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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This latest proposal would use electricity from utility company Tucson Electric Power — or TEP — to power and cool off the facility, which would aim to be operational by 2027.
