The half-cent sales tax voters kept in place Tuesday is about getting the city back to where it wants to be. The Regional Transportation Authority is about what Tucson wants to become. The City Council now must play nice with the RTA board. Read more» 
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Tucson streets will get about $740 million in increased attention over the next decade, as local voters voted almost 3-1 in favor of Prop. 411 to fund transportation improvements in an special election Tuesday. Read more»
Being a pedestrian or cyclist in Tucson is deadly, and it has taken away too many lives. Read more»
Tucsonans who've filled out their ballots in the Prop. 411 special election should mail them back by Wednesday, or drop them in person at one of four locations through Election Day, May 17. Read more»
Tucsonans who've filled out their ballots in the Prop. 411 special election can drop them off at four locations through Election Day, May 17. Read more» 1
Prop. 411 is a sales tax in a time of inflation and perhaps an effort by the Tucson City Council to derail future regional transportation planning. Even so, it's still a worthy program to fix local streets. Read more» 1
Midnight on Monday, April 18, is the deadline to register to vote in the upcoming Tucson city election — voters will decide whether to continue a half-cent sales tax and dedicate it to street improvements and transportation projects. Read more»
The Tucson City Council is slated to vote on incentives for a development of a 199,000 sq. ft. hangar at Tucson International Airport that will provide 50 jobs. Plus more in a quick look at what's planned for local government meetings this week. Read more»
Tucson voters will decide whether to approve a 10-year extension of a half-cent sales tax for roads — and those wishing to sound off can do just that in the city's election info pamphlet. Read more»
