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Supervisor Adelita Grijalva at a March 2022 meeting of the county board.

The Pima County Board of Supervisors is set to choose its officers next week, and Sup. Adelita Grijalva looks set to be the first to count to three, taking up the gavel from Chair Sharon Bronson. Read more»

Rep. Rep. Andrés Cano

Rep. Andrés Cano, a Tucson legislator, was elected to head the Democratic caucus in the state House of Representatives on Thursday. Read more»

A rendering of the World View building.

Pima County has won again in court in what may be the last gasp of the Goldwater Institute's pursuit to end the 2016 deal that helped high-altitude balloon firm World View set up shop here. Read more»

State Rep. Mark Finchem has filed a complaint to overturn county regulations guiding business re-opening during a pandemic. The law may be on his side but morality is not.

The crowd that hates and fears the jackboot of government again seeks to stomp around to make sure all communities in Arizona live as they instruct — no matter how many people it kills. Read more»

rnovich speaking with attendees at the Converge Tech Summit at the Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, January 29.

Local police and sheriffs in Arizona can enforce emergency orders issued during the coronavirus outbreak, AG Mark Brnovich said, including making arrests under state law. Read more»

Supervisor Richard Elías speaks at a rally of striking nurses at St. Mary's Hospital in September of 2019.

Richard’s death was a particular gut-punch to me because he wasn’t just a local politician, he was a friend. I also feel a sense of loss for our community because he the sort of leadership he gave Tucson and Southern Arizona was not the kind we usually expect from our elected officials. Read more»

It doesn't matter who's calling the roll — Richard Elías is going to represent. Read more»

Board of Supervisors Chairman Richard Elias declaring TucsonSentinel.com Day in Pima County — the last time this columnist saw him.

Richard Elías was a politico who made the job fit him, rather than the other way around. He had an inner sense of mischief, and the political courage to stand up to his friends if he thought it was the right thing to do. Read more» 1

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»

Tucson Mayor Regina Romero speaks during a press conference about the coronavirus on March 9.

Businesses that are not on the state list of 'essential services' must close in Tucson due to the continuing spread of coronavirus, Mayor Regina Romero ordered, further advising residents to remain at home and that nail salons and barber shops should shut down. Read more» 3

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»

The supervisors meeting was closed to the public on Thursday.

Pima County will shutter bars, gyms and other gathering places, and end dine-in service at restaurants to limit the spread of coronavirus after an emergency vote of the Board of Supervisors on 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.

Pima County will vote at a Thursday emergency meeting, deciding whether to shutter bars, gyms and other gathering places, and ending dine-in service at restaurants to limit the spread of coronavirus. Read more»

Dr. Francisco Garcia, the chief medical officer in the county, speaks to the media during a press conference last week.

Twenty Arizonans have now tested postive for COVID-19 as the pandemic continues Tuesday and the number of people being tested in the state increases. Read more»

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