Posted Oct 15, 2021, 11:02 am
Jeremy Duda
/Arizona Mirror
When Arizona voters receive mailed ballots for people who don’t live at their address, they can now check a box on the envelope to inform election officials. ... Read more»
Posted May 7, 2021, 2:08 pm
Allan Sloan & Cezary Podkul/ProPublica
The Fed’s low-interest-rate policies have stabilized the economy and turbocharged the stock market but those policies have accelerated the decades-long increase in economic inequality by helping increase the wealth of people at the top far more than it has increased the wealth of working-class Americans.... Read more»
Posted Dec 15, 2019, 2:43 pm
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
As crowded immigration courts and detention centers hit records, officials seek skyrocketing payments to release migrants, or flat refuse relief. A Tucson woman faced a bond of $43,500 — last decade, such bonds cost about $50.
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Posted Apr 10, 2019, 10:39 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
Someday soon, Arizona is going to have to have a talk with itself about how much sales tax is too much, and if a new revenue balance is worth pursuing.... Read more»
Posted Nov 30, 2018, 10:08 am
Chuck Huckelberry
/Special to TucsonSentinel.com
"A vocal faction want two-thirds of county taxpayers to pay to fix the roads of one-third of county taxpayers, while providing fewer county services to everyone." — Chuck Huckelberry... Read more»
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Posted Apr 7, 2015, 2:37 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
Responsibility multiplied by authority creates accountability. Tucson's mayor now has just perceived accountability and the City Charter should make it real.... Read more»
Posted Apr 1, 2015, 3:34 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
The Charter Review Committee chose a compromise to send to the Council: Allowing sales taxes for bonds but no additional sales tax capacity. Bond money needs an unobstructed path to investors — tying that money to the general fund could spell trouble either for city services or Tucson's credit. ... Read more»
Posted Aug 23, 2013, 5:44 pm
Buckmaster Show
The Friday Focus interview was with Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry. Then, the Reporters' Roundtable featured Mark B. Evans and Dan Shearer. Plus, Weekend Watch with host Matt Russell.... Read more»
Posted Aug 9, 2013, 2:45 pm
Buckmaster Show
The Friday Focus spotlighted Pima County Supervisor Ray Carroll (R-District 4). Then, the Reporters' Roundtable featured Sarah Garrecht Gassen, editorial writer and columnist for the Arizona Daily Star, and Dan Shearer, editor of the Green Valley News and Sahuarita Sun. Plus, Weekend Watch with Matt Russell.... Read more»
Posted Aug 2, 2013, 7:37 pm
John C. Scott Show
Vail School District Superintendent Calvin Baker; President of the Tucson Hispanic Chamber Lea Marquez Peterson; Nicole Fyffe, assistant to Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry; Pima Animal Care Committee Chairman Jack Nueman, Republican representative on the Pima County Election Integrity Commission Benny White.... Read more»
Posted Jul 30, 2013, 7:33 pm
John C. Scott Show
Ward 3 Tucson City Council candidate Ben Buehler Garcia, Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry, Tucson Transportation Director Daryl Cole, and TucsonSentinel.com's Dylan Smith.... Read more»
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Posted Jul 29, 2013, 6:01 pm
John C. Scott Show
Jim Kuliesh of the Alliance of Construction Trades, Pima County Recorder F. Ann Rodriguez, Middle East expert Prof. Stephen Zunes, developer Richard Studwell, and attorney Kory Langhoffer... Read more»
Posted Jul 24, 2013, 1:38 pm
Buckmaster Show
An interview with Pima County Supervisor Sharon Bronson (D-District 3). Also, our monthly Blogger Beat segment with David Safier of BlogForArizona.com.... Read more»
Posted Mar 13, 2013, 9:17 am
Christina Sandefur
/Goldwater Institute
Governments can't induce voters to approve a bond measure for one purpose only to spend the money on another, unapproved purpose. "To hold otherwise," declared the court, "makes this constitutional guarantee illusory."... Read more»
Posted Feb 28, 2013, 9:13 am
Connor Radnovich
/Cronkite News Service
While much of Washington is focused on the impact of Friday’s “sequestration” cuts, Mesa Mayor Scott Smith is worried that a proposed solution to that problem could end up seriously hurting cities.... Read more»