The deadline for nomination petitions for the upcoming races in the City of Tucson for Mayor & Tucson Council members in Ward 1, 2 and 4 was on April 3 at 5 p.m. Here’s the list of who’s running for the Primary and General in 2023: Mayor: Regina Romero (D), incumbent (one term), former … Read more
Howard Fischer reports, Arizona lawmakers looking to strip 19 cities of ‘home rule’ rights: Arizona lawmakers are moving to strip 19 cities of their right to home rule simply to help get Republicans elected to the Tucson city council. A proposal awaiting action by the full Senate would ask voters to repeal a provision in … Read more
After receiving $25 million from the Infrastructure R.A.I.S.E. program to help modernize the bridge on Twenty-Second Street, the City of Tucson received another $12.1 million, courtesy of the Biden/Harris Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, from the Federal Transit Administration in the Low or No Emission Grants, to help fund the acquisition of additional electric vehicle buses, “clean … Read more
“When temperatures reach 110 degrees, the City of Tucson will open six cooling center locations, one in each Ward. The centers will be open from noon-6 p.m. These locations will be open on any day when temperatures are expected to reach 110 degrees. Donna Liggins Center, 2160 N. 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705 El Pueblo … Read more
Last October, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge James Smith blocked Arizona from collecting $1.1 million from the city of Flagstaff to compensate for its minimum wage that is higher than the state’s rate, ruling that the state missed a deadline for the assessment and was stretching a law targeting higher voter-approved city wages to collect its … Read more