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The Pima County Board of Supervisors meets at the County Administration Building in downtown Tucson.

Board of Supervisors delays property tax vote - again

Some supervisors say more planning is needed before approving Matt Heinz’s proposal, despite growing concerns over housing insecurity and homelessness.
Mayor Regina Romero delivers her annual Report to Tucsonans at the Tucson Convention Center on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2024.

Tucson Mayor Romero heads to Qatar

Sheis there for an economic summit.
Pow Wow Dancer Series.

Stories about hope, renewal, and second chances.

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A covered parking meter displays the Park Tucson logo and contact information in Downtown Tucson, off 4th Avenue.

Paid parking in Tucson will be extended beginning June

Car users will have to pay for parking on Saturdays until 7 p.m.
Lightning over Tucson. August 2024

Monsoon 2025: Dry spring could mean good chances for storms

Monsoon season officially starts June 15.
Looking down the Titan II missle silo at the Titan Missile Museum in Green Valley, Arizona. April 2025.

The Buzz: Southern Arizona’s role in “Peace Through Deterrence”

Titan missile silos once surrounded the area, and from churches to plant nurseries, the remnants are everywhere.

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.
Andrea Gallegos, one of the first female mariachi director in the Southwest.

The Master - Apprentice program preserves not only mariachi, but women in mariachi.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Sound Fiction returns with James Mustard's "Homestead on Bellatrix Prime"; celebrating the return of the Elegant Trogon to Madera Canyon; and "A Book I Love" from Cyclovia Tucson 2025.
The Loft Cinema marquee, Aug. 27, 2020.

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

A $30K setback can’t stop the reel.
City of Tucson's council chambers in downtown.

Rocque Perez Appointed to Tucson City Council Ward 5 Seat

The current director of a regional education board will serve through Dec 1.
A billboard calls out reduced visitor hours at Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Ariz., on Monday, May 5, 2025. The billboard is off of I-10 and 6th Ave., and part of a nationwide campaign sponsored by More Perfect Union, drawing attention to how federal cuts made by DOGE, have impacted the National Park Service. There are four billboards in Tucson and six in Phoenix.

Billboards in Tucson and Phoenix call out cuts made to Saguaro National Park

A national campaign blames Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency for reduced services at 40 national parks.
Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins and U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani at the Tucson VA Medical Center on Monday, April 28, 2025. Secretary Collins says he is taking care of veterans.

VA job cuts loom but deadline moves

Sec. Collins says layoffs won’t affect healthcare, but Tucson VA staff worry about impact on veterans and support roles.
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.
"Cathedral Rock Sunrise" taken in Sedona by Tim H. Murphy.

Journeys in space and mind.

On Arizona Spotlight: Join Pati Jinich as she explores "Panamericana"; and Tibetan Buddhist Lama Lodu Rinpoche visits Tucson to share ancient wisdom about our inner space.
Most Reverend Gerald Kicanas walks towards the entrance of St. Augustine Cathedral in downtown Tucson, Ariz., on Monday, April 21, 2025. The Apostolic Administrator and former Bishop of the Diocese of Tucson held a reposal mass for the passing of the Catholic Pope Francis who died on Easter Monday. The 266th Pope was 88 and suffered a stroke and cardiac arrest.

Southern AZ mourns passing of Pope Francis on Easter Monday

Former Tucson Bishop Gerald Kicanas held a reposal mass at the St. Augustine Cathedral in downtown Tucson.
Singer, Crystal Gayle.

Crystal Gayle sings songs of the heart.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: This month's storyteller shares about the one thing in life he cannot resist; and a new segment of "A Book I Love."

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