The bountiful desert, and the ingredients it has to offer

  Tucson organizations have taken initiative to educate locals on the importance of incorporating native Arizona ingredients into their everyday diet. “Our main goal is to show people the bounty of the desert and to get people thinking about eating locally,” Public Relations Coordinator Sonya Norman of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum said. Norman sheds light on…

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Getting street racing off the streets.

The City of Tucson is cracking down on dangerous street racing by passing a stricter ordinance against racing, while Jim Hughes, owner of The Tucson Dragway has another solution: embrace the need for speed by opening up the track and give the hot rod community a safe alternative place to race their muscle cars. “I…

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UA’s packaged-food labeling incorrect

The saying “You are what you eat” only applies when you know what you are eating. If you buy food from the University of Arizona under its “Red & Blue Market” label, you can never be certain. That’s because the nutritional labeling – required by the Food and Drug Administration on every piece of packaged…

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Arizona public records aren’t so public

PHOENIX – More than a month ago, 19 Arizona agencies were given simple public record requests seeking data on the numbers of  those requests those agencies received in 2015 and 2016. Less than half responded. Of the 19 agencies requested, nine responded, three on the same day it was sent. Only one agency — Arizona Attorney General’s…

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The last legislative roundup

PHOENIX – This marks the last week the Arizona state legislature was supposed to meet. Instead, there will be additional special sessions to review the rest of the bills out there and go over the long awaited budget from Gov. Doug Ducey. No bail for accused rapists Appellate Judge Jon Thompson ruled that people who…

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