TUSD board hears cost of closing, merging 12 schools tonight
Before he could walk the halls of Cragin Elementary, Castiel Maske moved through them as a preschooler with his yellow walker. Now in fourth grade, Castiel has been known to run through the school doors to Ms. Paz’s class. Cragin is where Castiel learned to navigate physical barriers, develop independence and access support, says his…
Mobile home park industry is top funder of pro-Petersen PAC
Fifteen management companies, owners or individuals connected to the manufactured home park industry have given nearly $700,000 to a political committee backing Republican Warren Petersen in his bid to unseat…
TUSD closures list: 12 schools recommended for closure or merger
On Monday afternoon, the Tucson Unified School District recommended closing Secrist Middle School and consolidating it with Santa Rita High School — the 11th and 12th schools named as part…
TEP rate case: Judge backs 11% bill increase, yearly updates
The administrative law judge tasked with weighing in on Tucson Electric Power’s requested rate increase is recommending a double-digit rate increase that would raise average residential bills 11.2% and is…
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Community activists call on feds to reopen closed public borderlands
About 30 people protested outside the Bureau of Land Management offices on Tucson’s south side Thursday afternoon demanding that public lands along the border…
Keep readingJudge declines to drop deportation case against Tucson DACA recipient Karla Toledo
A federal immigration judge declined Tuesday to drop the deportation case against Tucson resident Karla Toledo, who is enrolled in the Deferred Action for…
Keep readingJuez se niega a desestimar el caso de deportación contra Karla Toledo, beneficiaria de DACA en Tucson
Un juez federal de inmigración se negó el martes a desestimar el caso de deportación contra Karla Toledo, residente de Tucson e inscrita en…
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Caso tarifario de TEP: Juez respalda un aumento del 11% en las facturas y actualizaciones anuales
La jueza de derecho administrativo encargada de evaluar el aumento de tarifas solicitado por Tucson Electric Power (TEP, por sus…
Tucson will count how often homeless people use bathrooms, ramadas in public parks
As Tucson’s parks have reopened this fall, some after months of closure for renovation, the city is launching a new…
Jorge Glem brings Venezuelan cuatro to Tucson Symphony
This article was originally published in Tucson Spotlight, a community-based newsroom that provides paid opportunities for students and rising journalists…
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