The Trump administration was too stupid to realize that cutting food safety programs and firing thousands of public serv

The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more th

Alva Bustamante Torres, 94, fought to preserve Tucson’s Mexican-American heritage, championed immigrant rights and inspired generations to protect the city’s history and culture.

Food scraps that might otherwise end up in a landfill could soon become chicken and fish feed at Rincon University High School, where teacher Phillip Dukes is preparing students to

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A dark day at the AZ legislature As an advocate for the environment, I would prefer to be non-partisan since having clean air and water bene...

I was utterly appalled that Tucson's Daily Star newspaper published a vicious hate cartoon saying that voting for Democrats is "Death to America." It was timed to coincide with early...

The Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill hosts a series of talks focused on topics that relate to the science, ecology, history, and culture of the Sonoran Desert. All talks are open to the public. Wedn...

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and Grand Canyon State Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego have taken steps this week to stop Donald 'I love the uneducated' Trump and Robert 'Vaccinations are bad' Kennedy Jr's proposed cuts and standards "gutting" to the popular federal pre-school program, Head Start, that were announced last August. In a letter signed by Mayes, 22 of her Attorney General colleagues, and one Governor (Andy Beshear), concerns were highlighted on the recommended cuts to Head Start Standards, saying:

“We need some mud!” “More sticks!” Small hands scramble to fortify a miniature dam — of rocks, dirt and branches — before a blast from a water hose puts their craftsmanship to the test. “Let’s see if ...

And an Enumeration of His Failings Two hundred fifty years ago leaders from the original thirteen American colonies met in Philadelphia to approve the Declaration of Independence. Now, a new Declaration is needed to overturn the oppressive and corrupt Republican administration and Congress in Washington. As with many “revolutions,” it begins at home. (Thanks to the original author, Thomas Jefferson, and his editors John Adams and Ben Franklin)

College student Dafne Zamora, age 21, Organizing Director of the Keep Arizona Blue Student Coalition, received the state Democratic Party’s Hall of Fame Award. Democrats are heading into the 2026 midterm elections with a substantial advantage among young voters. Recent surveys show Americans under 30 favoring Democratic candidates—and trusting them more to address today's #1 issue: the cost of living.

Closing performance by SambaFunk!—Sunday, November 15, 202612-2 pmFREE Join us for a conversation with Umi Vaughan, Tiffany Yap, and Robert Liu-Trujillo, three writers and artists whose work sits at t...

Candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot in Pima and Pinal counties, from CD6 and CD7 to statewide offices, the AZ Legislature and Tucson school boards

A federal immigration judge declined Tuesday to drop the deportation case against Tucson resident Karla Toledo, who is enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, despite her attorney’s efforts to raise concerns about how the government has communicated with her so far.  That moves Toledo’s case to another hearing in March, where attorneys […]

Edgar Soto, the Democratic candidate seeking to flip Arizona’s Legislative District 17 Senate seat, says voters are looking for relief from rising costs, stronger public schools and a state legislature willing to solve problems – instead of deepening partisan division. In an October 5 meeting of Democrats of Greater Tucson, Soto—a fifth-generation Arizonan, Marine Corps veteran and Pima Community College vice president—said his campaign is targeting independent and Republican voters through extensive door-to-door outreach.

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Armed Border Patrol agents raided a protest camp in Lochiel, in southeast Arizona, making way for contractors to cut down the last standing cottonwood tree to build a border wall

Does protesting actually work?Yes — just look at history.My friend, activist and author Annie Leonard, explains why prot

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The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more th

“We need some mud!” “More sticks!” Small hands scramble to fortify a miniature dam — of rocks, dirt and branches — before a blast from a water hose puts their craftsmanship to the test. “Let’s see if there are any leaks. Here comes the water!” a volunteer announces, pointing the hose toward the child-built structure […]