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22 May

ICE arrests DACA recipient, plus UA graduating class boos commencement speaker

Monday morning, ICE arrested a Tucson resident and DACA recipient in her home. How has the community reacted to this news? Plus, University of Arizona graduated its class of 2026 last week, while the stadium erupted with booing. Our panel of journalists break down what all the fuss was about this week on The Press Room. PANELISTS: Angela Gervasi, AZPM News; Joe Ferguson Tucson Agenda; Paul Ingram, Tucson Sentinel

22 May

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27 min
27/06/2025

Daniel Hernandez incident in Bisbee, the mysterious Project Blue's unknown water use

Arizona's Congressional District 7 candidate, Daniel Hernandez, has an incident in Bisbee, Tucson's mysterious "Project Blue" data center and its unknown water use, chaos at the State Capitol, and are beloved Arizona public lands really for sale? Natalie Robbins of the Tucson Sentinel, Katya Mendoza of AZPM News, AZ Daily Star's columnist Tim Steller, and Jeremy Duda of Axios Phoenix discuss this week's top news stories with host Steve Goldstein.

27/06/2025

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27 min
20/06/2025

Ban on camping in washes, TEP's proposed 14% rate hike, and local No Kings protests

The Tucson City Council votes to ban camping in washes, a controversial new data center named "Project Blue," TEP's proposed 14% rate hike, southern Arizona's No Kings protests, and border wall construction. Paul Ingram of the Tucson Sentinel, Christopher Conover of AZPM News, and Tucson Spotlight's Caitlin Schmidt discuss this week's top news stories with host Steve Goldstein. Plus, Larry Starks of the Tucson Juneteenth Festival.

20/06/2025

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27 min
20/02/2025

Rogue Theatre's "Marjorie Prime" creates a conversation about what it means to be human in the age of AI.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Understanding canyons on the moon; and more voices from The Class of 2024.

20/02/2025

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27 min
21 Feb

Feb 20, 2026

Reaction to the Supreme Court's decision on tariffs; Tucsonans discuss new rules for data centers; The U of A closes down culture-based student communities; and more...

21 Feb

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11 min
07/08/2024

A Crisis Fraught with Possibility: How a massive canal set Arizona up for growth

In the 1960s, Arizona was facing a crisis. Its aquifers were depleting and its ground was sinking. That issue prompted a major infrastructure project that would forever change what was possible in the state, a 336 mile system of canals that take a big part of the state's Colorado River water allocation and diverts it to Phoenix and Tucson, as well as farmland in Central Arizona. This week, we look at how the Central Arizona Project came to be, and what it means to the state.

07/08/2024

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23 min
09/10/2024

Broken Promises, Contaminated Waters: Uranium mining on the Navajo Nation

An investigation reveals the deadly health toll of uranium mining on Navajo land, where contaminated water and broken promises have left generations fighting for survival.

09/10/2024

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31 min
09/01/2025

January 9, 2025

A controversial case comes to a sudden end; Arizona sends help to fire-scarred California; from the toilet to the tap-Tucson reaches a new level in recycling; and more...

09/01/2025

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9 min
06/04/2018

Our Lengthening Life Span is Outpacing the Biology of our Eyes' Lenses

Can we reverse vision loss with artificial lenses?

06/04/2018

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5 min
03/01/2025

January 3, 2025

A nationwide investigation has a new Arizona angle; a low-income housing project is filling up fast; the city has a use for your old Christmas tree; and more...

03/01/2025

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9 min

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