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The Republican Party has gone feral and it's just one factor clouding the race to replace Ann Kirkpatrick in Congress. It should be an obtainable seat for a normal GOP candidate.

Ann Kirkpatrick's leaving Congress next year, creating an open seat. But too many moving parts obstruct any clear view into what might pass for a crystal ball that predicts the 2022 midterms that should be a big year for Republicans. Both parties remain their own biggest foils. Read more» 1

Pima County politics, plus the TUSD Governing Board, are about to lurch hard to the Left in 2021.

Holy Ocasio did voters in Pima County deliver a southpaw’s blow. And in 2021, our new progressive elected leaders take office and begin to govern and God only knows what happens then. Read more» 1

Zack and Jessica Jarrett stood on the corner of Campbell Ave. and Speedway to push people to vote on the Saturday morning before Election Day.

We have both run for office in Arizona multiple times at the local and state levels. We have both been in close elections and it hasn’t always worked out in our favor. But the vote count was reached with integrity and a commitment that every Arizona ballot was counted. — Terry Goddard & Bob Worsley Read more»

With retiring Supervisor Ally Miller's endorsement, newcomer Steve Spain scored a solid victory in the August 4 Republican primary for Pima County supervisor in District 1. Read more»

The Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Friday to require wearing face masks in public everywhere in Pima County — an order that supersedes town and city regulations — to slow the spread of COVID-19. Read more»

Huckelberry at a meeting of a task force reviewing guidelines for restaurants in April.

Pima County has adopted temporary measures for the reopening of restaurants, gyms, pools, spas and venues. The county vote established 15 mandatory health guidelines and two recommendations for restaurants, including allowing outdoor expansions. Read more»

Richard Elias speaks during a protest over the construction of the border wall in December 2019.

Richard Elías, a fixture on the Pima County Board of Supervisors for nearly two decades, died Saturday morning at home in bed. The Democrat was "a poet warrior" and "a brother," political colleagues said. Read more»

Board Chairman Richard Elías issues a different sort of proclamation — of TucsonSentinel.com Day, to mark the 10th birthday of this publication — in January.

Bars and gyms and other gathering places, including dine-in restaurants, will remain closed in unincorporated Pima County until April 10 after the Board of Supervisors OKed the extension at a special meeting Thursday. Read more»

Board Chairman Richard Elías issues a different sort of proclamation — of TucsonSentinel.com Day, to mark the 10th birthday of this publication — in January.

Bars and gyms and other gathering places, including dine-in restaurants, will remain closed in unincorporated Pima County until April 10 if the Board of Supervisors OKs the extension at a special meeting Thursday. Read more»

Supervisor Sharon Bronson at Tuesday's meeting.

On a party-line vote, Pima County supervisors nixed federal immigration enforcement funding for the Sheriff's Department, following a renewed debate in which they could not agree on conditions for the Stonegarden grant. Read more» 1

Pima County Board of Supervisors Chairman Richard Elias proclaims Wednesday as 'TucsonSentinel.com Day,' to recognize the 10th birthday of the local independent nonprofit news outlet.

How do you know there’s nothing shady going on with Pima County? Make sure the public records law is followed so the county business is done right there for the community to see. Read more» 2

Pima County Board of Supervisors Chairman Richard Elias proclaims Wednesday as 'TucsonSentinel.com Day,' to recognize the 10th birthday of the local independent nonprofit news outlet.

Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the founding of the local independent nonprofit news site, the Pima County Board of Supervisors declared Wednesday to be "TucsonSentinel.com Day." Read more» 1

Joe Ferguson, whose fingers will soon have more gun oil than newsprint on them.

The Daily Star newsroom got a little bit sleepier on Tuesday, as longtime political reporter Joe Ferguson became a politician himself, trading his pen for a gun. Despite accusations of "a political favor" and some loud profanity, Pima supervisors appointed him as a constable in JP 9. Read more» 1

A protest against the implementation of the 'Migrant Protection Protocols' in Tucson on Dec. 16, 2019.

Pima County expects to assist about 12,000 asylum-seekers in the coming year, and are seeking more than $1 million in federal funding to "compensate" for the costs of a migrant shelter — which are running about half of July's projection. Read more» 2

Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry during the county's July meeting.

Federal officials have rejected a request by Pima County to use part of an Operation Stonegarden grant for humanitarian aid, including funding for a migrant shelter hosted at a section of county's juvenile detention center. Read more» 1

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