On a 4-1 vote Tuesday, the TUSD Governing Board appointed H.T. Sanchez as the district’s new superintendent. Boardmember Mark Stegeman voted “no,” but said after the meeting that he would support the new superintendent. Board Clerk Kristel Foster said she backed the choice of Sanchez because “his values are grounded in our community. He shares our values.”... Read more»
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Data for the informed commuter.... Read more»
Interviews with Democratic state Sen. Steve Farley, Arizona League of Cities and Towns head Ken Strobeck, financial advisor Shelly Fishman, TUSD Boardmember Mark Stegeman, plus Larry Hecker, chairman of the Pima County Bond Advisory Committee, and Sunnyside Governing Board member Buck Crouch.... Read more»
A TV ad opposing the Senate immigration bill uses inflated numbers in an oversimplified, one-sided appeal to fears about job security.... Read more»
At least five and perhaps as many as eight of the nine members of the U.S. Supreme Court are millionaires according to recently released financial disclosures, and only two hold any consumer debt.... Read more»
The House Oversight Committee chairman and the ranking Democrat are overreaching in recent statements about the committee’s investigation of the IRS.... Read more»
Six months ago this week, 20 children and 6 adults were killed in a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. The tragedy devastated the community and our entire nation. It also brought national attention to the problem of gun violence—which plagues many communities on a daily basis—and galvanized millions of Americans to support common-sense regulations to help reduce this threat.... Read more»
Interviews with Victoria Maizes, M.D., executive director of the University of Arizona-based Center for Integrative Medicine. Also, Dr. Heather Connally of Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson and Tucson-based writer John Krygelski talks about his new suspense-thriller “The Mutatus Procedure.”... Read more»
Live weather radar for Tucson and the rest of Southern Arizona from the National Weather Service.... Read more»
The Sunnyside school board voted 3-2 Tuesday to extend the contract of Superintendent Manuel Isquierdo by two years. The move was controversial, with two Board members — Buck Crouch and Daniel Hernandez — outspoken in their opposition to the extension. The Board’s refusal to hold a call to the audience was met with calls of “shame” and “we are going to recall you.”... Read more»2
In a unanimous vote, the City Council approved a new ordinance Tuesday that allows for domestic partnerships and civil unions between same-sex couples. Tucson is the second Arizona city, after Bisbee, to recognize civil unions.... Read more»2
A federal appeals court Tuesday upheld an Arizona law that prohibits bail for suspects in some criminal cases if the court believes the defendant is in this country illegally.... Read more»1
The House on Tuesday voted to ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, capping a week of controversy with passionate debate over the measure before approving it largely on party lines.... Read more»
The Interior Department announced details Tuesday of the 10-year, $1.9 billion buy-back of “fractionated” lands from Native American tribes and tribal members that could be worth tens of millions in Arizona.... Read more»
The barrier that divides the U.S. House and Senate plans for immigration reform looms as large as the double-layered border fence that lines much of the Texas-Mexico border.... Read more»
As debate rages in the United States about the National Security Agency’s sweeping data-mining programs, sources overseas speak about the controversy and how differing U.S. and European approaches to counterterrorism can complement each other.... Read more»
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