Newly minted citizens were encouraged to explore the United States, exercise their rights and retain their pride in their heritage during a Fourth of July naturalization ceremony at Saguaro National Park.

  Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs appointed democratic Judge Kristin Schriner to the Pima County Superior Court on Thursday.

  Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs appointed democratic Judge Kristin Schriner to the Pima County Superior Court on Thursday.

  The big bad bill that U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani voted for will drastically ramp up ICE efforts, deplete funds to provide Arizona workers with health care, and risks higher local taxes. Other than that, great work coddling the rich!

  In Arizona, a divided state government means elected leaders spend a lot of their time blocking one another’s policy proposals instead of creating bipartisan compromise.

  As you celebrate Independence Day, please support the free press that is the bedrock of our democracy, and help underwrite your local nonprofit news organization: the independent Tucson Sentinel.

  U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani voted in favor of the Republican Party’s budget bill, which passed the House of Representatives on a 218-214 vote and now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature.

  Amphitheater Public Schools is accepting applicants to fill a vacant school board seat left by the death of Boardmember Patricia Harris on June 17.

  In 2024, the max temperature in Phoenix sat at or above 100 degrees for approximately 30% of the year — and that non-stop consecutive heat has environmental advocates and doctors worried about the years to come as climate change continues to make the world and Arizona hotter.

  U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani remains opposed to elements of the Senate budget plan as House leaders whip support for President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill. Arizona healthcare advocates warn it will cost the state billions of dollars and result in shuttered hospitals.

  A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from deporting asylum seekers, finding President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 proclamation of an "invasion" at the U.S.-Mexico border did not grant him the authority to “adopt an alternative immigration system.”

  Large cuts to Medicaid in the massive tax and spending plan that Republicans are finalizing could deal a major blow to Arizona’s rural hospitals, threatening services for tens of thousands of residents.