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The Arizona state Capitol on March 3, 2020.

Checking in on the 2020 Arizona Legislature

Mar 5, 2020 The path forward for some legislation is clearer with the session roughly halfway over.
A Tucson Unified School District Bus.

Diversity and desegregation in TUSD

Feb 28, 2020 After decades of legal battles and diversification efforts, the Tucson Unified School District wants to be released from court supervision.
The San Pedro River in late January, 2020.

Groundwater use for Fort Huachuca and the San Pedro River

Feb 21, 2020 A look at the latest legal fight over the groundwater supply shared by Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista and the San Pedro River.
A solar array used by Tucson Electric Power to add renewable energy to the grid, August 2019

The price of clean energy in Arizona

Feb 13, 2020 Utility companies are embracing clean energy plans, but also looking to increase rates for consumers to finance the changes.
A sign indicating a polling place near Fourth Avenue in Tucson, Election Day, Nov. 7, 2018.

Ensuring security in Arizona elections

Feb 6, 2020 County and state election officials discuss how they're working to combat misinformation and interference in the 2020 race.
University of Arizona sophomore Kyle Kline speaks to a crowd gathered at a climate strike protest at El Presidio Park in Tucson on Sept. 20, 2019.

Young activists press for action on climate change

Jan 31, 2020 Inexperience and age aren't stopping young people in Arizona and around the world from demanding action.
Model missiles on display during a ribbon cutting event at Raytheon Missile Systems in May 2018.

Raytheon's growth and future in Tucson

Jan 24, 2020 Also, a security expert discusses the missile-maker's role in the defense industry.
A warning label for opioid addiction on an oxycodone bottle.

Tackling opioid addiction with treatment, not arrest

Jan 16, 2020 Police in Southern Arizona are embracing programs to help people break the cycle of addiction without resorting to the criminal justice system.
Boulder Basin at Lake Mead.

Planning for a future with less Colorado River water

Jan 9, 2020 A new book sheds light on mistakes of the past while Arizona gears up for the next round of negotiations.
Teagan Rasche competing for the University of Arizona track team. Spring 2019

Paying college athletes for their images

Jan 3, 2020 A change to NCAA rules could allow college athletes to profit from promotions.
A TuSimple self-driving truck.

The future automated workplace

Dec 19, 2019 How the "new industrial revolution" will affect jobs and education in Tucson and Pima County.
Scott Warren outside U.S. District Court Nov. 20, 2019, following acquittal in the government's second trial.

Border humanitarian aid work on trial

Dec 12, 2019 A look at how federal immigration policy and religious freedom played out in the trials of a No More Deaths volunteer.
The view of Oppelner Strasse in a multicultural neighborhood in Berlin, Germany.

German Perspectives on Immigration

Dec 5, 2019 In Southern Arizona, the topic of immigration is ever-present. This week, we hear from experts, refugees and reporters from the other side of the Atlantic.
Free lunch and breakfast from the Sunnyside Unified School District fill a need for kids who rely on those meals during the school year.

Pizza, hamburgers and ... local broccoli? School lunch in Tucson

Nov 29, 2019 70 years on, a WWII-era program to combat malnutrition is healthier than ever.
Historic bungalows along Broadway Blvd were moved as part of the preparation for widening of the road.

Broadway widening and the Sunshine Mile

Nov 22, 2019 The new year brings new construction to Tucson.
Deer dancer statue outside of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe's administration building.

Yaqui, O'odham history and sovereignty in the borderlands

Nov 15, 2019 Federal recognition can be a complicated subject for Indigenous people whose land spans political borders.

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