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Howard Fischer

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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Howard Fischer/Capitol Media Services

    ACLU asks U.S. Supreme Court to reject Arizona’s bid to delay prison healthcare oversight (opens the original)

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    Attorneys for incarcerated individuals in Arizona prisons are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a last-ditch bid by the state to delay federal control of its healthcare system. In a new filing, the lawyers detailed the 14 years of litigation, millions of dollars in fines, agreements by state officials to do better, and finally an injunction telling the state to ensure that 25,000 inmates in state-run facilities get the physical and mental healthcare they are entitled to under the U.S. Cons

  2. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Howard Fischer/Capitol Media Services

    Ahead of possible school closures, Tucson district looks to curb rampant truancy (opens the original)

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    The Tucson Unified School District is looking for ways to combat a near-40% chronic absence rate across grade levels. Arizona defines chronic absenteeism as missing 10%, or 18 days, of a school year. While TUSD’s rate has remained fairly consistent since the 2023-24 school year, Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo is sounding the alarm on the number of excused absences students are taking. Meanwhile, the district could also be facing a 3% enrollment decline and a 13.3% decline in kindergarten enroll

  3. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Howard Fischer/Capitol Media Services

    Fontes, Kolodin debate election security in race for Arizona secretary of state (opens the original)

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    The outcome of the highly contested race for secretary of state could depend on whether voters believe elections in Arizona are safe and secure. "They've been safe and secure for a long time," incumbent Democrat Adrian Fontes said during a half-hour televised debate Monday on KAET-TV. But Republican challenger Alexander Kolodin repeatedly dodged that question from moderator Ted Simons. Instead, the Scottsdale lawmaker said the issue is voter perception. "There's no doubt that confidence in our e

  4. Article · Aug 12, 2026 · Howard Fischer/Capitol Media Services

    New school opens for displaced students of Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind's Tucson campus (opens the original)

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    When the Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind closed its Tucson campus in June, music teacher Kate Scally Howell was worried — and not just because the closure put her out of a job. She worried particularly about the school’s blind students. While the ASDB’s deaf population transferred to the school’s Oro Valley campus, its visually impaired students faced limited options. Some were placed in Tucson Unified School Districts ‘cooperative sites’ – separated school locations offering teaching to b

  5. Article · Aug 3, 2026 · Howard Fischer/Capitol Media Services

    More police officers will staff bus stops in Tucson for start of school (opens the original)

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    After recent violent incidents on Sun Tran buses, Tucson is stationing more police officers and outreach officials at stops from Aug. 5 to 14. Assistant City Manager Liz Morales says officials from different city departments will man about 60 transit stops across Tucson Unified, Amphitheater, Sunnyside and Flowing Wells school districts. It’s the first time Tucson is trying this approach. Morales says Mayor Regina Romero and Vice Mayor Lane Santa Cruz requested the program to “provide clear comm

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