April to impose differential water rates on Tucson Water customers who live in certain parts of Pima County," writes Pima County Supervisor Rex Scott.
If approved in the Pima County budget process this May, the $10 million in funding would provide full and partial scholarships to parents who wish to enroll their 3, 4 and 5-year-old child in a high-quality early childhood program.
The winner will represent a district that includes the county's north side, including Oro Valley, Marana, Casa Adobes and the Catalina Foothills.
OPINION: Some of our letter writers are suggesting former Vice President Joe Biden should skip the next debate after being constantly interrupted and thrown off by President Donald Trump.
OPINION: Democratic candidate for Pima County Supervisor, District 1, Rex Scott, asks voters of the district for his support. "Local government, the level closest to the people, should be the least partisan," he writes.
OPINION: Is Joe Biden benefitting from a compliant liberal media? That's the charge made by one of our writers. Check out what others have to say in our Tuesday edition of Letters to the Editor.
OPINION: Our letter writers weigh in on a central question: Is the unrest in American cities emblematic of Donald Trump's or Joe Biden's America? Read these answers and more in our latest Letters to the Editor.
It has only been a month since the TUSD Governing Board voted not to renew the contract of Catalina Magnet High School Principal Rex Scott, bu…
The principal of Catalina Magnet High School will not return to the midtown campus next year after the TUSD Governing Board voted Tuesday not …
The principal of Catalina Magnet High School will not return to the midtown campus next year after the TUSD Governing Board voted Tuesday nigh…
For the last five years, Rex Scott has served as the principal of a TUSD high school that he fondly refers to as a “microcosm of the world.”
The Tucson Unified School District is recommending that contracts not be renewed for four principals in charge of schools that are at risk of …
California investor buys Tucson seniors complex, raises rents by 50%