The importance of vaccinating our children against preventable diseases. By Francisco Garcia Pima County Health Department Medical Director Everyone has heard the news about the measles outbreak that happened at Disneyland and the few cases Arizona has seen in Pinal and Maricopa Counties.

project selection part of transportation open house discussions in March Pima Association of Governments will hold three transportation open houses in March where the public can learn about transportation spending, comment on project selection and criteria, and share insights on transportation needs in the region. The public is invited to provide feedback on PAG’s

By Steve Kozachik If you have a computer, your son and your daughter are vulnerable to being sex trafficked, and the ‘relationship’ may begin in the innocence of an on-line contact from right within your home. That’s the sad new reality in which we live. In November of last year, the ASU School of Social […]

Jonathan Rothschild Mayor of Tucson, AZ. America has often been called “the land of opportunity”—a place where hard work and perseverance yield great results. Yet sometimes, certain members of society, including youth, have a hard time accessing opportunity. President Obama wants to change that. Last year, he launched an initiative to ensure that all youth—especially […]

Jonathan Rothschild Alcalde de Tucson, AZ. América a menudo ha sido llamada “la tierra de las oportunidades”, un lugar donde el trabajo duro y la perseverancia rinden grandes resultados. Sin embargo, a veces, ciertos miembros de la sociedad, incluidos los jóvenes, tienen dificultades para acceder a las oportunidades. El Presidente Obama quiere cambiar eso. El […]

Por muchos años, yo he luchado en contra de la ley SB1070 y de toda la legislación discriminatoria que han producido nuestros representantes en la legislatura del estado de Arizona. Mientras esperamos soluciones federales a la propuesta de la reforma migratoria, tenemos que movilizar a nuestra comunidad y pedirles a nuestros amigos, parientes y colegas […]

Pima Association of Governments’ Regional Council approved a resolution today supporting the Sonoran Corridor, which would connect Interstates 10 and 19 south of the Tucson International Airport. The resolution makes a unified regional request to the Arizona State Transportation Board to add the proposed Sonoran Corridor as a planning route to the state highway system […]

By Richard Fimbres Vice Mayor – City of Tucson (Ward 5) The Pima County Department of Environmental Quality (PDEQ) held an open house on the proposed Materion Ceramics, Inc. revised air quality operating permit on Thursday, Jan. 22, at Sunnyside High School. PDEQ held this meeting to get public comment on this proposal. The Materion […]

Last week, Governor Ducey announced his State budget proposal. As with any budget, it’s a statement of priorities. Let’s take a peek inside of it to see what our new Governor values, and what he doesn’t. During the campaign there was a lot of chatter about supporting public education. Also during the campaign, the Court […]

In January, I had the pleasure of welcoming U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez to Tucson. From Left to right: HT Sanchez (TUSD), Mayor Jonathan Rothschild (Mayor of Tucson, AZ., Tomas E. Perez (Secretary of Labor), Chancellor Lee D. Lambert (Pima Community College) We first went to the Point in Time Count, also known […]