Hundreds of demonstrators lined major streets across Southern Arizona, joining the nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests opposing the Trump Administration.
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AZPM is screening "Never Too Late?," a powerful documentary that follows the journey of Stephanie Haskins, who became one of the oldest people in the United States to undergo gender confirmation surgery at age 76.
Tue, June 30, 2026 @ 6:30PM and for more: https://buff.ly/lIqKJ4L
For complete coverage of the 2026 election in Arizona, visit the AZPM Election Center. The deadline to register to vote in Arizona’s primary election is Monday, June 22.
Here is a list of your most frequently asked questions with answers:
https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/6/11/230121-key-dates-and-essential-information-for-arizonas-primary-election/
For the first time ever, 'Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood' has a dedicated YouTube channel! It will expand availability of this beloved series to a global audience, introducing children and families to the show while giving fans who grew up with it unprecedented access to its enormous library of 895 episodes, allowing them to take a nostalgic “deep dive” through the decades.
Parents and childcare professionals are advocating for more government funding to dig the state out of “the Grand Canyon” of childcare access.
For more:
https://buff.ly/GVjoyi8
A major gun control group is suing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Justice Department over the agencies' refusals to release documents and other information about who the largest sellers of crime guns in the U.S. are.
https://buff.ly/UTuJs6g
University of Arizona researchers are testing ground-penetrating radar that could be used to find water beneath the surface of Mars.
Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Arizona State Office Building in Tucson on Wednesday to protest the sale of a 160-acre parcel of state land that went to auction. The parcel was sold to the Canadian mining company Hudbay Minerals’ Copper World project for $993,000.
Join AZPM and catch a sneak peek screening of the first episode of Masterpiece's The Count of Monte Cristo.
The Count of Monte Cristo is an epic new TV adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ iconic French novel, one of the greatest revenge stories ever told.
AZPM is hosting a cereal drive to support Youth On Their Own. Please consider donating a standard full sized cereal box (around 11oz) or any single serve cereals at any of our events in March.
For more information, visit:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tucson-screening-azpm-presents-the-count-of-monte-cristo-tickets-1981797791543?aff=odcleoeventsincollection
AZPM is hosting a Peanut Butter & Jelly Drive to support the Tucson Unified School District Family Resource Centers, while also celebrating the power of early literacy with the new PBS KIDS series Phoebe & Jay.
For more information, visit azpm.org/pbj
Upcoming stops on the AZPM News Road Trip
June 27
Gentle Ben’s
865 E. University Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85719
12–2PM.
https://about.azpm.org/p/about-press/2026/5/27/229886-your-voice-matters-join-azpm-news-for-a-series-of-community-listening-sessions/
AZPM is partnering with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson to host a Back-to-School Supply Drive from June 22 through August 4, helping local youth start the school year prepared for success.
Community members are encouraged to donate new school supplies and reusable water bottles. Donations can be dropped off at any AZPM community event during the drive or at the Paul & Alice Baker Center for Public Media:
https://about.azpm.org/p/about-press/2026/6/10/230108-azpm-hosts-back-to-school-supply-drive-for-boys-girls-clubs-of-tucson/
AZPM is partnering with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson to host a Back-to-School Supply Drive from June 22 through August 4, helping local youth start the school year prepared for success.
For the full list of supplies:
https://buff.ly/RD4fO0D
Join Arizona Public Media and host Mark McLemore for a special Arizona Spotlight live at the Baker Center for Public Media.
This special live edition of Arizona Spotlight will be recorded in front of a live audience in the Baker Center's state-of-the-art performance studio. Don't miss this unique opportunity to experience Arizona Spotlight LIVE and be part of the audience for an engaging evening of conversation, community and culture.
FREE RSVP:
https://events.trellis.arizona.edu/en/f44lNu67/azpm-arizona-spotlight-live-5a3UV423Zkr/overview
The Tucson nonprofit Derechos Humanos is hosting its second installment of a monthly legal clinic for immigrants and mixed-status families. The next Barrio Legal Clinic — slated for June 24 — will offer free legal advice on immigration cases.
https://buff.ly/uy5elhx
The Fox Theatre and Hughes Federal Credit Union have entered a 10-year $5 million naming rights agreement as part of the theater's $26.6 million expansion project.
Cochise County iris scanners: Every police agency will adopt the same biometric tech ICE uses in deportations.
U.S. employers added jobs for the third month in a row in May, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%. But wage gains softened and likely failed to keep pace with rising prices.
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/05/nx-s1-5847669/jobs-labor-market-unemployment-wages-inflation
In March, following pushback from members of the public and affected customers, Tucson Electric Power quietly lowered its proposed rate increase from 14% to 12.6%...while the AG’s office argues that residential customers will still be impacted by 14%.
As Project Blue continues to break ground near the Pima County Fairgrounds, the city of Tucson has been working on regulations to manage future large-scale data centers.
Join AZPM for a daily news podcast, featuring the latest headlines, issues and in depth stories impacting us all across Arizona. New episodes each weekday afternoon.
Listen Monday-Friday:
https://originals.azpm.org/azpmnews/
President Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C. has reduced petty property crimes, but has had little to no effect on violent crime, despite the high cost to taxpayers, according to a new analysis from the nonpartisan think tank Niskanen Center.
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/04/nx-s1-5845073/national-guard-washington-dc-crime
The vote marked a rare bipartisan rebuke of the war, but is mostly symbolic. Democrats have been unable to pass a war powers resolution in the Senate, and even if they could it would likely be vetoed.
https://buff.ly/XZl4aMu
President Donald Trump is again seeking to boost the struggling U.S. coal industry, with an announcement expected Thursday to spend nearly $700 million to support coal-fired power plants and coal exports.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-trump-expected-to-announce-700m-investment-in-coal-plants-exports
Changes have been made to plans for a new University of Arizona residence hall. The university originally planned for a 19-story building on the northwest corner of Speedway and Campbell Boulevards, that will now stand nine stories tall.