Tucson Politics

  GOP candidates are at big financial disadvantage in the most competitive races for Pima County leadership, as they trail Democrats in raising campaign cash.

  Arizona state leaders say they’re standing guard against potential election threats fueled by AI, but just weeks away from the general election, they haven’t seen much.

  Leaked chats from the American Patriots Three Percent militia, also known as AP3 or APIII, reveal how the group reacted to media reports on their efforts to monitor ballot drop boxes in Arizona and how they organized their efforts.

  With early voting underway, former President Barack Obama will visit the University of Arizona campus on Friday to campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as they seek election to the presidency.

  After a 10-month legal fight with an out-of-state conservative news outlet and promises from Republican Kari Lake of a “bombshell” contained within, Ruben and Kate Gallegos’ newly unsealed divorce records revealed no such thing.

  Christopher Clements, serving separate life sentences for kidnapping and murdering two young girls in Tucson, told the Arizona Court of Appeals that DNA and cellphone map evidence should have been excluded from his first trial.

  Arizona’s Department of Education has introduced the School Training Overdose Preparedness and Intelligence Taskforce, aimed at tackling the growing threat of fentanyl in schools, as fentanyl overdoses have become a critical issue in Arizona, particularly among young people.

  Arizona’s state budget outlook has improved compared to last year and the state has more than $500 million than it expected, but fiscal challenges are expected to emerge in the coming years, according to legislative budget analysts.

  Updated: Update: The Arizona Supreme Court has denied a request from U.S. Congressman Ruben Gallego and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego to extend a stay on the release of their divorce records in their latest attempt to fend off a legal fight with an out-of-state conservative news outlet.

  The Dennis DeConcini border crossing in Nogales, Ariz., remains closed after a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer shot and wounded a man as he tried to force his way into Mexico.

  Sheriff Chris Nanos, in my not-so-humble opinion, crossed a fat ethical line by announcing he has called for federal and state investigations of his political opponent, Republican Heather Lappin — who's also one of his employees.

  U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego asked the Arizona Supreme Court to extend a stay on the release of their divorce records in their latest attempt to fend off a legal fight with an out-of-state conservative news outlet.

  Updated: Updated: The Republican challenger to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos was suspended from her post at the county jail because she "colluded with a journalist" to pay an inmate for a news story, the sheriff said Tuesday. The newsroom says it's being "targeted" over critical coverage.

  Eighty-five religious organizations stepped up to support Apache Stronghold in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision over the Oak Flat copper mine, saying it discriminates against Native religious beliefs.

  A federal judge mostly denied Meta's request to dismiss claims by 34 states that it designed social media apps like Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive for minors, resulting in a variety of harms to children, local governments and the public health.

  State supreme court elections are no longer down-ballot, low-information races. Today, with the high stakes of reproductive rights on the line, these races are pivotal.

Don't let them steal our rights

  The Republican challenger to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos was suspended from her post at the county jail because she "colluded with a journalist" to pay an inmate for a news story, a spokesman for the sheriff said Tuesday.

  Colorado attorneys on Monday rested their case challenging Kroger’s $24.6 billion purchase of Albertsons, a business deal also opposed by the FTC and several states, including Arizona.

  Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has put Lt. Heather Lappin, his opponent in the sheriff’s race, on paid administrative leave citing possible criminal infractions, and also placed Sgt. Aaron Cross, president of the Pima County Deputy’s Organization, on paid leave.

  Pima County Supervisor Steve Christy is pushing for action after an external investigation found the Sheriff's Department may have violated procedures in handling an alleged deputy-on-deputy sexual assault, plus more in local government meetings around Tucson this week.

  This November, the Arizona Corporation Commission’s actions and the responses to them will play a pivotal role in determining who will be elected to the commission, which advocates say has the potential to dictate Arizona’s climate and renewable energy future.

  Working-class parents have often said they’re at least initially interested in school vouchers, which in Arizona are called Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, yet when it comes to lower-income families actually choosing to use vouchers, the numbers tell a very different story.

  The Pima County Recorder’s Office has delayed the mailing of some ballots because of a problem with the voter rolls that assigned more than 500 voters to the wrong school district.

  Some state and federal government services and private businesses will be closed Monday, as Tucsonans mark the former "Columbus Day" with a holiday honoring Native residents.