By Don McGee, Sandy West and Mari Sorri More than 500 people gathered in front of the Tucson Federal Building on Saturday, April 13th to protest Rosemont Copper, an open pit mine planned...
Category - Politics
District 4 Update – October 2026
Each year, as property tax statements land in mailboxes, our District 4 office receives a significant number of calls from...
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Pima County Administration recently presented to the Board of Supervisors its first Wildfire Mitigation Plan annual report, a...
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I hope you are sitting down, as I fear this month’s column may shock you. It’s time for the Pima County Fiscal Year 2026/2027...
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For almost ten years now, when I arrive home after a long day and regale Mrs. Christy with the events of the day, she has said...
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Teacher Shortage in Arizona
By Stacy Winstryg Arizona continues to face a teacher shortage even after Governor Doug Ducey announced his plan to raise teacher salaries 20 percent by 2020. And earlier this year, he made...
Voting Guide for 2019 Published
By Article Author The League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson (LWVGT) has produced their 2019 “Citizen’s Directory of Elected Officials” for members of the Southern Arizona community. It...
District 4 Updates April 2019: Safety and Speeding on...
By Steve Christy Given the response received by our District 4 office and the KGUN9 TV News, it is apparent that many of you watched Allen “Big Al” Kath’s Operation Safe Roads segment...
Rosemont Copper Awards Local Schools Grants
By Article Author Rosemont Copper, Hudbay Arizona Business Unit, has awarded eight public schools representing six different school districts nearly $15,000 in grants supporting STEEAM...
Good News! Houghton Road Improvement Plan
by Supervisor Steve Christy This month’s Vail Voice column allows me to announce some terrific news. I’ll begin by sharing some information directly from the Pima County administrator’s...
Meet our New Assistant Superintendent by Kimberly...
By Article Author There’s a new face sitting at the Assistant Superintendent of the Vail Unified School District’s desk as the former Associate Superintendent, John Carruth, moved into...
District 4 Update: January 2019
Note: Supervisor Steve Christy delivered these remarks at the December 4th meeting of the Pima County Supervisors to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Southern Arizona...
Just Vote
by Stacy Winstryg The Vail School District has seen a 35% increase in homes with registered voters over the last two years. This is an amazing jump in voter registrations and we hope that...
You Deserve A Strong State Senator
As a small business owner and business coach, I know what it takes to create new jobs and help businesses grow. Building a strong economy and creating more jobs will increase our tax base...