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Arizona Luminaria cross-referenced campaign finance filings with park ownership records and found 15 companies, owners or individuals tied to manufactured home parks have given nearly $700,000 to a PAC backing Warren Petersen for attorney general

azluminaria.orgMobile home park industry is top funder of pro-Petersen PAC  - AZ LuminariaFifteen management companies, owners or individuals connected to the manufactured home park industry have given nearly $700,000 to a political committee backing Republican Warren Petersen in his bid to unseat Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, whose office sued one of the biggest operators over conditions at a Southern Arizona park during a heat wave in […]
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Council member Miranda Schubert says Tucson should move toward “measuring actual reductions in unsheltered homelessness” as a new parks unit prepares to count homeless people using ramadas and restrooms

azluminaria.orgTucson will count how often homeless people use bathrooms, ramadas in public parks - AZ LuminariaAs Tucson’s parks have reopened this fall, some after months of closure for renovation, the city is launching a new initiative aimed at easing ongoing tensions over unhoused people using these public spaces.  Along with the ongoing effort to enforce the city’s camping ban, a new parks department unit will keep a weekly census of […]
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Cragin and Blenman elementary schools were announced today. Find our updating list here >> https://azluminaria.org/2026/10/20/tusd-closures-list-schools-recommended-for-closing-or-merging/

azluminaria.orgTUSD closures list update: Schools recommended for closing or merging - AZ LuminariaOn Tuesday afternoon, the Tucson Unified School District recommended closing Dunham Elementary and consolidating with Marshall Elementary — the third and fourth schools named as part of recommendations to right-size Southern Arizona’s largest school district. The two schools are among up to 10 of the district’s 88 schools named this week for reconfiguration, pending approval […]
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TUSD began notifying up to 10 of its 88 schools Monday

azluminaria.orgTUSD names first two schools recommended for consolidation - AZ LuminariaOn Monday afternoon, the Tucson Unified School District recommended consolidating Hudlow Elementary School into Sewell Elementary School — the first two schools named as part of recommendations to right-size Southern Arizona’s largest school district. Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo said two weeks ago he would first meet in person first with principals, then faculty at each school […]
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La contienda del 3 de noviembre es una de las elecciones al Congreso más competitivas del país y podría ayudar a determinar qué partido controla la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos. https://ow.ly/3grc50ZYFGa

ow.lyGuía electoral del Distrito 6 de Arizona: las posturas de Ciscomani, Mendoza y Swing - AZ LuminariaEl Distrito Congresional 6 de Arizona abarca partes de los condados de Pima, Pinal, Cochise, Graham y Greenlee, e incluye gran parte del este de Tucson, así como comunidades del sureste de Arizona. Cuatro candidatos compiten por representar al distrito: el republicano Juan Ciscomani, quien busca la reelección; la demócrata JoAnna Mendoza; el candidato del […]
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Arizona’s 6th Congressional District race is one of the most competitive in the country and could help determine which party controls the U.S. House. 🗳️ Read more about the candidates in Arizona Luminaria's voter guide: https://ow.ly/zGLK50ZYFE7

ow.lyArizona District 6 voter guide: Where Ciscomani, Mendoza, Swing stand - AZ LuminariaArizona’s 6th Congressional District covers parts of Pima, Pinal, Cochise, Graham and Greenlee counties and includes much of eastern Tucson, as well as communities in southeastern Arizona.  Four candidates are competing to represent the district: Republican incumbent Juan Ciscomani, Democrat JoAnna Mendoza, Green Party candidate Gary Swing and Libertarian candidate Jereme Peters. Voting FAQ What […]
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La institución afirma que la Proposición 430 compensaría décadas de recortes en la financiación estatal. El costo para el propietario de una vivienda valorada en $250,000 dólares sería de unos $31 al año. https://ow.ly/6C5150ZYFwh

ow.lyProposición 430: Pima Community College pide a los votantes un bono de $250 millones ante la reducción de fondos estatales y federales - AZ LuminariaCuando Andrew Martini era más joven y vivía en California, el garaje de su vecino comenzó a incendiarse. Llamaron al departamento de bomberos y, en cuestión de minutos, los bomberos llegaron al lugar para apagar el fuego. “Fue una experiencia realmente buena poder presenciar aquello y recibir la ayuda que necesitábamos en ese momento, especialmente […]
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Pima Community College officials say Proposition 430 would make up for decades of state funding cuts. It would cost the owner of a $250K home about $31 a year. https://azluminaria.org/2026/10/14/prop-430-pima-community-college-asks-voters-for-250-million-bond-as-state-federal-money-dries-up/

