Arizona Luminaria

ICE has initiated 514 new agreements with local law enforcement agencies across 40 states since January — they empower local officers to question immigration status during traffic stops and other routine policing With @propublica.org

Exclusive: Records obtained by Arizona Luminaria tie Amazon to a massive Tucson area data center that has been shrouded in secrecy until now

BREAKING: Tucson City Council unanimously rejects Project Blue

Arizona teachers leave their jobs at twice the national rate. 🏫➡️ Arizona Luminaria and Channel 13 News teamed up to examine why — and what solutions exist in Southern Arizona — in a new series launching this week. Read more about it:

The new rules require large-scale data centers to sit at least half a mile from homes and schools, use battery backup before generators and hold public hearings before final approval. Council also directed staff to keep exploring an outright ban

Rep. Adelita Grijalva told Arizona youth their voices on climate policy can't wait for older generations: "You're the ones that are going to be living with the consequences every single day."

20 new teachers toured 13 miles and 11 schools by bus last week — one stop of Flowing Wells Unified's induction program, which ends with a district-wide welcome from the marching band, cheerleaders and pom squad

In Peach Springs, teens from the Walapai 100.9 youth radio club write, host and produce their own show — and this month, they're delivering handheld radios to connect a community with little cell service and no chain retail stores

Pima County's preschool scholarship program is losing pandemic-era funding just as demand climbs, and officials are still working out a longer-term way to pay for it

Alma Mejia-Garcia is TUSD's new interim principal at Pueblo High, stepping in while the district reviews staff complaints about culture and leadership

Tom Horne is off the ballot for the first time in 30 years, setting up a Nov. 3 rematch between Terry Leyba Ruiz and Kimberly Yee for state superintendent

Tucson has replaced its decade-old national homelessness survey with a locally built one centered on a new question: who's most likely to die outside. Being unsheltered means 200-300 times the risk of heat-related death

The port authority is exploring nearly 800 acres for future logistics development and a study of whether the commercial border crossing could someday handle passenger vehicles. https://azluminaria.org/2026/07/27/amid-border-investment-yuma-studies-how-to-ease-traffic-at-san-luis/