An award-winning journalist w/ 15 years of experience covering Arizona politics, Joe is a graduate of the University of Arizona's Journalism dept. A former bureaucrat/retired politician, Joe has a deep love for Tucson.
Mar 12, 2026
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12 min read
The busy fight for three seats ... The middle muddles through ... And a subscription to OnlyFans is private.
Mar 11, 2026
8 min read
One election down ... It was a long time ago ... And she’s not our problem anymore.
Mar 10, 2026
13 min read
Three requests, three denials ... $2 million a year ... And Kalshi owes a Sierra Vista man $11.
Mar 9, 2026
11 min read
Have you voted? ... TUSD move gets complicated ... And her Wonder Woman.
Mar 6, 2026
10 min read
The person you elected or a bureaucrat? ... RTA spending over $1.3 million ... And that’s not a pig.
Mar 5, 2026
Costs rise for Guthrie investigation ... 14 hours in 5 bullet points ... And you can’t buy that with vouchers?
Mar 4, 2026
Hernandez doesn’t stay quiet ... A $5.9 million IOU ... And fighting potholes with tech (and asphalt).
Mar 3, 2026
They don’t get paid by the hour ... Spending Project Blue’s money ... And recounting f-bombs.
Mar 2, 2026
14 min read
Independent group fights for TEP ... A plethora of government meetings ... And we channel our best Weird Al.
Feb 27, 2026
How will the city fix it? ... Marana is getting that detention center ... And the first anti-Project Blue statewide candidate of 2026.
Feb 25, 2026
The rhythm of a bedroom community ... Never give up, lawmakers ... And wolves are the big issue at the State of the Union.
Feb 24, 2026
Dems, GOP hold competing fundraisers ... Hobbs hearts Copper World ... And introducing Pariah Carey.
Feb 23, 2026
ICE, books and bills ... DCCC backs Mendoza ... And Paul Cunningham can rap?
Feb 20, 2026
What’s in the plan? ... Who loves it, who hates it? ... And what happens if voters reject it?
Feb 19, 2026
The Legislature targets the Old Pueblo ... ICE doesn’t belong at the polls ... And we can’t read that.
Feb 18, 2026
Inching closer to showdown with the feds ... Talking water in the desert ... And that’s one way to fill a pothole.
Feb 17, 2026
Monica Prieto has a tough job ahead of her ... Fake news returns ... And fire up the election conspiracies.
Feb 13, 2026
9 min read
Marana’s growing pains ... Stranger danger ... And she did not wake up today to be a weak-ass bitch.
Feb 12, 2026
4% beats 14% ... It’s totally safe for work, we swear ... And this isn’t the place for Uber Eats.
Feb 11, 2026
Rural road repair ... Another bond coming? ... And an Epstein files find.
Feb 10, 2026
Lesher’s last year ... Nanos’ mea culpa ... And we almost thought it was a real ad.
Feb 9, 2026
Sergio Arellano is already putting out fires ... Guthrie saga continues ... And for all we know, he wasn't even drunk.
Feb 6, 2026
All praise to Trump ... Tucson’s top cop takes a new job ... And the answers were on page 2.
Feb 5, 2026
Everything is on the table ... Investigating the investigator ... And how far is it to Mount Doom?
Feb 4, 2026
You can’t say that in a meeting, Steve ... That was not a great press conference ... And abolish the courts!
