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Tucson Mayor Regina Romero and the council voted unanimously this week to direct the city attorney to draft an ordinance that would bar ICE from staging enforcement operations on city-owned property. It also aims to set up a policy for handling requests from the federal government to use city facilities.
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It is officially New Year’s resolution season. Gen Z Show producer Amber Victoria Singer has been reflecting on one of her 2025 resolutions.
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Abandoned barbed-wire fences from former ranches disrupt wildlife migration across the Sonoran desert. The Tucson-based group Desert Fence Busters have made it their mission to remove these fences.
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Runners in Tempe are using a fitness app to launch a competition for a year’s supply of burritos. The Burrito League is a monthlong running competition.
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The Democratic National Committee made a big announcement last week, alongside Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego, that they are launching their largest ever voter registration effort — and they’re starting it in Arizona.
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Last year, Arizona voters passed a new law aimed at giving residents some recourse when their property is impacted by homelessness.
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A woman named Gina Robertson had posted on Facebook about her favorite server at a local Denny’s. The server, Michael, had been her family’s favorite for years. But the last time they went to Denny’s, Michael was gone. No one seemed to know what had become of him.
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A whole lot of young people share their locations on their phones pretty much all the time.
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A few years ago, Gov. Katie Hobbs decided to make the state government more “family friendly.” That included a paid parental leave pilot program, so employees who have or adopt a child can take paid time off.
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A Phoenix man returning from a Caribbean cruise with his wife was unexpectedly detained by Border Patrol agents on Monday in Miami, Florida. He says it could happen to anyone next.
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We recently shared our predictions for this year in In/Out fashion. And today, we present a bingo card with a few of our own suggestions to map out your year.
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SRP senior hydrologist Stephen Flora said while the state is experiencing a mild La Niña weather pattern, the unpredictable climate in Arizona may bring unexpected conditions this winter.
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On Wednesday night, KJZZ hosted a panel discussion about the history of Japanese American internment camps located on tribal lands in Arizona.
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In the wake of a fatal ICE shooting Wednesday in Minnesota, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is concerned about reports that the Trump administration plans to ramp up immigration enforcement activities in Phoenix.
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A vigil was held Wednesday night outside of the Phoenix field office for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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A user named ThinYak2597 had posted a spreadsheet he’d been keeping. It was a list of all the Valley coffee shops he’d visited, which had the names of the shops and a quality score, on a scale from 1 to 10.
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Gilbert Public Schools is considering closing one of its elementary campuses at the end of this school year. The proposal fits into a trend of other districts that have closed schools due to declines in enrollment.
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One of Arizona’s state senators wants to allow school buildings to be turned into housing for teachers and other critical workers.
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