New South Tucson City Council sworn in, signaling shift in leadership
The council's new members pointed to public safety as their top priority, along with making sure the city’s departments are well funded.
Susan A. Barnett
Susan Barnett is Deputy Editor of Tucson Spotlight and a graduate student at the University of Arizona. She previously worked for La Estrella de Tucson.
Gov. Hobbs talks border security during Nogales visit
Hobbs has allocated $15 million to this initiative and is deploying 40 members of the Arizona National Guard to Nogales to support its continued work.
Prop 314's passage sparks concern in Tucson's Latino communities
Opponents have likened Proposition 314 to SB1070, a 2010 state law that empowered local law enforcement to ask for immigration papers from anyone they suspected of being undocumented.
La aprobación de la Proposición 314 genera preocupación en las comunidades latinas de Tucson
Los opositores han comparado la Proposición 314 con la SB1070, una ley estatal de 2010 que facultaba a las autoridades locales a solicitar documentos de inmigración a cualquier persona que sospecharan que era indocumentada.
Grijalva to prioritize education, transparency in second term
Adelita Grijalva, the daughter of longtime U.S. Congressman Raul Grijalva, was elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2020, breaking barriers as the first Latina elected to the position in Pima County.
Lappin opina sobre el papel del departamento del sheriff en la frontera
El sheriff Chris Nanos no respondió a nuestras solicitudes de entrevista, pero su rival republicana, Heather Lappin, estuvo feliz de aclarar sus puntos de vista.
District 5 candidate Romero says public safety is top priority
This isn’t Romero’s first leap into the world of politics. He’s serving his first term on the Tucson Unified School District governing board and ran and lost for a seat on the Tucson City Council in 2021.
Nation’s first youth mariachi group celebrate 60 years in Tucson
Los Changuitos Feos de Tucson, or “The Ugly Little Monkeys,” was the first youth mariachi group to tour the U.S., inspiring a wave of mariachi groups across the country. The group has performed in the U.S. and Mexico and created a scholarship program that’s become a model for many other groups.
Lappin weighs in on sheriff department’s role at the border
Sheriff Chris Nanos didn’t respond to our requests for an interview, but his Republican challenger, Heather Lappin was happy to clarify her views.
