As soon as a state budget is signed, state Rep. Andrés Cano will resign his seat to undertake graduate studies at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. The leader of the Democrats in the Arizona House of Representatives was first elected in 2018. Read more» 
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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. Andrés Cano, a Tucson legislator, was elected to head the Democratic caucus in the state House of Representatives on Thursday. Read more»
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»
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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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»
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»
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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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»
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
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»
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»
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»
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»
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»
