Amid nationwide deportation crackdown, eight Arizona State University students may be forced to leave the U.S.

As part of the Trump admin’s purge of “DEI” information on government websites, it has taken down a federal report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People. The task force behind the report was created by Congress.

Tucson City Council voted to reject an ordinance that would have banned camping in washes, but passed a measure that adds fines or jail time for standing in certain medians

We're grateful to @rcfp.org for securing access to critical public records for our recent collaboration with @propublica.org , via @hannahbassett.bsky.social & @maryhudetz.bsky.social. Access to public information is essential for public accountability (corrected post) www.rcfp.org/azcir-propub...

Between May 2023 and Sep 2024, 30% of heat deaths were in mobile homes or RVs. An analysis of Pima County medical examiner data by @jbwashington.bsky.social and I dug into the numbers to show how rising heat x mobile homes create a deadly combination azluminaria.org/2025/02/17/s...

A Venezuelan woman and two young children were driven away by Border Patrol agents Tuesday. Her family and two other children don’t know where they are.

Venezuelan mom pulled over for driving too slowly in Tucson. Two of her four kids were in the backseat. State troopers called Border Patrol. That's the last her family and community has heard from them. It's been 3 days. W/ @yanak.bsky.social @cacuella.bsky.social azluminaria.org/2025/02/14/t...

@cacuella.bsky.social and I wrote about unhoused communities in Tucson relying on patchwork of resources to stay warm amid freezing temps Click to learn about the people who kindly shared their survival strategies, stay for the list of shelters + mutual aid distros azluminaria.org/2025/01/16/a...

Excited to announce that we’ve launched our new database dedicated to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Transgender People — the first of its kind in Arizona. 🧵 #IWMFgrantee #MMIP azluminaria.org/mmip-arizona

I talked to @jesspish.bsky.social about her crucial new book about sheriffs and their role in history, how poorly sheriffs run jails, and what to expect from them in the coming Trump admin. azluminaria.org/2025/01/02/q...

Sharing my latest about Yolanda Bydonie’s tireless efforts to find her cousin Keisha Kootswatewa, a Hopi woman who disappeared from the Navajo Nation almost 3 years ago. #IWMFgrantee #MMIW #MMIP Beautiful photos by @ashponders.bsky.social for @azluminaria.bsky.social azluminaria.org/2024/12/20/h...

Scoop🚨 Sheriff Mark Lamb failed to disclose a prior bankruptcy while incorporating his nonprofit. When we pointed that and other inconsistencies out to AZ Corporation Commission, they said they’d be dissolving the org. Latest for @azluminaria.bsky.social azluminaria.org/2024/12/20/s...

Keisha Kootswatewa, a Hopi-Tewa woman, has been missing from the Navajo Nation for almost three years. Her cousin, Yolanda Bydonie, is tirelessly searching for her and advocating for justice for other Indigenous people who are missing or murdered

Almost 700 Pima County residents have benefited from free legal counsel to avoid evictions

If you're preternaturally revolted by festivals of spending such as Black Friday or Cyber Monday, you can duck the consumerism — and still participate in organized capitalist excess 😖 — by donating today to the non-profit media outlet where I work @azluminaria.bsky.social azluminaria.org/membership/

Arizona is the only state with English-only legislation still in effect. Under those laws, children who aren’t proficient in English are segregated at school from their peers whose primary language is English. @cacuella.bsky.social on the impact on those students: azluminaria.org/2024/11/22/a...

Created a #starterpack of Indigenous journalists (and news orgs amplifying Indigenous stories) I’ve found so far on @bsky.app! Pls reach out if you know of anyone I should add. go.bsky.app/Mgp9P4T

Starter pack on Indigenous news and reporters from my colleague @chelcurtis.bsky.social go.bsky.app/Mgp9P4T