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Curt Prendergast
Curt Prendergast

Curt Prendergast spent a dozen years covering the border, federal courts and local government at the Nogales International and the Arizona Daily Star. Along the way, he won a bevy of awards, from community journalist of the year in 2014 to best news story in 2021. After getting laid off as the Star’s opinion editor, he co-founded the Tucson Agenda and ended up in the best job he’s ever had. These days, he focuses on the twists and turns of local politics, and ways to innovate the craft of journalism. He also writes the daily “In Other News” sections and makes sure the newsletters go out on time. When he’s not typing away, he’s hanging out with his wife and spoiling their three dogs: Mozzie, Althea and Pigeon. Contact: [email protected].

Make the boardroom tremble

Oct 30, 2026

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6 min read

Make the boardroom tremble

Let’s lend a hand to those Star reporters ... Farewell, Dolores ... And it's amazing what a little paint can do.

Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast, +1
Reading the tea leaves

Oct 29, 2026

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6 min read

Reading the tea leaves

Democrats are surging in two key districts ... Developers want a data center in Willcox ... And how do you remove a hex?

Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson, +1
Meet Pima County’s new boss

Oct 28, 2026

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6 min read

Meet Pima County’s new boss

Carmine, you’re up ... You hired that guy?! ... And at least he’s having some fun this election.

Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson, +1
Why is Prop 425 controversial?

Oct 27, 2026

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6 min read

Why is Prop 425 controversial?

No one wants to trust the future ... Ciscomani defends Big, Beautiful vote ... And a little poetry to get thru the silly season.

Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson, +1
Throwing money at the problem

Oct 26, 2026

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6 min read

Throwing money at the problem

Political groups rush into Southern Arizona ... Welcome to Anywhere, Arizona ... And just what the world needs, Mo’ PACs.

Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson, +1
Nuttiness allergy sweeps school board races

Oct 23, 2026

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6 min read

Nuttiness allergy sweeps school board races

School closures take center stage ... A bitter pill, once daily ... And the rumor mill grinds on.

Jessica Votipka
Curt Prendergast
Jessica Votipka, +1
Pity the bond committee

Oct 22, 2026

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6 min read

Pity the bond committee

Fitting 10 lbs of ideas in a 5 lb bag ... Adelita as Exhibit A ... And he’s got a camera in that bola tie!

Curt Prendergast
Hank Stephenson
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A newsroom throws down the gauntlet

Oct 19, 2026

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7 min read

A newsroom throws down the gauntlet

It’s music to our ears ... Plenty of blame to go around ... And it pays to own everything.

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Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast, +1
“Don’t ignore me again, John”

Oct 15, 2026

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6 min read

“Don’t ignore me again, John”

The most annoying campaign pleas ... Let the public vetting begin! ... And no “Steve Christy Day.”

Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson, +1
Southern Arizona's political chessboard

Oct 14, 2026

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7 min read

Southern Arizona's political chessboard

The battle beyond Congress ... Tohono O’odham prepare for the worst ... And he’s clearly had enough.

Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson, +1
A border wall brouhaha

Oct 13, 2026

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7 min read

A border wall brouhaha

Everybody’s all riled up ... Hindsight is 20/20 ... And we’ll remember this campaign sign.

Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast, +1
Tucson’s new water math

Oct 7, 2026

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6 min read

Tucson’s new water math

Oh, we’ve got water ... Suddenly, politicians hate data centers ... And boycotting Bezos on Prime Day.

Arren Kimbel-Sannit
Curt Prendergast
Arren Kimbel-Sannit, +1
Border Patrol loses its cool

Oct 6, 2026

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6 min read

Border Patrol loses its cool

Who do you trust? ... Betting on the Space Force ... And we should’ve been city managers.

Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast, +1
Paid for by TEP for Tucson

Sep 30, 2026

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6 min read

Paid for by TEP for Tucson

Politicians let TEP pick up the tab ... Border walking is not a crime ... And we paid for our own argument, thank you.

Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson, +1
Out of the frying pan, and into the fire

Sep 29, 2026

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6 min read

Out of the frying pan, and into the fire

It’s like Flock for newspapers ... Questions abound ... And it's a conspiracy!

Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast, +1
Have you heard of Judge Alan Goodwin?

Sep 28, 2026

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6 min read

Have you heard of Judge Alan Goodwin?

Lots of judges on the ballot ... The “courageous” Ciscomani ... And do you love me now, Elon?

Kiera Riley
Curt Prendergast
Kiera Riley, +1
A moratorium for no one

Sep 24, 2026

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5 min read

A moratorium for no one

No more data centers (except those) ... Substitute teachers are teachers too ... And AI can’t give you a job.

Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson, +1
Pima College makes its case

Sep 23, 2026

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6 min read

Pima College makes its case

What’s inside PCC’s $250M bond request ... The public enters the chat ... And keep an eye out for that billboard.

Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson, +1
Don’t talk about Donald

Sep 22, 2026

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6 min read

Don’t talk about Donald

Ciscomani’s campaign avoids POTUS ... School’s out (not in a good way) ... And proclaiming a proclamations policy.

Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson, +1
Reckoning with the past

Sep 17, 2026

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5 min read

Reckoning with the past

Council stops renaming parks (for now) ... Kerfuffle in Sahuarita ... And she might have a point.

Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson, +1
Where did everyone go?

Sep 16, 2026

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6 min read

Where did everyone go?

Volunteering is the new protesting ... Romero v. Ciscomani ... And “animals” fight the border wall.

Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast, +1
A border runs through it

Sep 15, 2026

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7 min read

A border runs through it

With friends like these ... Crosby gets creative ... And gambling through the apocalypse.

Arren Kimbel-Sannit
Curt Prendergast
Arren Kimbel-Sannit, +1
Christians are winning the voucher game

Sep 14, 2026

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5 min read

Christians are winning the voucher game

They’re trouncing secular schools ... Everyone still hates data centers ... And he-who-shall-not-be-named vibes.

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Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast, +1
Jan Lesher’s secret notebook

Sep 8, 2026

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7 min read

Jan Lesher’s secret notebook

She’s writing it for her successor ... It’s just paper cuts ... And the name’s Hoffmann, David Hoffmann.

Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson, +1
Another secret data center

Sep 4, 2026

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5 min read

Another secret data center

Can you un-sign an NDA? ... Sending someone else’s kid to Salpointe ... And wait, Trump is campaigning in Tucson?

Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson, +1

Tucson Agenda

Reinventing old school local journalism
in the OId Pueblo.


Contact: [email protected]