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Pima County Sheriff says 'there are much greater public safety issues out there than those in abortion clinics'

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 30, 2022

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said he doesn’t plan to make arrests at abortion clinics because "there are much greater public safety issues out there."

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University of Arizona president: 'the study of languages and cultures is vital'

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 27, 2022

The University of Arizona is poised to receive a $2.5 million charitable grant from the Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute that is aimed at advancing scholarship in Persian and Iranian studies and supporting an endowed professorship and graduate student fellowships.

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Tucson Superintendent Trujillo stresses 'urgency' in hiring math teachers

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 26, 2022

Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) board members recently gathered to strategize tackling issues they face for the upcoming school year, including a teacher shortage that finds the district 23 math teachers short and having to consider other options to fill vacancies.

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Tucson mayor: 'Workers deserve justice, equality, and a better life'

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 20, 2022

Employees of a Tucson Starbucks voted to unionize, becoming the fifth Starbucks location in the state and the first in that city to do so.

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Arizona political parties prepare for 2020 national conventions

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 30, 2019

The countdown is on in Arizona, where Republican and Democratic leaders have started preparing for the national conventions that are just eight months away.

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Trump's daughter-in-law, campaign manager make Tucson stop

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 27, 2019

The Trump re-election train recently made a stop in downtown Tucson, as daughter-in-law and senior adviser Lara Trump and campaign manager Brad Parscale headlined an event held at the Hotel Tucson City Center.

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National health group give Tucson a gold medal for Complete Streets transportation policy

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 11, 2019

The city of Tucson is celebrating its gold medal-winning Complete Streets policy aimed at a more equitable transportation network after not having won a medal in the category just a year earlier.