azluminaria.orgProp. 430: Pima Community College asks voters for $250 million bond as state, federal money dries up - AZ LuminariaWhen Andrew Martini was younger and living in California, his neighbor’s garage started to burn down. The fire department was called and within minutes, firefighters were on the scene putting out the fire.  “It was just a really great experience being able to see that and get the help that we needed in the moment […]
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Arizona voters in November will decide two of five seats on the commission that regulates hundreds of utilities statewide, including setting rates that affect how much people pay for vital services like electricity, water and gas. https://ow.ly/wLTs50ZYFqN

ow.lyACC voter guide: Arizonans will vote to fill two seats on state commission that regulates utility rates - AZ LuminariaArizona voters in November will decide two of five seats on the commission that regulates hundreds of utilities statewide, including setting rates that affect how much people pay for vital services like electricity, water and gas. The Arizona Corporation Commission was created under the state’s constitution and is among the few such agencies nationwide with […]
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As the Trump administration continues to focus on immigration enforcement, Democratic incumbent Adelita Grijalva and Republican Daniel Butierez are set to rematch for a district that stretches across Southern Arizona’s U.S.-México border. https://ow.ly/O3mc50ZYFnf

ow.lyArizona District 7 voter guide: Where Grijalva and Butierez stand - AZ LuminariaAs the Trump administration continues to focus on increasingly aggressive immigration enforcement, two congressional candidates are set for a rematch to represent a district that stretches across Southern Arizona’s U.S.-México border Democratic incumbent Adelita Grijalva and Republican Daniel Butierez first faced off in the 7th Congressional District special election last year after Grijalva’s father, Raúl […]
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En la contienda por la fiscalía general, los votantes tienen la opción de elegir entre dos candidatos con una amplia trayectoria profesional, pero con opiniones diferentes sobre el estado de la integridad electoral y la administración de Trump. https://ow.ly/8PrC50ZYFbS

ow.lyGuía electoral sobre fiscalía general de Arizona: posturas de Mayes y Petersen - AZ LuminariaLa fiscal general demócrata en funciones, Kris Mayes, se enfrenta al candidato republicano Warren Petersen en una contienda que ha recibido el respaldo del presidente Donald Trump y que también ha llamado la atención de propietarios de viviendas y empresas inmobiliarias locales. Los esfuerzos de Mayes, como principal funcionaria encargada de hacer cumplir la ley […]
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In the attorney general race, voters have a choice between two candidates with lengthy professional histories but differing views on the state of election integrity and the Trump administration. Read more: https://ow.ly/Vxvg50ZYFaP

ow.lyArizona attorney general voter guide: Where Mayes, Petersen stand - AZ LuminariaIncumbent Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes is facing Republican challenger Warren Petersen in a race that has drawn an endorsement from President Donald Trump and the attention of local homeowners and realty companies alike. Mayes’ efforts — as the chief law enforcement officer in Arizona — include challenging mobile home landlords and industries polluting the […]
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Opponents point to Marana town code that says a business license should be denied to applicants guilty of fraud, deceit or misrepresentation, or that ran a business unlawfully. MTC applied Oct. 1 for a license to run a planned ICE detention center

azluminaria.orgOpponents cite MTC’s record as company seeks license to run Marana detention center - AZ LuminariaThe private prison operator slated to run an immigration detention center in Marana has applied for a business license with the town, moving toward clearing one of the final bureaucratic roadblocks before the center could become operational.  Management & Training Corporation, or MTC, signed a contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in September to […]
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From grocery taxes and traffic cameras to Reid Park Zoo funding, here’s what a yes or no vote would do on every proposition on Pima County ballots

