Tucson Politics

  Updated: Republican Supervisor Steve Christy claimed victory Wednesday in his race against Democratic challenger Vanessa Bechtol, ensuring that Democrats would not hold all five seats on the Pima County Board of Supervisors.

  President-elect Donald Trump late Sunday announced he will appoint Tom Homan as “border czar” in his administration.

  Republican Supervisor Steve Christy stacked up even more votes over Democratic challenger Vanessa Bechtol on Tuesday, giving his reelection bid a wide lead even as Democrats were walking away with all of the other county races.

  Arizona’s legislative Republicans, after gaining ground in both chambers in the Nov. 5 election, retained Warren Petersen as Senate president and elected Steve Montenegro as speaker of the House in a closed-door vote.

  Republican Vince Leach won his election in LD17 seat but Democrat Kevin Volk pulled off an upset victory in the GOP-leaning district. Democrats are losing other key races they targeted in the 2024 election.

  The Tucson City Council, led by Councilmembers Karin Uhlich and Lane Santa Cruz, is seeking to modify an ordinance that requires a permit to distribute food and beverages in city parks.

  Women have led the governments of nearly a third of the countries on Earth as presidents, prime ministers and chancellors. VP Kamala Harris’ defeat kept the 235-year-old glass ceiling in the U.S. unbroken.

  America’s military veterans make up about 6% of the adult population but account for about 20% of all suicides. That means that each day, about 18 veterans will die by suicide , and the U.S. government continues to emphasize the increasingly dire situation.

  The Pima County Board of Supervisors agreed unanimously Tuesday to request an investigation of Sheriff Chris Nanos for putting his political opponent Heather Lappin on administration leave just before the November election.

  U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego will be Arizona’s newest senator. Almost a week after Election Day, with more than 93% of votes counted, Marine veteran and Democrat Gallego was 72,626 votes ahead of Lake, a Trump-endorsed Republican and former Phoenix television news anchor.

  The latest update on close legislative races in Southern Arizona: Hope for victory slips away in other targeted districts, but a House race in LD17 has one Democrat leading even as their chances for a Senate seat there dwindle.

  Updated: U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani saw his lead over Democratic challenger Kirsten Engel in Arizona's CD6 race jump to nearly 5,000 votes after Pima and Cochise tabulated more ballots on Monday.

  Republican Supervisor Steve Christy stacked up even more votes over Democratic challenger Vanessa Bechtol on Monday, giving his reelection bid a wide lead even as Democrats were walking away with all of the other county races.

  U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani defeated Democratic challenger Kirsten Engel in Arizona's CD6 after more ballots were counted on Tuesday, stacking up a substantial lead of nearly 7,000 votes.

  Aside from a few hiccups, the U.S. voting process went smoothly this year, but those who study the election process say they have questions: With Trump heading back to the White House, will faith in American democracy rebound?

  The Center for Biological Diversity challenged denial of Endangered Species Act protections for the Tucson shovel-nosed snake, a subspecies of the western shovel-nosed snake, arguing the snake’s unique coloration defines it better than genetics.

  Most city, county, state, and federal governmental offices will be closed Monday, including post offices and courts, in honor of Veterans Day.

  Republican Supervisor Steve Christy continued to pull ahead of Democratic challenger Vanessa Bechtol on Sunday, giving him a likely insurmountable lead even as Democrats were winning all of the other county races.

  The latest update on close legislative races in Southern Arizona: Hope for victory slips away in other districts targeted by Democrats, but a Senate race in LD17 remained too close to call.

  Updated: U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani saw his lead over Democrat challenger Kirsten Engel in Arizona's CD6 race cut in half after vote totals were updated Sunday, but another 800 votes brought his lead back up again as the count continued.

  Republican Eli Crane has won a second term in the U.S. House of Representatives after defeating Democratic challenger Jonathan Nez in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District.

  The latest update on close legislative races in Southern Arizona: Hope for victory slips away in other districts targeted by Democrats, but challengers maintain margins in LD17.

  U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani extended his lead over Democrat challenger Kirsten Engel in Arizona's CD6 race, ahead by 2,415 votes after several counties updated their vote tallies Saturday.

  The 9th Circuit vacated the U.S. Department of Education’s denial of nonprofit status to a Christian university in Arizona, reversing an earlier summary judgment decision that had affirmed the denial.

  Democrats will continue their control of the Pima County Board of Supervisors for the next four years, but it remains to be seen if there will still be a single Republican supervisor.