Party Activists Would Fill Legislative Vacancies Under GOP Proposal
Political party activists, not county supervisors, would get the final say in who fills vacant seats in the legislature under a proposal advanced by the Senate Government Committee. Currently, if members of the legislature resign, die or otherwise vacate their seats, the precinct committeemen — the elected, voting members of a political party’s organization —…
Republicans Want to Bar the State from Making COVID-19 Vaccines a Requirement for School
A Republican bill that would bar the state from making the COVID-19 vaccine a requirement for school enrollment passed out of committee Tuesday. “Some may ask, why is this necessary now? It’s not being mandated,” Rep. Joanne Osborne, R-Goodyear, said of her bill, House Bill 2086. “I want to make sure it stays that way.”…
House Passes Measure to Avoid School Funding Cuts, but Senate Appears 1 GOP Vote Short
The push to temporarily raise the state’s spending limit for K-12 schools and avoid nearly $1.2 billion in cuts that could close classrooms passed easily in the state House of Representatives but stalled out in the Senate, where it may only be one Republican shy of the 20 votes needed to pass it. With the…
The Daily Agenda: Resignation Watch Begins
She’s even failing at resigning … One vote down, one to go … And it’s not quite must-see TV. In what should be the death blow to her short tenure as Maricopa County Attorney, Allister Adel’s five top chiefs penned a three-page letter recounting all her failures that somehow got worse for her with every new…
The Daily Agenda: Congrats! Now Get To Work
Time is a flat circle … Dodging is an art … And counting on your fingers is fine. Republican leadership in the House and Senate finally introduced bills to temporarily lift the education spending cap, taking the first step to saving schools from running out of money — and possibly closing — two weeks from today.…
The Daily Agenda: Resignations Are All the Rage
Allister should focus on Allister … George W. is focusing on Doug … And the interns are focusing on their pronouns. Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel’s office continues to unravel as evidence against her sobriety and ability to do the job continues to pile up. On the heels of last week’s media tour attempting to salvage her…
The Friday Edition: Brnovich Should Tell Us What’s in the Bar Agreement
If the lawyer representing you struck an agreement with the State Bar over ethics complaints, you’d want to know what exactly they agreed to do to fix their ethical problems. Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, by virtue of his position as the state’s top elected lawyer, represents all Arizonans in court. Yet we have no…
The Daily Agenda: We Have So Many Questions
All the best grifters are moving to New Mexico … From Adios Arpaio to Adios Sinema … It’s a nonviolent army, he swears. New details are trickling out as reporters, investigators and prosecutors continue their quest to piece together who was doing what, where and when in the weeks between the election and Jan. 6.…
XOXO: Mark Your Calendars
Mark your calendars… Thursday, Feb. 10 Recognized as one of the best steel drum programs in the nation, inspiring and captivating audiences with the vibrant sound of the Caribbean. As part of the Oro Valley Second Thursdays Concert Series, the award-winning Jovert Steel Drum Band from Tucson High Magnet School will keep you dancing all…
Perpetual Change: Legislative Session Gets Rolling With Six Proposed Weed Bills
As the 2022 Arizona legislative session winds up its first month, cannabis “ambassadors” have spent the better part of this week taking arguments to legislators. Cannabis bills that were introduced are making their way to various committees to be tweaked or gutted depending on the moods of lawmakers. For the cannabis world, that means the Arizona…
Cheers!
Tucson’s local craft brewery scene is a marvel to behold: We have more than a dozen breweries, all making their own beers that range from lagers to sours to stouts and everything in-between. Arizona Beer Week is a celebration of these scrappy locals. There’s a lot going on starting next week, both here in Tucson…
Danehy: Remembering How Gordon Hirabayashi Came To Help Build The Mount Lemmon Highway
Just off the Catalina Highway, to the west of the Molino Basin Trailhead and just south of the Bug Springs Trailhead, lies the Gordon Hirabayashi Campground. Officially, it’s on Prison Camp Road, and therein lies a story. Gordon Hirabayashi was born in Seattle in 1918, which should have been an important fact in his life,…
On Beat With Bradley: Hip Hop Author Visiting UA Poetry Center to Talk About Music’s Impact on Black Southern Culture
Regina Bradley is a hip-hop scholar who teaches at Kennesaw State University. She’s also the author of the books Chronicling Stankonia and Boondock Kollage and cohosts a podcast, Bottom of the Map. She will be in Tucson to discuss Southern hip hop in a talk at the UA Poetry Center presented by the College of Humanities,…
Cross Culture Crafts: Borderlands Brewing Drafts Up New Beers and Collaborations for Arizona Beer Week
After more than a decade in business, downtown’s Borderlands Brewing Company is still coming up with new ways to up the Tucson beer game. For Arizona Beer Week, which runs from Thursday, Feb. 17 through Sunday, Feb. 27, Borderlands Brewing is unveiling some brand new brews, and re-releasing some classics. First up, Borderlands is releasing…
Get Your Moto Runnin’: MotoSonora Brewing Gets Back to the Basics for Arizona Beer Week
A relatively new kid on the block, MotoSonora Brewing Company on Tucson’s south side has already made a name for itself thanks to a large outdoor performance space and a close connection with automobiles. MotoSonora, which opened in early 2020, is the brainchild of Tucson brothers passionate about beers and cars. So the story goes,…
Popping Off: Tap & Bottle Serves as a Crossroads of Brewing From Tucson and Beyond
One of the biggest supporters of the Tucson brewing scene doesn’t produce any craft beer at all. Tap & Bottle serves as a hub for all things alcohol in Southern Arizona, and that includes hosting multiple events for Arizona Beer Week. Tap & Bottle has two official locations in north and downtown Tucson—as well as…
Statewide Suds: Maynards Teams Up With Flagstaff Brewery For Arizona Beer Week
If Toole Avenue and Route 66 intersected, it would likely be at Maynards Kitchen during Arizona Beer Week when these two storied roadways will virtually connect. On February 23, Maynards will team up with Flagstaff’s Mother Road Brewing Company, which sits on the original 1926 alignment of Route 66, for a pairing dinner at Tucson’s…
Lunar Lager: Crooked Tooth Brews Up Something Spiritual When the Full Moon Comes Out
Crooked Tooth’s Beer Week contribution has been a long time coming. The downtown brewery has been crafting some special sours for nearly three years. Sours have become something of a specialty for Crooked Tooth, which has a large Sonoran Sour Series available in house. It’s an area where they don’t see too much competition. “Sours aren’t…
Just In Time: Hotel Congress to Open Jazz Club ‘The Century Room’
Over the last 100 years or so, Hotel Congress has survived structural fires, seen prohibition come and go, and hosted everyone from U.S. senators to John Dillinger and his criminal gang. Now, a new addition to the historic landmark fuses a New York night club with a borderlands mezcal bar. Shana Oseran, who owns Hotel…
City Week: Weekly Picks
Editor’s Note: While we are delighted to see Tucsonans once again gathering for fun events, we are also aware that variants are in widespread circulation. Please consider getting vaccinated against COVID if you haven’t yet. Wayne Gudmonson’s “What Place Is This” and Perla Segovia’s “Threads of Immigration.” The Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery on the PCC…