azluminaria.org2026 Arizona propositions: What’s on the ballot in Pima County - AZ LuminariaTucson-area voters will see a lot of questions on their ballots for the Nov. 3 general election, with decisions ranging from how we vote to how we fund our zoo. And depending on where you live, you might have additional questions, including proposals about schools and local taxes. As a quick key for voters, if […]
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Los votantes de Tucson decidirán en noviembre si aprueban o rechazan un nuevo acuerdo de 25 años entre la ciudad de Tucson y Tucson Electric Power. Lee más sobre la Proposición 421 en la guía electoral de Arizona Luminaria: https://ow.ly/NQBw50ZYiY7

ow.lyGuía electoral Proposición 421: qué decidirá Tucson sobre la concesión de TEP - AZ LuminariaLos votantes de Tucson decidirán en noviembre si aprueban o rechazan un nuevo acuerdo de 25 años entre la ciudad de Tucson y Tucson Electric Power. La Proposición 421 pide a los votantes permitir que la ciudad celebre un acuerdo de concesión con TEP, una empresa privada de servicios públicos cuya compañía matriz es Fortis […]
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Tucson voters will decide this November whether to approve or deny a new 25-year agreement between the City of Tucson and Tucson Electric Power. Read about Prop. 421 in Arizona Luminaria's voter guide: https://ow.ly/oQlm50ZYiXr

ow.lyProp. 421 voter guide: What Tucson's TEP franchise vote decides - AZ LuminariaTucson voters will decide this November whether to approve or deny a new 25-year agreement between the City of Tucson and Tucson Electric Power.  Proposition 421 asks voters to allow the city to enter into a franchise agreement with TEP, a privately owned utility whose parent company is Canada-based Fortis Inc. TEP holds a monopoly […]
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Eight school-related questions are on Pima County ballots, including three statewide props. Courts kept three others off. A comprehensive guide ➡️ https://azluminaria.org/2026/10/12/voter-guide-education-questions-on-2026-pima-county-ballots/:

azluminaria.orgVoter guide: Education questions on 2026 Pima County ballots - AZ LuminariaEight K-12 school-related questions will appear on your 2026 general election ballot, including questions for Pima County residents in the Amphitheater, Sahuarita, Tanque Verde, Vail and JTED school districts to decide whether to fund schools.  No Pima County school-related proposition has any official arguments against it, the Pima County Schools Superintendent’s Office told Arizona Luminaria. […]
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“Most people don’t remember or maybe don’t realize, this is a volunteer position.” TUSD board member Val Romero is one of five candidates for two seats. We asked each why they’re running and how they’d weigh school closures

azluminaria.org2026 TUSD voter guide: 5 school board candidates discuss why they are running, school closures, budget - AZ LuminariaSouthern Arizona’s largest school district faces school closures, consolidations, a state financial-risk label and will also elect two governing board members in the coming month. The five candidates vying for two Tucson Unified School District board seats range from incumbent board members seeking second terms to an educator and a 20-year-old Sabino High School graduate. […]
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🗳️ Voter guide: If Tucson voters approve Prop 422 on Nov. 3, it would run from 2028 through 2047, with most of the money going toward larger animal habitats at Reid Park Zoo

azluminaria.orgProposition 422 asks Tucson voters to keep funding Reid Park Zoo  - AZ LuminariaA wide-eyed squirrel monkey runs across a log as it plays with its food, popping a chunk of fruit in and out of his mouth. Behind it, another monkey climbs up a tree branch, its long tail wrapped arou...
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Both candidates want to change automatic approval of ESA expenses: Kimberly Yee would rein it in, and Teresa Leyba Ruiz would end it. Here’s where else they differ:

azluminaria.org2026 voter guide: Superintendent of public instruction candidates on ESAs, teacher shortage and more - AZ LuminariaEmpowerment Scholarship Accounts remain the focus of the Nov. 3 election, even without the No. 1 booster of Arizona’s school choice program in the race for superintendent of public instruction. Republican Kimberly Yee and Democrat Teresa Leyba Ruiz are vying to be Arizona’s top education official. The winner will serve a four-year term starting in […]
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Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo says he'll meet with principals and faculty at TUSD schools recommended for closure or consolidation the week of Oct. 19

