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Hearing set for Friday over Arizona's crackdown on hemp product sales

The Arizona Attorney General opined in March that it’s illegal to sell intoxicating hemp products without a state dispensary license.

A solar array used by Tucson Electric Power to add renewable energy to the grid, August 2019

TEP proposes 14% rate hike for residential customers

Power company says summer bills could rise by $16 to fund grid investments.

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

Pima County approves $3.6 billion data center project near fairgrounds

Project Blue promises jobs, tax revenue and tech investment-but faces pushback over water use and infrastructure strain.

The Arizona State Capitol Museum in Phoenix, Arizona. January 13, 2025

Arizona tries again to ensure that manual audits of election results get done

State law has strict conditions on who appoints the workers, who participates, and when it happens.

A patch for the Pima County Sheriff's Dept.

Pima County approves budget remediation for Sheriff’s Department despite overspending concerns

The excess costs, according to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, come from overtime pay and the jail.

Deputy County Administrator Steve Holmes kicks off the Tucson Baseball press conference on June 18, 2025.

Baseball returns to Tucson with new Mexican Pacific League team

Baseball Without Borders: Tucson Joins the Pacific League

Items scattered about at a homeless encampment near Golf Links Road in Tucson.

Tucson City Council approves ban on camping in washes and parks

The Council's decision lines up with a recent Supreme Court ruling and sparking protest from residents.

Opposing Pima County Sheriff’s Department union election proceeding despite legal challenge

The Board of Supervisors found no necessary action in the issue of corrections' officers and civilian employees voting in an upcoming authorized representative election.

An elementary school student prepares to self-administer a COVID-19 test in a frame from a promotional video by Ginkgo Bioworks, which distributes "pooled testing" systems to schools around the country.

The Long Road: How COVID changed politics

Did the silos deepen or did people start paying more attention?

U of A Launches Arizona’s First Three-Year MD Program to Combat Doctor Shortage

Accelerated degree aims to boost the state’s primary care workforce and bring physicians to underserved communities faster.

Arizona takes lead as OSHA opens hearings on federal heat rule

State officials, researchers and a new task force are helping shape workplace heat protections for extreme heat.

The art of "Kindred Spirits: Honoring Animals in Death".

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Katrina Kerstetter shares how she brought back things she learned in South Korea to help make Southern Arizona a better place.