The University of Arizona denies its $70 million endowment transfer is connected to a struggling Phoenix research building's financing, but won't answer key questions about the project's bond status, fundraising, or cost changes.
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Tucson's Lovin' Spoonfuls, a vegan restaurant open since 2005, is racing to raise money through GoFundMe as rising costs and debt push the longtime Midtown eatery toward closure.
Pima County's proposed 2026-27 budget would increase spending by $58 million, directing most of the boost toward public safety and infrastructure, as supervisors debate employee raises and rural road funding.
Rio Nuevo avanza con la reapertura de Gibson's Shopping Market en el centro de Tucson, pero el distrito se enfrenta a una nueva batalla legislativa sobre su financiación a medida que se acerca la fecha lÃmite del presupuesto, el 30 de junio.
DACA recipient Karla Toledo is facing renewed deportation proceedings after ICE detained her without a warrant and federal officials reversed a motion to dismiss her case.
South Tucson's City Council voted to direct a $1 million Pascua Yaqui Tribe donation toward police operations and crime prevention programs, as community members pushed the city to invest in prevention alongside enforcement.
The University of Arizona is eliminating roughly 28 positions in its Health Sciences Department as part of a sweeping reorganization that will fold its programs into university operations by Aug. 7.
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