The Tucson City Council’s latest list of requests for the Arizona Legislature, known as a legislative agenda, calls for things ranging from a Phoenix-Tucson Amtrak line to new heat safety standards for outdoor workers.
The document approved this week by council members also includes a request not found in previous years’ agendas: repealing an Arizona law that prohibits cities from creating rent control policies.
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Researchers running a scientific experiment to make the largest 3D map of the universe finished the planned survey Tuesday night, observing 47 million galaxies and black holes. That went well beyond the original goal. -
The Tucson Police Department recently encrypted its radio communications, effectively blocking the public from listening. -
A Pima County Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit between the opponents of Project Blue – a developing data center outside of Tucson – and Pima County and its Planning and Zoning Commission. -
Mayor Regina Romero and the City Council set out to draft the proposal last year — after water needs from the Project Blue data center project generated intense public backlash. -
Mayor Regina Romero and City Council members asked city officials to put together a draft amendment after voting to block Project Blue last year. That’s the data center proposed for a 290-acre stretch of Tucson’s southeast side that would have used millions of gallons of city water.
