Slow-growing cities are often disadvantaged in receiving state money. A 2021 tax law still causes political disagreements about the issue. Read more: buff.ly/WPzFgek

Attorney General Kris Mayes has asked the Department of Homeland Security to provide more details by Tuesday regarding a potential immigration detention center in the City of Surprise. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

For the second time since November, Colorado River basin states missed a key deadline to agree on new water-sharing rules. More: news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Attorney General Kris Mayes’ office has filed expert testimony with the Arizona Corporation Commission – Arizona’s utility regulators – for Tucson Electric Power’s rate case. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

AZPM looks at the ins and outs of the controversial private school voucher system, and how public school advocates are hoping to propose reforms to voters this November. Read more: news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

McKale Center at ALKEME (pronounced like alchemy) Arena is the new name of the home of Wildcat basketball and other indoor sports, after ALKEME Insurance signed a 15-year deal with the U of A. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

The Primavera Foundation’s outdoor sleeping site, STAR Village, has passed 100 days of operation. It provides both shelter and care for up to 25 women and non-binary adults and their pets, who all get a chance for a more secure future. For more: news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

The Pima Joint Technical Education District Foundation has given $250,000 to five of its partner districts in Southern Arizona to help fund industrial trade programs for high schoolers. The foundation said the money was granted by private donors. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

At news conferences since 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie's apparent abduction from her Tucson-area home, the soft-spoken sheriff of Pima County has tried to walk the line between keeping the public informed while withholding investigation details. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

A bill requiring Arizona hospitals to ask about the immigration status of their patients passed the State Senate earlier this week, following a contentious hearing between lawmakers on the senate floor. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

RTA Next, a $2.67 billion plan for roads, public transit, and pedestrian upgrades, is on the ballot as Propositions 418 and 419. About a quarter of the funding would support public transit, primarily maintaining existing services. For more: news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Councilmember Paul Diaz voted ‘no’ on Rural Metro Fire merger, calling it "flat outsourcing," and two months later the South Tucson Fire Department hired a completely new staff. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

A federal judge agreed Thursday to temporarily block the Pentagon from punishing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a former Navy pilot, for participating in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Investigators working to find the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie could face rainfall on Friday, potentially complicating efforts to track evidence. For more: news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Arizona regulators revised an air quality permit with stronger monitoring and reporting requirements following federal review. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

No immigration agents have been deployed to Tucson Unified schools since the district conducted mandatory training last week, but officials say they're better prepared in case ICE shows up. For more: buff.ly/fcebNkV

A man who told reporters Wednesday morning that he was the “subject” detained for questioning in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance was released from custody. Authorities continued searches throughout Pima County, after receiving 4,000 tips in the last 24 hours. buff.ly/z39VTmC

Residents fled the Mexican border town of Sasabe, Sonora, a couple years ago when cartel violence broke out in the street, leaving behind their dogs with few people or resources to care for them. Years after the cartel wars, the town begins to recover. Read more: news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Safford’s city council approved a new business plan for the Safford Regional Airport in January but is awaiting state and federal grant funding. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Marana residents want to take a proposed data center to the polls, after turning in a referendum petition with more than 2,800 signatures. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

The Perseverance rover has been collecting soil samples from the surface of Mars for five years. Scientists are still hoping a new mission will someday bring the samples back to Earth. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other high-ranking immigration officials visited a remote stretch of border wall last week in Santa Cruz County, where they touted President Trump’s immigration policy during his first year in office. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Undergraduates in the University of Arizona College of Education prepare for the challenges of an ever-changing workforce. For more: news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Maricopa County public health officials say everyone who was at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport between 4PM.-8:30PM on Jan. 29 should watch for symptoms of measles through Feb. 19. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

STAR Village, an outdoor sleeping site by The Primavera Foundation, is set to close this fall, despite the recently declared housing and homeless emergency period. For more: news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

