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Gov. Ducey says finding new money was the key to answering the issue of education funding in the state budget.

Ducey Details 2018-19 Budget And Education Funding Decisions

Also, the governor talks National Guard deployment and the opioid epidemic.
Gov. Ducey speaks with Arizona 360 at Raytheon in Southern Arizona.

Gov. Ducey on Teacher Pay; Wrapping Up Teacher Walkouts; University Health Care Review

Also, former TUSD Superintendent John Pedicone discusses administrative salaries.
Protesters gather outside the U.S. District Courthouse in Tucson after federal prosecutors announce they will seek a second trial of manslaughter charges against U.S. Border Patrol Agent Lonnie Swartz. Swartz was acquitted on second-degree murder charges in the death of Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez, a Mexican citizen.

Border Patrol Agent Will be Retried on Manslaughter Charges

Border Patrol Agent Lonnie Swartz was found "not guilty" of 2nd degree murder, prosecutors will try again on manslaughter charges.
Suntran bus downtown Tucson

Sun Tran Seeks Feedback on New Fare Plans

Public meetings scheduled this week.

AP Sources: WH Aide Dismisses McCain View, Says 'He's Dying'

Sen. McCain criticized President's nominee for CIA director because of her link to waterboarding.
Gov. Ducey says finding new money was the key to answering the issue of education funding in the state budget.

Gov. Ducey Describes Budget-Making Challenges

Says finding new funding allowed "solution" to education concerns
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.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signs a bill early in the morning of May 2, 2018, putting 19 percent teacher raises into the Arizona budget over the following three school years.

Gov. Ducey: TUSD's Plan for Staff Raises "Disappointing"

TUSD Superintendent has expressed interest in using new money for staff and faculty raises.
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.
The Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse, 405 W. Congress Street in Tucson.

Border Patrol Union Chides Agency for Not Defending Agent

National union paid legal costs to defend Border Patrol Agent Lonnie Swartz of murder charges.
The University of Arizona May Commencement for 2018 takes place on Friday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Arizona Stadium.

University of Arizona Adds Nearly Six Thousand Alumni This Weekend

This year's commencement marks the 154 at the University.
The new winter melon crop grown from heirloom seeds donated by Chinese Tucsonans in the Mission Gardens.

A Taste of Tucson History

Also on Arizona Spotlight: An update on Central American asylum seekers at the U.S. / Mexico border; using music to build community for America's homeless; learn about the traditions of Ramadan from a Tucson Muslim family
Priscacara liops, Fossil-Lake, Wyoming, USA.

Episode 130: Researching Lake Sediment

Using fossils and sedimentary records to understand the geological history of lake basins.

Arizona Illustrated Episode 429

Art Moms; Deployment; Bulldog Therapy; National Travel and Tourism Week
A Vote Here sign outside a polling place.

Federal Judge Rejects Challenge to Ballot Collection Law

Democrats hoped to overturn an Arizona law preventing groups from collecting early ballots.
A genetic study might help explain why some of us burn while others tan.

Do You Tan or Burn? What Genes Say About Your Skin in the Sun

A genetic study could help predict who gets skin cancer, made more likely by severe childhood sunburns.

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