Tucson City Manager Miranda Says He Accomplished His Goals
Richard Miranda retires after 39 years with the city, 3 years as manager, 10 as police chief.
AZ Week: Foster Parents, Child Advocates Demand Better System
Brewer signs 2 overhaul bills establishing department to replace CPS; years of crisis mode operation drove issue.
Spike in Unaccompanied Minors Apprehended at Border
Most Central American youth appearing in Texas trying to cross into US illegally; Arizona feels effects as border region resources drained.
AZ Illustrated Politics: Friday, May 23, 2014
Interview with Republican gubernatorial candidate Frank Rigg; comments by congressional hopeful Gary Kiehne.
Tucson City Manager Miranda Announces Retirement
39-year career with city, including 9 years as police chief, 3 as top administrator coming to end for Tucson native.
LGBT Global Persecution Leads to Asylum Seekers in Southern AZ
Marco Antonio Galdino left São Paulo in 1995, lives in Tucson while he awaits appeal of refugee rejection.
Two Sunnyside Board Members Recalled
Pima County officials not finished counting but margin too wide for 100 remaining ballots to change outcome.
South Tucson Police Change SB 1070 Enforcement Policy
Responding to ACLU complaint, department agrees to rewrite immigration policy.
AZ Federal Court Nearing Full Strength With New Appointees
Earlier this year, court operating on as few as 7 judges; very low number for district that sees most criminal cases in the country.
PCC Allowed to Again Enroll New Student Vets
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs suspended enrollment of new vets at Pima in March, citing a number of shortcomings including poor record keeping.
AZ Illustrated Politics: Friday, May 16, 2014
Jim Nintzel sat down with Republican Gary Kiehne, a rancher hoping to face U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick in the CD 1 race.
AZ Week: Child Welfare Agency Already Improving, Director Says
"There is a great opportunity here to fix a problem that has been present in our state for decades," Charles Flanagan says.
No Immediate Action for Sanctuary Case, Immigration Officials Say
However deportation order is still in effect two days after Mexican immigrant moves into church.
NPR Report: Border Patrol Deadly Force Questioned
A lawyer in Corpus Christi, Texas currently represents families in three BP shootings where agent was in U.S. and victim in Mexico.
A-10 1-Year Save Proposal Means Big Dollars for S. AZ
Politically, the Southern Arizona highlight of the National Defense Authorization Act was an amendment by Rep. Ron Barber, D-Arizona, which kept the airplane flying for another year.
