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Arizona's Data Center Boom, 2026 Election Preview & The Deconci Port Of Entry | The Press Room - AZPM
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (91+ words) Arizona's Data Center Boom, 2026 Election Preview & The Deconci Port Of Entry | The Press Room'AZPM News Despite strong publish pushback, Arizona's data center boom continues. What's the latest for two proposed data centers here in Southern Arizona? Plus, we preview the…...
Arizona wears a huge copper collar around its neck: Pima County residents protest state land sale to Copper World - AZPM
17+ hour, 42+ min ago (659+ words) Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Arizona State Office Building in Tucson on Wednesday to protest the sale of a 160-acre parcel of state land that went to auction. The parcel was sold to the Canadian mining company Hudbay Minerals…...
Downtown Tucson could lose redevelopment funds under GOP budget proposal
17+ hour, 39+ min ago (192+ words) A budget proposed by Republicans in the Arizona state legislature could have a dramatic effect on downtown Tucson by eliminating a special tax district that has helped redevelop the area. In 1999, voters approved creating the Rio Nuevo District around downtown…...
Arizona's voter database is not the DOJ's to demand, a Trump-appointed judge rules
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (549+ words) by Jim Small, Arizona Mirror April 28, 2026 A federal judge on Tuesday said the Trump administration has no right to Arizona's voter registration database, the latest in a string of losses for the U. S. Department of Justice in its quest to gather…...
Millions raised for potential Arizona voucher reforms - AZPM
1+ week, 1+ day ago (579+ words) The Protect Education campaign has raised $4. 6 million so far in an effort to put private school voucher reforms on Arizona ballots this November. About $4. 5 million of that has come from the National Education Association, the largest teacher's union backing the…...
Drastic cuts avoided in Tucson's recommended budget for next year
1+ week, 2+ day ago (665+ words) Two fire stations and eight rec centers in Tucson will most likely stay open next fiscal year, after fears of closure mounted earlier this month. On Tuesday, Tucson City Manager Tim Thomure presented a recommended budget for fiscal year 2027, which…...
Millions raised for potential Arizona voucher reforms
1+ week, 1+ day ago (579+ words) The Protect Education campaign has raised $4. 6 million so far in an effort to put private school voucher reforms on Arizona ballots this November. About $4. 5 million of that has come from the National Education Association, the largest teacher's union backing the…...
Arizona water cuts loom as Colorado River negotiations put farms at risk - AZPM
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1159+ words) In Southern Arizona water is everything. And for one family farm, the future of that water hangs in the balance as Colorado River negotiations continue. Brian Wong is a fourth generation farmer and president of BKW Farms. The farm is…...
Arizona water cuts loom as Colorado River negotiations put farms at risk
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1159+ words) In Southern Arizona water is everything. And for one family farm, the future of that water hangs in the balance as Colorado River negotiations continue. Brian Wong is a fourth generation farmer and president of BKW Farms. The farm is…...
The Sonoran Desert teems with wildlife. These 3 D scans could help protect its future
1+ week, 3+ day ago (666+ words) It was about 6: 30 a. m. when the saguaro fell and the group chat lit up. Lidar scanners " the same tech that allows self-driving cars to create 3 D maps of their environments " had been capturing the day-by-day evolution of the giant cactus for…...