azluminaria.orgTUSD school closures announced in two weeks, district says - AZ LuminariaIn about two weeks, the communities at 10 Tucson Unified School District schools will learn which campuses will be recommended for closure or consolidation, the superintendent said at Tuesday night’s Governing Board meeting. The timeline for the closures — the first for Southern Arizona’s largest school district in more than a decade — is now […]
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In about two weeks, communities at 10 TUSD schools will learn which campuses are recommended for closure or consolidation. Plus, state audits flag financial and compliance problems at ASDB

azluminaria.orgTUSD school closures announced in two weeks, district says - AZ LuminariaIn about two weeks, the communities at 10 Tucson Unified School District schools will learn which campuses will be recommended for closure or consolidation, the superintendent said at Tuesday night’s Governing Board meeting. The timeline for the closures — the first for Southern Arizona’s largest school district in more than a decade — is now […]
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Karla Toledo's DACA status was renewed even as she fights deportation. Her next hearing is March 26.

azluminaria.orgJudge declines to drop deportation case against Tucson DACA recipient Karla Toledo - AZ LuminariaA federal immigration judge declined Tuesday to drop the deportation case against Tucson resident Karla Toledo, who is enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, despite her attorney’s efforts to raise concerns about how the government has communicated with her so far.  That moves Toledo’s case to another hearing in March, where attorneys […]
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Meet Petunia, the rare beaver volunteers spotted during last year's San Pedro River survey

azluminaria.orgBeaverFest celebrates the little critters' big work in Southern Arizona river restoration - AZ Luminaria“We need some mud!” “More sticks!” Small hands scramble to fortify a miniature dam — of rocks, dirt and branches — before a blast from a water hose puts their craftsmanship to the test. “Let’s see if there are any leaks. Here comes the water!” a volunteer announces, pointing the hose toward the child-built structure […]
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"I feel like I'm just trying not to let patients die," says Dr. Sommer Aldulaimi of the University of Arizona Refugee Health Program, as new federal Medicaid eligibility limits take effect Oct. 1

azluminaria.orgMore than 22,000 refugees in Arizona are at risk of losing their health insurance - AZ Luminaria“I feel like I’m just trying not to let patients die,” Dr. Sommer Aldulaimi says in an exasperated voice.  She’s been scrambling to prepare refugees set to lose their health care on Oct. 1. Aldulaimi is co-director of the University of Arizona Refugee Health Program. Hundreds of thousands of refugees of war, asylees who fled persecution […]
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Humane Borders is losing 30% of its desert water stations, including at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, where the group says the remains of 16 people migrating have been found this year

azluminaria.orgFederal government denies permit for 12 public land water stations run by Humane Borders - AZ LuminariaThe federal government has denied permits for 12 water stations run on public lands by local migrant aid group Humane Borders, removing 30% of the group’s water stations they say are crucial to saving...
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MTC signed a contract with ICE on Tuesday to run the former state prison in Marana. The company says the detention center will hold 775 people, about 50% more than the prison did

azluminaria.orgMTC says it will open ICE detention center in Marana within 60 days  - AZ LuminariaA former prison slated to become an immigration detention center in Marana could reopen in the next 60 days, according to an email shared Wednesday by Emily Lawhead, director of communications for MTC...
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One Tucson mobile home resident says her summer electricity bill usually runs $40 to $50. In August, it was $171. Another resident's September bill included a $2,105.05 water charge. Both are billed by their parks, not the utility, leaving few quick ways to dispute a spike.

azluminaria.orgAnother summer of surprise giant utility bills finds mobile home residents with few options - AZ LuminariaDyan Norfleet had to dip into her savings to pay her August bill at Twin Palms, a north side Tucson mobile home park. The total bill was more than $900, including $171 in electricity costs — the month before she had paid $777.21 for lot rent, house rent and utilities, according to bills shared with […]
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"Catalina gave me the chance," junior Mohammad Noori told Saturday's TUSD forum, the last of three meetings on closing and consolidating 10 of the district's 88 schools

azluminaria.org4 takeaways from a week of public forums on TUSD school closures - AZ LuminariaMohammad Noori enrolled at Catalina High School more than two years ago as an immigrant from Afghanistan. He spoke only his native Dari — a Persian dialect.  He was overwhelmed. Yet, he was hopeful, he says. School was a daily struggle. Today, the junior ranks near the top of his class and wants to attend […]
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"We have a seat at the table." Dolores de Vera, a TUSD sub in her 14th year, helped lead a decade-long push that ended this week with the Governing Board approving a collective bargaining agreement for substitute teachers

