Ballots are in the mail to Tucson voters for an August election to help determine the next members of the City Council.
This is a primary election for three out of the six wards that make up the city.
Midtown Tucson’s Ward 6 and southside Tucson’s Ward 5 will both have new representation — after longtime Democrats Steve Kozachik resigned in March last year, and Richard Fimbres left his post in May.
City leaders appointed former Councilmember Karin Uhlich to head Ward 6 and Roque Perez to head Ward 5 until the new election, but neither is running to stay in office.
Council member Kevin Dahl is seeking reelection in Ward 3. But a slew of candidates are challenging him in an election that could reshape the city council.
Election day in Tucson is Tuesday, Aug. 5.
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At the request of Mayor Regina Romero, City Council members discussed what transitioning to a city-owned electric utility could look like during Tuesday’s study session. -
Ongoing conflict in the Middle East has put Iran’s participation in the FIFA World Cup – and its training schedule at Tucson’s Kino Sports Complex – in doubt. -
“Today” show host Savannah Guthrie and her sister returned to their mother’s home outside Tucson on Monday in their first sighting at the house since Nancy Guthrie went missing a month ago. -
Wastewater treatment plants make a byproduct called brine that is water with very high levels of minerals. This Tucson project is looking to make even that a water source. -
The Tucson Unified School District has approved about $2.6 million of what is expected to be a total of about $10 million dollars in cuts from its budget for next year.
