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Gov. Jan Brewer Monday vetoed Rio Nuevo legislation that Tucson businesses wanted to help with downtown redevelopment.

AZ Week: Brewer Wants to Spend Some, Save More

Mental health, state computers, Child Protective Services may see upgrades

AZ Illustrated: MLK Day, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012

MLK Day of Service grant for Tucson's Nonviolent Legacy Project

Mount Lemmon Ski Valley, north of Tucson, in January 2012.

Snowy Winter Brings Skiers, Spending to Mt. Lemmon

Favorable weather conditions and an early season start boost Summerhaven's still-recovering economy

Pima County's first Earthship is "landing" in southwest Tucson, Arizona!

'Earthship' Landing in Tucson

New home built from recycled materials strives for zero carbon foot print

Mayra Feliciano, a TUSD graduate speaks during the call of the audience portion of the meeting. She turns her back to the governing board because “they haven’t listened” and instead addresses the crowd at Tuesday’s meeting.

Tucson Unified Ends Mexican American Studies

Under threat of lost funding, program ends immediately

Snowbirds Star in Annual Celebration

Hundreds flock to Willcox for business-boosting birding festival

Site of the proposed Rosemont copper mine, looking north from a ridge line south of the site.

Copper at the Crossroads Part 2: To Dig or Not to Dig?

Both sides weigh in over the proposed Rosemont Copper Mine southeast of Tucson

Gabrielle Giffords waving to the crowd at a Jan. 8, 2012 anniversary vigil of the shooting that took six lives and left her and 12 others wounded.

Tucson Remembers

2,000 welcome Giffords back home in joyful, emotional evening

A new memorial, quietly erected in the days before the tragedy's anniversary, marks the place where six died and 13 more were wounded.

One Year Later, Tucson Prepares to Honor a Tragedy

On the first anniversary of the January 8, 2011 shooting, Arizonans gather for vigils, memorials

Name any sports team dynasty. Any sport. Any level. Anywhere. Whatever the team is, chances are pretty good it can't beat the record of success Sunnyside High School's wrestling program has established over the past 30-plus years.

A Winning Wrestling Legacy Spans Generations

Sunnyside wrestling program teaches discipline

Mark Kelly says U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords continues to improve, including long walks and more speaking ability.

Kelly: Giffords Speaking in Full Sentences

Wounded congresswoman's recovery measured in weekly improvement

Beyond Sprawl: Rethinking Development in Tucson

In part 4, AZPM examines the lessons of the city's past growth and how they may shape the Tucson of the future

Las Vegas realtors hope foreign buyers can rescue their hard-hit housing market, one of the worst in the U.S.

Beyond Sprawl: Foreign Angels?

Part 3 of the Fronteras Desk series visits Las Vegas, where local realtors are recruiting foreign buyers to save the hard-hit housing market

In 1950, the average home was 1,600 square feet. In 2000, it surged to 2,500 square feet. The design students want to reverse the trend and, in 2030, drastically reduce the average American home size to 800 square feet.

Beyond Sprawl: Not Your Mother's Suburb

Part 2 of the Fronteras Desk series talks to students learning from today's housing to reimagine tomorrow's communities

Occupy Tucson participants continue to clash with law enforcement officials.

700 Citations Issued to Occupy Tucson Participants

Activists keep movement alive in downtown park 'to practice free speech'

A solitary manhole cover marks a stalled development in suburban Phoenix.

Beyond Sprawl: The Southwest Zombie Problem

Part 1 of the Fronteras Desk series explores how Southwestern cities cope with planned communities that never were

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