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Sen. Justine Wadsack took a nothingburger of a traffic stop and turned it into a fiasco because the Queen of the Arizona MAGAs just can't pass by an opportunity to present herself as a victim. Read more»
President Joe Biden’s announcement on Sunday that he was withdrawing from his 2024 reelection race and backing Vice President Kamala Harris as his successor was immediately followed by speculation about who Harris, in turn, might pick as her running mate. Read more»
President Biden’s Sunday announcement that he would step aside as the Democratic nominee for president sets off a frantic decision-making process for the Democratic Party, but the it could seal up the matter and move forward on a normal election schedule. Read more»
South Tucson's budget is a few days late and a few hundred thousand dollars short. Transgender athletes in Vail are about to be banned from girls sports, and Sunnyside Schools are ready to open — plus more from local gov't meetings around Tucson. Read more»
The global information technology outage on July 19, 2024, that paralyzed organizations ranging from airlines to hospitals and even the delivery of uniforms for the Olympic Games represents a growing concern for cybersecurity professionals, businesses and governments. Read more»
President Joe Biden drops out of the 2024 presidential race and endorses Vice President Kamala Harris. Do you think Trump is second-guessing his selection of J.D. Vance? Read more»
Now that Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the nominee, it will ultimately be up to national convention delegates to formally select a new nominee for their party - for the first time in over 50 years. Read more»
"Two of the judges seeking re-election are among the finest in our state. A third candidate promises to be a tremendous addition to the bench." — former JP John Peck Read more»
Some people are hearing about the Heritage Foundation and the new, ambitious and controversial policy plan, Project 2025, for the first time, but it was founded in 1973 to not only develop conservative policy ideas but also to advance them through direct political advocacy. Read more»
"Pima County Attorney Laura Conover has decimated diversion programming at the Pima County Attorney’s Office — programming vitally important to providing restorative justice as an alternative to prosecution for those who have committed nonviolent crimes." — Jordanna Carvalho, former PCAO program manager Read more»
We happen to live in an age when voters prefer presidents who endlessly brag about what they didn't do to those who get stuff done without being obnoxious about it. Offensiveness is our new national fetish and Mark Kelly just doesn't have it. Read more»
A major IT outage has hit businesses across the world, grounding planes as well as affecting banks and the healthcare sector, a problem Microsoft said was caused by an “update from a third-party software platform” and that the “underlying cause” had now been fixed. Read more»
"Amidst a climate where 'politician' often evokes images of self-serving narcissists, I can attest that there are still a few amazing and genuinely dedicated civil servants. Pima County Supervisor Rex Scott is one of them." — former PCC Boardmember Cat Ripley Read more»
Tucson Sentinel's Paul Ingram was awarded 1st place for beat reporting in a national journalism competition, while Blake Morlock won 2nd place for his column writing and Daniel Shailer took 3rd place for environmental reporting. Read more»
"I am proud to support a sheriff who is proving in action every day that he is the right person for the job. Our safety is far too important to lose out to political platitudes and uninformed promises." — former Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik Read more»
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