richard elias
Updated Feb 25, 2021, 10:32 am
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
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»
Posted May 15, 2020, 11:43 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
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.
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Posted Mar 31, 2020, 2:37 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
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»
Posted Mar 30, 2020, 4:36 pm
Ted Prezelski
/TucsonSentinel.com
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»
Posted Mar 29, 2020, 12:58 pm
Arnie Bermudez
/TucsonSentinel.com
It doesn't matter who's calling the roll — Richard Elías is going to represent.... Read more»
Posted Mar 28, 2020, 6:02 pm
Blake Morlock
/TucsonSentinel.com
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.
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Updated Mar 28, 2020, 9:08 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
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»
Updated Mar 27, 2020, 8:05 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
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»
Posted Mar 26, 2020, 11:45 am
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
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»
Posted Mar 25, 2020, 3:19 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
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»
Posted Mar 19, 2020, 11:18 am
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
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»
Posted Mar 18, 2020, 12:12 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
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»
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Posted Mar 17, 2020, 11:01 am
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
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»
Posted Mar 16, 2020, 12:00 pm
Dylan Smith & Paul Ingram/TucsonSentinel.com
The number of known cases of coronavirus increased by 50% overnight in Arizona, as more tests are being run after weeks of limited access even as the COVID-19 pandemic grew.... Read more»
Posted Mar 15, 2020, 2:22 pm
Dylan Smith & Paul Ingram/TucsonSentinel.com
New guidelines, private labs coming online, and access to more test kits should soon ramp up the number of patients who Arizona health authorities can diagnose for the COVID-19 virus, officials said.... Read more»
Posted Mar 11, 2020, 3:03 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
The coronavirus outbreak has prompted a "public health emergency" declaration by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, allowing the state to request federal funds and deal with medical price-gouging.... Read more»