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Sports betting in Las Vegas.

Sports Betting Ruling Has Ripples for US Tribes With Casinos

The Supreme Court decision is being welcomed by tribes wanting to bring sports betting to their casinos.
Detour signs at a road construction project.

Road Cleared for Pima County Sales Tax Increase Vote

County supervisors to decide on raising taxes for road repairs next month.
The entrance to Saguaro National Park east.

Park Service: Saguaro National Park Adds $88M to Economy

Economic impact of park grows 20 percent in one year, the agency said in an annual report.
Industrial hemp grown in Colorado.

Gov. Ducey Signs Bill Allowing Industrial Hemp

Growers, harvesters, processors and transporters will be required to get a license.
New homes going up in a development in northwest Tucson, February 2018.

Low Inventory, Spike in Demand Push Tucson Home Prices Up

A national report shows Tucson prices went up 6.4 percent since the first quarter of 2017.
Mayor Rothschild, center, attends a ribbon-cutting for a new expansion at Raytheon last week. The expansion was made possible by realigning a road and allowed the city to install water lines prior to the arrival of a tenant.

Rothschild: Prepped Industrial Space Entices Employers to Tucson

Tucson's mayor said making sure vacant land is ready for industry helps attract jobs.
Local officials and Raytheon executives gather to cut the ribbon on the newest addition to Raytheon Missile System's Tucson facility.

Raytheon Opens New Buildings in Latest Expansion

Research and development facility will employ 2,000 new workers.
Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

US-Mexico Nuclear Agreement Could Benefit Arizona

The agreement, yet to be ratified, would give Mexico access to U.S. clean energy or nuclear tech.

County Considering Buying Bowling Alley

Golden Pin Lanes on the northwest side would be turned into a space to house a variety of county health and community service agencies.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey's funding plan proposes a 19 percent pay increase for teachers by 2020.

Ducey Defends No-Tax Budget Growth of Teacher Pay Raise Plan

Meanwhile, educators push initiative to raise taxes on those with high incomes.
Former Flowing Wells and Tucson Unified Superintendent John Pedicone.

How Are Teachers Paid? A Discussion of School Funding With Former Supe

John Pedicone says the education debate is about much more than teacher salaries.
Checking vitals at a health clinic.

UA, Banner Get Record $60M Grant in Nationwide Health Study

"All Of Us" research program through the NIH to study the health of 1 million Americans.

Sonora Mulls Inviting Private Sector Aboard to Finish Rocky Point Dock

A public-private partnership could speed up a long-stalled process.
An F-35A Lightning II lands at Luke Air Force Base near Phoenix, Arizona, April 2016.

Meeting to Test Waters for Basing F-35s in Tucson

Opponents say the jet's noise would undermine the Tucson lifestyle.
Margarita Artee, a 65-year-old college professor, receives physical therapy at the Universidad La Salle Noroeste in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, on the recommendation of a neurosurgeon at Banner University Medical Center in Tucson.

Hospitals in Tucson, Southwest Looking to Lure Patients from Mexico

A tourism group and hospitals in the Southwest are investing in ways to attract patients and facilitate care.
Newspaper classified listings.

Unemployment Down In Tucson, Steady Statewide, Report Says

Over the year, construction and mining are the fastest-growing sectors in the local market.

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