The Press Room on AZPM hosted by new News Director David Lee held a live audience forum last week, which aired today online about the upcoming March 10, 2026 RTA Next ballot. It is a proposed extension of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) passed in May 2006, for another 20 years to 2046. The original … Read more
Over the weekend, leading statewide Democratic statewide candidates kept their lead over their Republican opponents. Currently, Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee Katie Hobbs has a 26,011 lead over Trump Republican Kari Lake. Attorney General Nominee Kris Mayes has an 11,328 lead over Trumpist Abe Hamadeh. Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman has a 592-vote lead over Tom … Read more
When unforeseen emergencies occur, all systems of government (state, local, national, Republican or Democrat) are faced with challenges they did not anticipate having to govern through. The Coronavirus Public Health Emergency is no exception to this rule. The test all levels of government have to face is how their elected and appointed officials plan to … Read more
City of Tucson Elections Dept. has posted the Primary election results on their website: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/clerks/elections Mayor of Tucson (open seat) Democratic primary: Randi Dorman 5,606 Steve Farley 16,949 Regina Romero 22,255 No Republican candidate for Mayor Ward 1 Council (open seat) Dem primary: Rob Elias 1645 Sami Hamed 1160 Miguel Ortega … Read more
Today is the 216th day of the year. There have been 251 mass shootings so far this year. There were four in the last week in California, Mississippi, Texas, and Ohio. That means that there has been, statistically speaking, more than one mass shooting every day. There have been 2,191 Mass Shootings since the horrific … Read more