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.
May 1, 2026
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7 min read
Cuts and sweeps in an election year ... Hudbay comes out on top ... And he's not even a team player.
Apr 29, 2026
6 min read
Censure vote delayed ... Republicans wanna cut Rio Nuevo funding ... And welcome to the 2027 mayoral election
Apr 28, 2026
5 min read
Everyone wants your money.
Apr 27, 2026
Tucson City Council reads Tucson Agenda ... Give Marley the Chavez treatment ... And Thelma Johnson is in Tucson!
Apr 24, 2026
Council has a month to decide ... Knowing is half the battle ... And say hello to fiscal Bob Ross.
Apr 22, 2026
Shots fired in memo ... Who wants a garage, anyway? ... And where is our Earth Day proclamation?
Apr 21, 2026
It’s a multi-million dollar question ... Upping the county’s spending limit ... And we’re surprised no one registered this site sooner.
Apr 20, 2026
Plaintiffs vow to appeal ... Nanos won’t answer questions in person ... And we proclaim that’s too many proclamations.
Apr 17, 2026
Democratic newcomer outraised the incumbent ... Sheriff Nanos keeps screwing up ... And it isn’t easy being Green.
Apr 16, 2026
Notice we didn’t say big ... Can cities regulate city-owned property? ... And Dan Shearer takes on Ciscomani.
Apr 15, 2026
11 min read
Is it a fine or a judgment? ... “Safe Cities” do a lot of drug arrests ... And a big beautiful ad for Juan.
Apr 13, 2026
13 min read
Striker bill could kill petitions ... Three Marana candidates challenged ... And Kalshi has faith in Rodney.
Apr 9, 2026
14 min read
Will she get kicked off the ballot? ... TEP up for a new deal ... And please send Pima County employees some bottles of water.
Apr 8, 2026
12 min read
Long day drafting those Qs ... Ciscomani won’t talk about Iran ... And somehow a cold mic is worse than a hot mic.
Apr 7, 2026
Censures are always political ... We’d love to be on that commission ... And TEP gets squirrelly.
Apr 6, 2026
15 min read
Eat the parks ... People still hate data centers ... And at least local Dems won’t be distracted tonight.
Apr 3, 2026
3 min read
News comes at you pretty fast, how much of it did you catch?
Apr 2, 2026
The legal fight might already be over ... Bipartisan agreement on Iran ... And an election denier says Biden won.
Mar 31, 2026
9 min read
The rollback of the rollback ... Suing Van of Urantia ... And we’re running into candidates everywhere.
Mar 30, 2026
Tucsonans know how to protest ... More walls incoming ... And Nanos who?
Mar 27, 2026
A lot of uncontested primaries ... No such thing as free Taco Bell ... And we’ll be spending more time in Oro Valley.
Mar 26, 2026
It’s a heck of an honor... It’s about the contract ... And it’s a lot of money for a few wings.
Mar 25, 2026
Supervisors take first step toward firing sheriff ... Will the GOP ACC back TEP? ... And gift cards or jail?
Mar 24, 2026
An executive session and a recall ... What to watch, supervisors edition ... And one statue down, more to come.
Mar 12, 2026
The busy fight for three seats ... The middle muddles through ... And a subscription to OnlyFans is private.
