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Oro Valley Town Council members facing recall, from left: Mayor Satish Hiremath, Councilman Lou Waters, Councilwoman Mary Snider, Councilman Joe Hornat.

3 Oro Valley Council Members Face Recall; Mayor Targeted

Hornat, Snider, Waters can stand for election in November; petitions still circulating against Hiremath.
Metro Week host Andrea Kelly (left) speaks with Democratic Party Chair Cheryl Cage and Republican Party Chair Bill Beard.

METRO WEEK: Why Republicans Didn't Challenge for Mayor

Party puts up three candidates for Tucson City Council seats now held by Democrats.
Arizona congressional districts, approved in 2012.

Arizona Independent Redistricting System Upheld

5-4 Supreme Court decision leaves congressional boundaries as commission drew them.
Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild gives his state of the city address.

Rothschild Appears Headed to 2nd Mayoral Term Unopposed

All three Democratic City Council members up for election this year have GOP challenge.

Big Money, Names Drawn to Arizona Senate Race

Election Day is 18 months away and plenty of miles stand between the candidates and the ballot box.
State representative Ann Kirkpatrick, talks about the recent changes in congress as well as the new found bipartisanship that is happening in the freshman class.

Democrat Kirkpatrick Running for Senate Against McCain

Congresswoman praises his service, but says it's time for change, acknowledges she'll face a fight.

Legal Marijuana in Arizona? Pick Your Ballot Measure

More than half-dozen initiative proposals filed with secretary of state's office for 2016.
U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva during an interview December 2014 for Metro Week.

Grijalva Asks DHS to Explain Detention, Deportation Policies

40 members of Congress write to federal government with list of questions, recommendations.
Gov. Doug Ducey, Jan. 13, 2015.

Approval Rating at 27% for Ducey in First Poll

Democratic-leaning survey firm puts Republican governor lowest among Democrats four months into term.
Governor Doug Ducey ceremonially signs Senate Bill 1441 on May 1, 2015. The bill was spearheaded by Copper Creek Elementary students and made into law during the regular legislative session.

Ducey: State Must Stop Spending Money We Don't Have

Local governments say budget has forced them to raise taxes
Border wall in Arizona separating the United States and Mexico.

Senate Committee Wants Border Patrol Access Expanded

Agency would no longer need permits to reach wildlife refuges, parks and military property.

AZ WEEK: Ducey Defends Budget, Education Spending

In Tucson speech and interview, governor says state 'must stop spending money we don't have.'

How to Fix the Roads? Be Creative With Funding Sources

Arizona Town Hall meeting proposes a statewide commission to figure out how to pay for road work in the future
El Conquistador Resort and Golf Course in Oro Valley, north of Tucson.

Oro Valley Group Files Recall Petitions For 3 Council Members

Targeted officials voted in favor of El Conquistador Country Club purchase.
A-10s from the 354th Fighter Squadron at Tucson's Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.

Millions Earmarked in Federal Bill for Arizona Military Bases

National Defense Authorization Act sets aside money for Davis-Monthan to purchase property

Navajo Nation Elects Russell Begaye

Election was delayed for months over language requirement

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