Tucson police union challenges city’s vaccine requirement
The Tucson Police Officers Association alleges the policy breaches its labor contract.
Mexican official: Border restrictions unlikely to ease over ‘short term’
Foreign secretary throws cold water on the prospect of northbound border crossing restrictions easing soon.
Arizona initiative would require ID with mail ballots
Conservative groups and Republican lawmakers say they will ask voters to approve a voter-identification requirement for mail-in ballots.
Ducey offers grants to schools that don't require masks
Announcement comes as COVID-19 cases rise and a growing number of schools require masks.
More Tucson area school districts will require masks
Amphitheater, Catalina Foothills change policies after Phoenix court ruling.
Incoming Sonoran governor proposes bigger state role in violence hotspots
Alfonso Durazo promises to significantly increase the number of state police in Sonora.
Ducey, local governments continue to spar over mandates
Tucson, Pima County, UA leaders all push back.
Judge: School district can keep mask rule, at least for now
New state law barring mask mandates in schools doesn’t take effect until Sept. 29, judge says.
Arizona reports 2,400 new COVID-19 cases but no new deaths
Hospitalizations in the state related to COVID-19 have nearly tripled since the end of May.
Arizona faces cut in water supplies as shortage is declared on Colorado River
Arizona will lose 18% of its share of Colorado River water next year, with cuts falling largely on farmers.
Arizona reports over 3K more virus cases on 2nd straight day
The state’s seven-day rolling averages for cases and deaths also continued to rise along with virus-related hospitalizations.
TUSD to begin "pooled testing"
Test program could reach every classroom by October
City to employees: get the shot, or get suspended
Tucson council approves incentives for COVID-19 vaccination
Pascua Yaqui Tribe to receive early voting site till 2024
The tribe and Pima County Recorder's Office announced a settlement to the 2020 lawsuit seeking to reinstate an early voting site in the reservation.
Lawsuit argues state ban on mask requirements in schools is unconstitutional
Legislature wrongly tacked "hodgepodge" of policies to the state budget, lawsuit says.
