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.
Apr 15, 2026
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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.
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
Three requests, three denials ... $2 million a year ... And Kalshi owes a Sierra Vista man $11.
Mar 9, 2026
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
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.
