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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📚✨ Tucson Summer Reading Club for grown-ups is back ✨📚
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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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 sick with measles in ICE detention
A Russian refugee who fled the draft is sick with measles in an Arizona detention center days 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.
Lyon seeks Arizona House seat in LD17 race
Democrat Holly Lyon, a retired Air Force colonel, is running for the Arizona House in LD17 alongside Rep. Kevin Volk, with priorities including groundwater regulation, affordable housing and public school funding.
Recortes a SNAP afectarán a miles en Pima
El número de hogares del condado de Pima que reciben beneficios de SNAP se ha reducido casi a la mitad desde julio de 2025, ya que la ley *One Big Beautiful Bill Act* elimina la elegibilidad para recibir asistencia alimentaria y sanitaria a veteranos, niños y miles de residentes más.
Loft Cinema caps Pride Month with "Paris Is Burning"
The Loft Cinema and the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation closed out Pride Month with a 35th anniversary screening of "Paris Is Burning," the last of 24 events amid concerns over federal funding cuts.
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