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Tucson eyes early childhood education cuts amid budget strain

Families and educators urge Tucson leaders to preserve Pima Early Education Program scholarship funding, a vital preschool scholarship program at risk in the proposed city budget.

NEA Pulls Funding for Loft Film Fest 2025; Tucson Community Rallies Support

A $30K setback can’t stop the reel.

Abrams Public Health Center in Tucson, Arizona.

“Adulting 101” class helps Pima County inmates rebuild after jail

Freedom Management classes focus on life skills and personal responsibility for the justice-involved.

A still from the film "The World We Live In" by filmmaker Xander Maniece from the UA School of Theatre, Film and Television and a part of "I Dream in Widescreen" 2025.

Student filmmakers confess "I Dream in Widescreen."

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Film essayist Chris Dashiell; remembering James Mercer, a Pima County Ranger killed in action in 1914; and "Stories That Soar!" celebrates the sun.

The number of Medicaid recipients in Arizona rose to more than 2 million this summer, after a five-month surge that mirrored the impact of COVID-19. Experts said the increase was not as large as they had feared, but also said there’s no way to predict what happens next.

Caregiver program faces $122 million shortfall, putting health coverage for 60,000 at risk

Legislature split over fix for program

Pima County Supervisors Matt Heinz, Jennifer Allen, and Rex Scott pose with new Supervisor Andrés Cano [second from left] after he was sworn in for the District 5 seat on Tuesday, April 15, 2025.

Andrés Cano appointed to District 5 seat

The former state representative was sworn in at the April 15 Pima County Board of Supervisors meeting.

Residents observe a Pima County Board of Supervisors meeting. May 2019.

Pima County District 5 Supervisor Candidates address housing, poverty, and conservation in public forum

One of the six Democrats will be appointed to the Board in the coming weeks.

Incumbent Chris Nanos (D - left) and challenger Heather Lappin (R - right) are both ran for Pima County Sheriff.

Pima County Sheriff’s candidate files $2M claim alleging retaliation by Sheriff Chris Nanos

Heather Lappin accuses Nanos and senior leadership of interfering with her 2024 campaign through retaliatory investigations, false media statements, and unlawful leave conditions

A table offering resources to recently released inmates at the Pima County Transitions Center.

Pima County post-release program expands to felony cases

The Transitions Center has seen over 2,000 people in 18 months of operations.

Pediatricians are concerned that most Arizona children have missed routine vaccinations.

Federal grant cuts hit Pima County Health Department, impacting jobs and services

County officials brace for workforce reductions as major grants are terminated.

Former Pima County Supervisor, Adelita Grijalva. Grijalva is running for her late father's seat in Congress.

Appointment process for Supervisor Grijalva’s vacancy begins

The Pima County Supervisors will appoint a Democrat to represent District 5 through 2026.

Adelita Grijalva [second from left] at a Pima County Board of Supervisors' meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 in Tucson, Ariz.

What’s next for the Pima County Board of Supervisors’ vacant seat?

The Supervisors will appoint a replacement for District 5 Supervisor Adelita Grijalva after she announced a run for Congress.

U.S. Congressman Raul Grijalva speaking with supporters of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren at a town hall at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe, Ariz., on Aug. 1, 2019.

Hundreds remember Southern Arizona's "champion" Raúl Grijalva

Grijalva's funeral took place at Tucson’s St. Augustine Cathedral on Wednesday morning.

Pima County measles update: Health Department planning mobile school vaccination clinics

There are currently no reported cases of measles in Arizona, but the Health Department is advising increasing vaccinations in the event of an outbreak.

The Pima County Courthouse building in downtown Tucson, Arizona.

Pima County Board of Supervisors reviews federal funding freeze impact

Officials warn that paused grants and funding cuts could impact essential county programs.

Pat Grenier poses for a portrait outside his transitional housing on Tuesday, May 14, 2024.

Mental illness put Pat Grenier in crisis. The system put him in jail

Navigating inadequate public healthcare, court, and incarceration systems exposes Pima County's heavy reliance on punitive measures for individuals with mental illness, highlighting the systemic failure to provide proper care and support.

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