azluminaria.orgTUSD substitute teachers are first in Arizona to unionize - AZ LuminariaThe flexibility of substitute teaching appealed to Dolores de Vera after she moved to Tucson from Missouri over a decade ago.  The hours fit her schedule. The students and her coworkers were fun and she learned the city through her school assignments. Fellow substitute teacher Jerry Schuster grew up in the Tucson Unified School District. […]
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Arizona is the only state with English-only laws still in effect in its public schools

azluminaria.orgGrijalva proposes federal money for bilingual education after Arizona lowers bar on English fluency test - AZ LuminariaRep. Adelita Grijalva introduced three bills last week that would fund family literacy classes, dual language programs and teacher training for students learning English. Grijalva, a Democrat, filed the bills Sept. 16. The same day, Arizona Luminaria and ProPublica reported that Arizona had lowered the score students need to pass the state’s English proficiency test, […]
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The new threshold of about 6.36 million gallons a month falls far short of what conservation groups sought, as council members debated jobs and Tucson’s shrinking water supply this week

azluminaria.orgTucson City Council tightens large water user rules slightly as residents push for stronger limits - AZ LuminariaAfter residents asked Tucson City Council to make significant changes to its large water user ordinance, council members on Tuesday narrowly approved an ordinance with only minor changes proposed by c...
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Fatigued but engaged at the end of a work day, families and staff spent two and a half hours at the first of three TUSD school closure meetings Monday night, snacking on catered sandwiches and cookies as they voiced concerns

azluminaria.orgTUSD opens school-closure talks to a half-full gym - AZ LuminariaWhen Ford Elementary School principal Vince Kelly got up about an hour into Monday night’s Tucson Unified School District school closure meeting, he took the microphone and opened with the word “trans...
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TUSD is holding the first of three community meetings tonight on closing and consolidating neighborhood schools

azluminaria.orgTUSD school closure public meetings begin Monday, with two of three at capacity - AZ LuminariaThe Tucson Unified School District holds the first of three community meetings tonight to get public input on the closure and consolidation of neighborhood schools. TUSD district administrators will present realignment data showing why it needs to close up to 10 schools in the 88-school district, Southern Arizona’s largest.  No specific school closures or consolidations […]
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Prop. 427 would raise Pima County property taxes to fund a $250 million expansion of Pima JTED's career training facilities and programs. About a dozen school districts have signed a letter calling the bond's allocation unfair, saying most students take JTED classes through their high schools.

azluminaria.orgJTED asks voters for first-ever bond in Prop. 427, citing growth and expansion for Southern Arizona students - AZ LuminariaPima County’s Joint Technical Education District will ask voters to raise property taxes for JTED for the first time ever, citing explosive growth in career and technical education. JTED — a separate school district born in 2007 and serving about 30,000 students throughout Southern Arizona — has a $250 million bond on the November ballot.  […]
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A federal judge said Maricopa deputies still search and arrest Latino drivers at higher rates

azluminaria.orgJudge denies efforts to end oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office as racial profiling of Latinos persists - AZ LuminariaA federal judge has denied efforts to remove oversight of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, saying the agency continues to show racial disparities in traffic arrests of Latinos — and that there is not enough evidence that efforts to improve would stick without legal monitoring.
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Tucson City Council has added a public hearing to its Sept. 22 meeting on proposed changes to the city's large water user ordinance — enacted in response to Project Blue

azluminaria.orgTucson is set to approve changes for large water users. Advocates say they aren’t strict enough. - AZ LuminariaTucson City Council will consider proposed changes to its large water user ordinance Tuesday, but some environmental advocates and Tucson residents say the changes don’t go far enough. The city counci...
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Arizona quietly lowered the score needed to pass its English-language proficiency test this year and the share of students who passed more than doubled statewide. Researchers warn many may be leaving before they're ready With ProPublica

