UPDATED 5/11 at 9:30pm: Tucson voters appear to have roundly rejected Prop 414 by a roughly 70/30 ratio. This is a stinging rebuke of the city council and Mayor’s approach to backfilling likely cuts in state shared revenues resulting from tax cuts by the GOP caucus in the legislature. Either voters don’t want more taxes, … Read more
In a video posted on Instagram, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero sought to reassure Tucsonans that she and the City Council will work to ensure that they will exercise all legal options to stop Trump/Vance Administration efforts to block allocated federal funds from coming to the city. The transcript of the Mayor’s comments is below: Hi … Read more
Before leaving for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, both Phoenix and Tucson Mayors Kate Gallego and Regina Romero highlighted more infrastructure and housing advances designed to promote greater sustainability in the two metro areas. In Phoenix, Mayor Gallego helped unveil the first in its new fleet of hybrid-engine public buses. To promote a zero-emissions … Read more
Democrats of Greater Tucson and Tucson Agenda Present a Democratic Primary Debate for Pima County Supervisor, District 1, with candidates Jake Martin and Rex Scott, moderated by Tucson Agenda’s Curt Pendergast. This in-person debate will occur on Saturday, May 4th, 2024 from 2-4 pm at Williams Center, 2585 East Williams Circle, The L Offices Center event space … Read more
There are two old sayings that the few smart and mainstream people left in the Arizona Republican Party may be thinking after today’s State Supreme Court ruling bringing a real-life Handmaid’s Tale to the Grand Canyon state with its decision to reaffirm a Civil War era ban of virtually all abortions no matter the trimester. … Read more