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Curt Prendergast

Curt has covered basically every beat in Southern Arizona, from city hall politics in Tucson and Nogales to the Arizona-Mexico border.

Calling the local races

Jul 23, 2026

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7 min read

Calling the local races

Who won across Pima County ... Even more local races ... And see you soon, Rodney.

Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson, +1
Showing up matters

Jul 20, 2026

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5 min read

Showing up matters

No such thing as a small election ... More fun than the World Cup ... And free Fitz!

Curt Prendergast
Curt Prendergast
Whose endorsements matter?

Jul 10, 2026

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6 min read

Whose endorsements matter?

The next treasurer is about to find out ... Did Tucson get a new mountain range? ... And long live one-liners.

Curt Prendergast
Nicole Camacho
Curt Prendergast, +1
Looking beyond data centers

Jul 9, 2026

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7 min read

Looking beyond data centers

Meet the movers and shakers ... Ciscomani’s burning that campaign cash ... And that probably won’t help his chances.

Curt Prendergast
Nicole Camacho
Curt Prendergast, +1
Timeline: Marana's data centers

Jul 9, 2026

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3 min read

Timeline: Marana's data centers

It's been a busy few months.

Curt Prendergast
Curt Prendergast
Let freedom ring

Jul 3, 2026

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1 min read

Let freedom ring

Celebrate independent media on Independence Day

Curt Prendergast
Curt Prendergast
Three years, and counting

Jul 2, 2026

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8 min read

Three years, and counting

Choose your own adventure ... That’s one skeezy official ... And he’s a one-man political party.

Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson, +1
The backlash to the backlash

Jun 5, 2026

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7 min read

The backlash to the backlash

The anti-anti-data center crowd gets louder ... What it's like working for Rodney Glassman ... And we have our first sign thief caught on-camera.

Curt Prendergast
Curt Prendergast
The curse of the Tuesdays

Jun 3, 2026

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5 min read

The curse of the Tuesdays

Why we’re bummed there’s no meetings this week ... Conover vs the feds ... And Mark Lamb is gonna have to do a little more than that.

Curt Prendergast
Curt Prendergast
Budgets don't have to be boring

May 18, 2026

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5 min read

Budgets don't have to be boring

Setting the stage for setting the cap ... The Huckelberry way ... And read the room, Eric.

Curt Prendergast
Curt Prendergast
Meet your newspaper’s billionaire boss

May 15, 2026

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5 min read

Meet your newspaper’s billionaire boss

For the chair of the Star’s parent company, it’s all just Monopoly money.

Curt Prendergast
Curt Prendergast
It's quiz time!

Apr 3, 2026

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3 min read

It's quiz time!

News comes at you pretty fast, how much of it did you catch?

Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast, +1
New data center rules incoming

Mar 13, 2026

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13 min read

New data center rules incoming

Tucson tests the waters ... Nanos keeps getting into trouble ... And just making sure you checked both those boxes.

Curt Prendergast
Curt Prendergast
A change at the top

Feb 10, 2026

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10 min read

A change at the top

Lesher’s last year ... Nanos’ mea culpa ... And we almost thought it was a real ad.

Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson, +1
The former Tucsonan leading AZGOP

Feb 9, 2026

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13 min read

The former Tucsonan leading AZGOP

Sergio Arellano is already putting out fires ... Guthrie saga continues ... And for all we know, he wasn't even drunk.

Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast, +1
The pending city budget fight

Feb 5, 2026

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10 min read

The pending city budget fight

Everything is on the table ... Investigating the investigator ... And how far is it to Mount Doom?

Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson, +1
A new budget crisis

Feb 3, 2026

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11 min read

A new budget crisis

One joint can help fix the problem ... Costco wants a tax break ... And tell us how you really feel, Alma.

Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson, +1
Millions pour into CD6

Feb 2, 2026

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11 min read

Millions pour into CD6

Ciscomani has the cash advantage ... Tucson knows how to protest ... And that was a typo.

Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast, +1
County focuses on ICE

Jan 30, 2026

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9 min read

County focuses on ICE

Politics on the agenda ... No school today! ... And who is buying those seats?

Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson, +1
Time to tally homelessness

Jan 29, 2026

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9 min read

Time to tally homelessness

Hundreds of volunteers hit city streets ... Conover joins Project FAFO ... You never know who will Adopt-A-Park.

Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast, +1
Tucson Deserves Better vs. the RTA Next

Jan 28, 2026

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12 min read

Tucson Deserves Better vs. the RTA Next

The bipartisan alliance against RTA Next ... Border Patrol shot someone near Arivaca ... And maybe Trump will give FIFA those visas now.

Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson
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What’s the “Next” plan?

Jan 27, 2026

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10 min read

What’s the “Next” plan?

Schubert joins the anti-RTA Next crowd ... Take everything with a grain of salt ... And everyone knows there’s no money in socialism.

Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast, +1
City council ices ICE

Jan 22, 2026

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12 min read

City council ices ICE

No ICE on Tucson land ... But Marana is fine ... And no more resolutions, please!

Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast, +1
Hotels vs affordable housing

Jan 21, 2026

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10 min read

Hotels vs affordable housing

And other notes from the supervisors ... Throw the bums out! ... And projectors as tools of war.

Joe Ferguson
Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson, +1
Stickers are micro aggressions

Jan 20, 2026

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14 min read

Stickers are micro aggressions

Hernandez does push back ... Steller v. Conover rematch ... And meet the real Jay Howe.

Curt Prendergast
Joe Ferguson
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