The Guthrie family has addressed the alleged abductor(s) of their mother, Nancy, in a recently published post on Instagram. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

At 3PM on Friday, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said in a social media post that they are aware of a new message regarding Nancy Guthrie, and that investigators are inspecting the information for authenticity. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

U.S. Senator Mark Kelly is sticking to his demands as Congress continues to negotiate about immigration enforcement reform. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

The board of directors for the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind voted Thursday to relocate the school’s Tucson campus to Oro Valley this summer due to budget and enrollment shortfalls. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Authorities are entering the sixth day of investigating Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance from her home in Catalina Foothills. Investigators have not named a suspect or person of interest in connection to Guthrie’s case. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

The Tucson city council voted for a housing and homelessness emergency at their Feb. 3 meeting. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Federal prosecutors have named a man accused of sending ransom-related text messages to members of Nancy Guthrie’s family after her disappearance Sunday. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Join NPR 89.1 for a Town Hall on life in Minnesota amid an immigration enforcement operation. Hosts Jeremy Hobson and Catharine Richert will discuss the community's current situation and future in Saint Paul. “The Middle” today at 2PM on NPR 89.1.

A growing number say these ICE assignments are not what they signed up for. Life-threatening delays in getting medicine and care to detainees, chaotic screenings, and overcrowded yet understaffed conditions. www.npr.org/2026/02/05/n...

The changes, which go into effect on July 1, 2026, include fewer repayment options, different terms for many loans, and a restructuring of who is eligible for some post-graduate financing. For more: buff.ly/OlWJ1KD

The Tucson Unified School District has begun mandatory training sessions for teachers and staff on immigration enforcement preparedness should federal agents come to campuses. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Federal immigration enforcement officials are using a growing arsenal of surveillance tools to track immigrants and protesters, including facial detection apps and databases, cellphone trackers and drones. For more: buff.ly/ZTiWJWl

Several high-ranking immigration officials — including Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons — visited a stretch of border wall east of Nogales Wednesday. More: buff.ly/ueljW13

Ski mountaineering will make its Olympic debut this year, the first winter sport to do so since 2002. Skeleton, luge, ski jumping and moguls are also getting new events. www.npr.org/2026/02/05/n...

A group of Arizona residents and visitors from other locations are encouraging the general public to learn more about the history of African American service members who enlisted in the segregated military from the 1860s to the 1950s. More: buff.ly/vCxF8jB

A planned Costco Wholesale store in Tucson is set to receive a $7.3 million tax break. The Tucson City Council greenlit the new tax incentive Tuesday even as the city continues to see lower sales tax revenues than projected. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

In a 4-to-1 vote, the Pima County Supervisors passed a resolution Tuesday opposing a prospective immigration detention center in Marana. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Arizona House Republicans are hoping to implement reforms under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — or H.R. 1 — at the state level. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

Tucson's Biosphere 2 is featured in the latest video released by the YouTube content team Mr. Beast. Mr. Beast's channel provides entertainment for 464 million subscribers. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

The Trump administration is reducing the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota after state and local officials agreed to cooperate by turning over arrested immigrants, border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Dozens of firefighters at South Tucson Fire Department were informed of their termination earlier this month by email after the city announced a new partnership. For more: buff.ly/RRtnWlu

Tucson’s Barrio Nopal neighborhood will soon welcome a new low-income housing project for families, developed by Southern Arizona Land Trust. The project will join the more than 50 affordable rental homes SALT has developed in and around the area. For more: news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

With the 2026 midterm elections nine months away, U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani, the Republican incumbent, raised over $1 million in the last three months of 2025. His main challenger, Democrat JoAnna Mendoza, reported raising over $950,000. More: buff.ly/V9Fw7di

No. 1 Arizona beat rival Arizona State 87-74 on Saturday, setting a school record with 22 straight wins to start the season. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...

A Sonoran Institute pilot project targets river pollution with smart technology and local partnerships. news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2...