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Posted May 15, 2022, 1:05 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
No, Republicans, "crazy" isn't a prerequisite for making life hard on Democrats, as Supervisor Steve Christy proves with some smart bird-dogging. ... Read more»
Posted Apr 23, 2022, 3:32 pm
Steve Christy
/Pima County Supervisor
"Jan Lesher's tenure as Pima County administrator is off to a rocky start, marked by an inability to step out of Chuck Huckelberry's shadow to chart her own course, and clouded by the suspicion of her being a willing participant in keeping public information hidden."... Read more»
Posted Apr 19, 2022, 6:01 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Jan Lesher, the new Pima County administrator, will be paid $260,000 per year, significantly less than her predecessor, Chuck Huckelberry — who is being paid out $1.1 million more in retirement than documents revealed previously.... Read more»
Posted Apr 16, 2022, 3:54 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
Pima County Supervisors Matt Heinz and Steve Christy — hardly a buddy movie in the making — both have questions about how the county's former top executive was able to retire with no one knowing.... Read more»
Posted Apr 6, 2022, 7:45 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
Chuck Huckelberry's secret retirement is more a function of a Pima County board not asking enough questions about their top dog's contract than a plan for that wily old dog to deceive — or at least receive.
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Posted Apr 5, 2022, 4:00 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Jan Lesher, for years the second-in-command of Pima County bureaucracy and for months the acting administrator, was appointed as the replacement for Chuck Huckelberry on Tuesday, as the Board of Supervisors voted to negotiate a contract with her.... Read more»
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Posted Apr 5, 2022, 3:44 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
Pima County's top administrator is poised to nearly double his income after taking a small cut to his salary. It's called a pension "double dip" and Chuck Huckelberry just set himself up for one. It's a scandal, right? Yes, it is. And no, it's not.
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Posted Apr 4, 2022, 5:42 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Although it was announced last week that Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry would leave his post in the wake of a devastating bike crash, records revealed by the Tucson Sentinel show the longtime local government honcho actually retired on July 4, 2021, and began receiving his pension.... Read more»
Posted Apr 3, 2022, 7:44 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
Chuck Huckelberry's tenure as the administrator atop Pima County will end Tuesday. Gone are the days when "You didn't need a whole process. You just needed Chuck."... Read more»
Posted Apr 2, 2022, 4:20 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry is retiring six months after a nasty bike accident. As one era ends, supervisors are set to consider making Jan Lesher a permanent replacement.... Read more»
Posted Apr 1, 2022, 10:35 am
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
After three decades as the most powerful political player in Southern Arizona, Chuck Huckelberry — still recovering from a vehicle crashing into his bicycle last fall — is hanging up his Dictaphone and retiring as Pima County's top administrator. ... Read more»
Posted Dec 31, 2021, 10:58 am
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
Some of the best photos published by the Tucson Sentinel in 2021.
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Posted Dec 30, 2021, 1:54 pm
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
Up to 200 Pima County employees could be terminated because they have refused to get their vaccinations against COVID-19, flouting a policy for those who work with vulnerable people. But 87% have complied, and more could turn in evidence they've gotten their shots.... Read more»
Posted Dec 28, 2021, 11:13 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
Apathy began to reign in 2021 but I'm taking one last whack at the year because I have... stuff... to say about Tucson and Arizona.... Read more»
Posted Dec 19, 2021, 2:02 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
A stealth tax hike, an affordable housing plan and a "land declaration" that'll irritate the "U.S.A!" crowd are a part of a schmorgasbord of agenda items before the Tucson City Council and Pima County supervisors this week.... Read more»
Posted Dec 7, 2021, 12:29 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Longtime Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry is still recovering from an October crash, and the Board of Supervisors formalized choosing Jan Lesher to act in his stead, with a unanimous vote to appoint her as the acting county administrator despite a clash between two supervisors.... Read more»