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Police Searching For Suspected Serial Rapist

Five assaults have been reported since January in Tucson; TPD warning women on east side of city.

UA Goes Public with $1.5B Fundraising Campaign

More than half already in coffers; another $640M sought in next 4 years, President Hart says

Copper Queen Hospital in Bisbee Expands Emergency Care

Larger ER will accommodate increase in people going to doctor now that they have federally-mandated health insurance.

Interstate 11 Not in ADOT's 5 or 10-Year Plans

They argue plan is too tenuous to include in the tentative plans; I-11 would connect Nogales and Las Vegas via PHX and Tucson.

AZ Illustrated Politics: Friday, April 11, 2014

A look at the state and city budget; Sen. John McCain joins the fight to save A-10s; immigration activists want President Obama to stop deportations.

Brewer Signs $9.2B Budget for Coming Year

Plan includes $59 million more for new child safety agency, more educational funding; gov. line-item vetoes $4M.

Confronting Suicide Part 1: Teen Suicides

In Arizona, percentage of high school students injured or poisoned in suicide attempt almost doubled from 2003 to 2013.

AZ Week: District Charter Schools Struggle with Unstable Funds

Gov. Jan Brewer had asked for $33 million to fund public school district sponsored charter schools; state Legislature came up with about 75% of that.

Brewer Eliminates Sales Tax on Energy Sold to Manufactures

Gov. Jan Brewer signed SB 1413 Friday hoping to lure more businesses to Arizona; passing legislation was one of goals highlighted in her State of the State.

Adult Abuse Cases Increasing in AZ

Arizona Capitol Times reports that the backlog of adult-protection cases has been growing as attention has been focused on efforts to reconstruct the state's child-protection agency.

Weekly Business Report: Rio Nuevo Set to Renovate TCC

AZPM partners with the newspaper Inside Tucson Business for a weekly report on local business and economic news.

Local High School Teacher Wins National Award

Art Almquist, a drama teacher at Tucson High Magnet School, is recognized as Teacher of The Year by People Magazine.

Air Force Officials Visit Congress, Defend Grounding of A-10s

At a meeting of a subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, Gen. Larry Spencer, the Air Force vice chief of staff, said cutting the A-10 was a financial decision.