azluminaria.orgArizona made its English fluency test easier to pass. Experts say it will harm students’ ability to succeed. - AZ LuminariaIn the Tucson Unified School District, the percentage of test-taking students who scored high enough to be classified as proficient in English more than doubled — from 10% in 2025 to 24% in 2026. Rather than a big leap in fluency, however, the test results reflect the Arizona Department of Education lowering the grade needed to pass.
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Seventh grader Mauricio Armenta traded his trombone for headphones and a keyboard this year, learning to compose music through a new Utterback Middle School curriculum, among the first of its kind in Arizona

azluminaria.orgCombining a love of tech and music, Tucson middle schoolers become composers - AZ LuminariaSeventh grader Mauricio Armenta traded his 3-foot trombone for some headphones, a keyboard and mouse this school year. Instead of playing in the band, Mauricio says he wanted to learn a different way to play music. Teacher Ian Mast helps Mauricio and other Utterback Middle School students deepen their music knowledge and become composers with […]
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari visited a Phoenix ICE facility. Here’s what she found inside. https://azluminaria.org/2026/09/10/us-rep-ansari-visits-ice-detention-facility-over-concerns-about-conditions/

azluminaria.orgUS Rep. Ansari visits ICE detention facility over concerns about conditions - AZ LuminariaRep. Yassamin Ansari visited a Phoenix ICE facility. Here’s what she found inside. U.S. Rep. Yassamin Ansari visited the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Phoenix Field Office on Sept. 9 following reporting from the AZ Mirror that raised concerns about conditions for people held at the facility. “The reason I decided to come to this […]
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Ciscomani vs. Mendoza debate live tonight at 6 p.m. — watch here https://azluminaria.org/2026/09/10/live-debate-juan-ciscomani-and-joanna-mendoza-in-district-6/

azluminaria.orgLive debate: Juan Ciscomani and Joanna Mendoza in District 6 - AZ LuminariaRepublican Congressman Juan Ciscomani and Democratic challenger JoAnna Mendoza will face each other for the first time in a debate tonight at 6 p.m. Ciscomani is seeking a third term in Congress after first winning the seat in 2022. He narrowly defeated Democrat Kirsten Engel in 2022 and again in a 2024 rematch. Before being […]
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Tucson & Pima Co. just unlocked $11.5M to repair mobile homes and fight evictions https://azluminaria.org/2026/09/10/tucson-and-pima-county-begin-disbursing-first-of-millions-of-mobile-home-program-funds-from-federal-grant/

azluminaria.orgTucson and Pima County begin disbursing first of millions of mobile home program funds from federal grant - AZ LuminariaWhen Robert Meade noticed a storm had blown a number of shingles off the roof of his four-room manufactured home several years ago, his heart sank. Meade, who is in his 80s, didn’t know how they would fix the roof until his granddaughter told him she had found a county program that would help.  “We […]
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Scientists don't actually know much about what's neurologically normal for a toad

azluminaria.orgNo licking. How scientists study Sonoran desert toads. - AZ LuminariaLast summer, Kansas State University veterinarian Gretel Tovar-Lopez headed south on Interstate 35 bound for Oklahoma State University, home to a colony of Sonoran desert toads. She and her colleagues wanted to give each toad a neurological exam to find out whether what’s normal in one species is normal in another. It turns out it’s […]
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A volunteer driver noticed something was off with a senior he was taking to appointments — she wasn't walking or speaking normally. It turned out she was having a stroke. Eastside Neighbors Volunteer Program is one group helping in the heat, read more about some others

azluminaria.org“Invisible disaster”: How Tucson nonprofits help seniors through extreme heat - AZ LuminariaIt’s 103 degrees outside, and it’s hard to avoid the unrelenting heat, even on Tamara Shamrock’s shaded porch. But Tamara, 61, is only outside for a little while before she’s whisked into Tiffany Johnson’s car, where the air conditioning is blasting.  “You’re the most important person to them when they take you to a doctor’s […]
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TUSD released the data behind its school closure decisions Thursday and named the 31 members of the committee advising on reconfiguration. Three community meetings are set for later this month

azluminaria.orgTUSD posts school closure data, releases list of committee members - AZ LuminariaA first look at the range of data used to determine which Tucson Unified School District schools will close and be consolidated was made publicly available Thursday afternoon. The 31 members of a committee consulting on the reconfiguration include Tucson political figures, union leaders, business people and parents, are also named for the first time on […]