Listen to the audio version of this story above. “I’ve been kind of a political junkie all of my life. I’ve enjoyed national politics and certainly local politics. I’ve been in business for 44 years and I’ve kind of watched the parade go by,” says Ed Ackerley, who ran for mayor in Tucson. “And so…
By Jordan Williams/Arizona Sonora News PHOENIX — States with vital stakes in the dispersal of Colorado River continue to struggle with planning for a long-term solution to deal with the realities of drought and water allocations in the West, where seven states depend on the Colorado. On Wednesday, a day after President Trump signed a plan…
By Jordan Williams/Arizona Sonora News Capitol Bureau PHOENIX — The Senate Appropriations committee passed House Bill 2032, which would prohibit schools from speech or curricula during school time “with the intent of influencing or changing a student’s political ideology or religious beliefs.” Rep. Kelly Townsend (R-16) told the committee that even though many teachers in the…
By Jordan Williams/Arizona Sonora News Capitol Bureau PHOENIX- The Arizona House government committee passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 1008, which would amend the state constitution to add a lieutenant governor in Arizona’s line of succession. The resolution, which the Senate passed by a vote of 23-7, requires a gubernatorial nominee to choose a running mate for lieutenant…
“It is not flattering. Its scary, and sometimes your safety feels compromised. You don’t know how far these men will go if they felt like it was okay to say something sexual to a young lady.” By Gabby Mix, Julia McAlonan, Nicole Pon and Ty Hudson Photos by Ty Hudson A big crowd of marchers gathered behind a procession…
