Tucson Spotlight election coverage
Tucson Spotlight is covering the 2026 elections from the ground up: candidates, ballot measures, and what's at stake for Southern Arizona. Find all of our election coverage here.
UA's endowment move comes as Phoenix project struggles
The University of Arizona denies its $70 million endowment transfer is connected to a struggling Phoenix research building's financing, but won't answer key questions about the project's bond status, fundraising, or cost changes.
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Join Tucson Spotlight and Tucson Tome Gnome's adult summer reading club for year two, now with Pima County Public Library.
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Free liver scans help Tucson Latinos catch disease early
A University of Arizona program, Nosotros, offers free liver screenings to Southern Arizona's Latino community, targeting a fatty liver disease that disproportionately affects people of Mexican origin.
Measles unconfirmed for Russian man in ICE detention
The wife of a Russian national quarantined at the Florence Detention Center says it's unconfirmed whether he has measles, as ICE reports seven cases at the facility.
Democrat Edgar Soto runs for open LD17 Senate seat
Marine veteran and educator Edgar Soto is the only Democrat running for Legislative District 17's open Arizona Senate seat, campaigning on public education, affordable housing and groundwater protection.
8 candidatos compiten por el Concejo de South Tucson
Ocho candidatos compiten por tres escaños en el Concejo Municipal de South Tucson en las elecciones primarias del 21 de julio; la seguridad pública, el déficit presupuestario y las cámaras de vigilancia figuran entre los temas centrales de la contienda.
Tucson refugee quarantined with measles in ICE detention
A Russian refugee who fled the draft is quarantined with measles in an Arizona detention center weeks before his scheduled deportation, as his Tucson wife fights to keep him in the U.S.
Tucson Spotlight named finalist for national award
Tucson Spotlight is a finalist for LION Publishers' Collaboration of the Year award, recognizing its partnerships across Southern Arizona.
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