A federal program that supports colleges and universities with high numbers of Latino students could be shut down after the federal government said late last week it will not defend the program against a lawsuit. In Arizona, 20 schools that earn the designation of Hispanic-Serving Institution — including the University of Arizona, Pima Community College […] The post UA, Pima, Cochise College, among 20 Arizona schools threatened by possible federal cuts to Hispanic-Serving Institutions app...| AZ Luminaria
Kevin Dahl is the winner of the Ward 3 primary election, following a recount stalled by concerns over voter disenfranchisement. Dahl will now face Republican Janet “JL” Wittenbraker in the general election Nov. 4. Pima County Superior Court Judge Cynthia Kuhn took a minute reading the sealed recount results before reaffirming the previous vote count. […] The post Kevin Dahl wins Ward 3 Tucson City Council primary after recount appeared first on AZ Luminaria.| AZ Luminaria
Kevin Dahl es el ganador de la elección primaria del Distrito 3, tras un recuento que se retrasó por preocupaciones sobre la privación del derecho al voto de los electores. Ahora, Dahl se enfrentará a la republicana Janet “JL” Wittenbraker en las elecciones generales del 4 de noviembre. La jueza Cynthia Kuhn, del Tribunal Superior […] The post Kevin Dahl gana las primarias del Concejo Municipal del Distrito 3 después del recuento appeared first on AZ Luminaria.| AZ Luminaria
The Gila River Indian Community is weighing a new ordinance that would allow for the banishment and disenrollment of tribal members convicted of violent crimes. If adopted, the proposal would mark the first time a tribal government in Arizona formalized such a measure into its criminal code. The tribe’s council is asking members for input […] The post Gila River Indian Community weighs banishment ordinance, a first for Arizona tribes appeared first on AZ Luminaria.| AZ Luminaria
For the past eight years, a manufactured home park in Tucson has been overcharging its residents for water by hundreds of dollars. But that practice ended this summer when the Arizona attorney general stepped in as part of a broader investigation into submetering practices in mobile home parks. Now Skyline Real Estate, the company that […] The post Tucson mobile home residents will get refunds after years of inflated water bills appeared first on AZ Luminaria.| AZ Luminaria
Durante los últimos ocho años, un parque de casas prefabricadas en Tucson ha estado cobrando cientos de dólares de más a sus residentes por el agua. Pero esa práctica terminó este verano, cuando la fiscal general de Arizona intervino como parte de una investigación más amplia sobre las prácticas de submedición en parques de casas […] The post Residentes de casas móviles en Tucson recibirán reembolsos tras años de facturas de agua infladas appeared first on AZ Luminaria.| AZ Luminaria
Beale Infrastructure confirmed Tuesday it is pushing ahead to build a massive data center in Pima County — even after Tucson blocked water access and hundreds of residents rallied against the controversial project. The company and Tucson Electric Power have filed a special agreement request with state regulators to lock in energy for the first […] The post Project Blue is back: Beale moving ahead with data center on county land appeared first on AZ Luminaria.| AZ Luminaria
Beale Infrastructure confirmó el martes que sigue adelante con la construcción de un enorme centro de datos en el condado de Pima — incluso después de que Tucson bloqueara el acceso al agua y cientos de residentes se manifestaran contra el controvertido proyecto. La empresa y Tucson Electric Power presentaron ante los reguladores estatales una […] The post Proyecto Blue regresa: Beale avanza con centro de datos en terrenos del Condado de Pima appeared first on AZ Luminaria.| AZ Luminaria
Republican Daniel Butierez and Democrat Adelita Grijalva faced off Tuesday during a debate as they seek to fill an empty seat in Arizona’s Congressional District 7. The debate, which was civil throughout and offered no surprises, opened with a question about immigration enforcement. The candidates then spent the first third of the hour staking their […] The post Grijalva and Butierez clash on immigration, mining and data centers in CD7 debate appeared first on AZ Luminaria.| AZ Luminaria
In a Monday hearing, a Pima County judge denied Tucson City Council candidate Sadie Shaw’s request for a new election in the Ward 3 primary. Shaw and incumbent Kevin Dahl are separated by 19 votes after the Democratic primary election Aug. 5. An automatic recount was triggered by the close margin but Shaw filed a […]| AZ Luminaria
The official answer, according to a newly revealed set of federal government records, is no.| AZ Luminaria
Monday’s event in South Tucson marked the launch of the “Defend Nuestro Barrio Campaign” — a community-led effort to support people struggling with homelessness, fentanyl addiction, systemic neglect, and to alert residents when and where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are active in the city.| AZ Luminaria
En medio de una intensa oposición pública al centro de datos del Proyecto Blue, la ciudad de Tucson ha anunciado dos más reuniones informativas sobre el centro de datos propuesto antes de una posible votación del concejo municipal. Las próximas reuniones son: El complejo propuesto de 290 acres es uno de los proyectos de desarrollo […]| AZ Luminaria
En el Distrito Escolar Unificado de Tucson, los funcionarios deben planificar, pero mantener la esperanza mientras se avecina un déficit de 6 millones de dólares para programas extracurriculares, aprendizaje del idioma inglés, instrucción docente y más.| AZ Luminaria
Arizona is one of 24 states that sued the federal government Monday over billions of dollars in frozen education funding for after-school care, English language instruction, teacher training, summer programs and more. Led by California, the lawsuit alleges withholding the grant money violates the Constitution and several federal laws. Many low-income families will lose access […]| AZ Luminaria
An Arizona Women's Hall of Fame inductee: Socorro organized a successful a civil rights lawsuit against the Tempe Elementary School District for segregating Yaqui and Mexican-American children, who were placed in classes for students with intellectual disabilities| AZ Luminaria
This story was originally published by High Country News in partnership with Capital B News. Like thousands of other Black Americans, Tiffany Hawkins’ grandparents, Earnest and Mattie Lee Johnson, left the Jim Crow South in the 1950s to pick cotton in Arizona’s desert. Many sought opportunities in cities like Chicago and Detroit, but the Johnsons […]| AZ Luminaria
Socorro organizó con éxito una demanda de derechos civiles contra el Distrito Escolar Primario de Tempe por segregar a los niños yaquis y mexicoamericanos, quienes fueron asignados en clases para estudiantes con discapacidades intelectuales.| AZ Luminaria
Join Arizona Luminaria and Tucson Spotlight for a nonpartisan city council candidate meet-and-greet, hosted at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona campus on Tuesday, July 8. We’re creating space for neighbors and candidates to talk face-to-face about the issues that shape our city: housing, water, education, safety and more through conversation — not debate. This […]| AZ Luminaria
Brow furrowed, sitting behind the royal blue fence encircling Sam Lena Library, Nolan Montufar is deep into reading the book he just borrowed: “How to Give Up Plastic.” Nolan biked to the library that’s a few doors down from South Tucson City Hall. As a native Tucsonan, he says he’s familiar with the region’s legacy […]| AZ Luminaria
ICE officials tout an unprecedented expansion of its 287(g) Program, driven by agreements that allow local officers to function as deportation agents during routine policing. Advocates warn such agreements come at a high cost to communities in Arizona and nationwide.| AZ Luminaria
ICE ha impulsado la expansión sin precedentes del Programa 287(g), el cual se ha basado en acuerdos que les permiten a los agencias locales ejercer funciones de deportación durante actividades policiacas de rutina.| AZ Luminaria
