Blake Morlock

The Tucson City Council will vote on whether to approve a $2.5 billion budget. It comes with a bunch of proposed fees. Plus: Marana's budget picture is much better; Oro Valley has a new tourism plan; and more from local government meetings this week.

The Pima County Board of Supervisors is voting Tuesday on a $1.8 billion tentative budget; the IDA board may get removed; TUSD teachers are set to get a pair of pay increases; Sahuarita residents are happy with their government; plus more from local government meetings around Tucson this week.

The Oro Valley Town Council will vote this week on a $128 million tentative budget and an accompanying water rate hike; Santa Cruz County's CEO will make $194,000 under a new 3-year deal; plus more from local government meetings around Tucson this week.

Pima County Attorney Laura Conover got the OK from the Board of Supervisors to proceed with a legal filing against the Trump administration's proposed changes to the health care law. According to one estimate, the new rules could strip 1.8 million people of insurance across the country.

The odds are not great that perennial candidate Rodney Glassman will win the post of Arizona attorney general, but it's worth gaming out what could happen if he did.

The Tucson City Council will vote on a final $2.5 billion budget; the Pima Supes will get a breakdown of big cuts to federal food programs; Nasse gets strong marks from PCC Board and more from local government meetings

The Marana Town Council will vote on a $560 million budget that flips the typical fiscal script; Oro Valley police want to charge $46 per hour to review body camera footage; plus more from local government meetings around Tucson this week.

If Tucson's bus drivers' union wants fares restored or better safety, they would be smart to take what they can get now get involved in the budget process for a better deal. Don't threaten a strike at 11:59 p.m. on the last day of the fiscal year.

The Pima County Board of Supervisors is ready to approve a $1.8 billion final budget, including investments in priorities like homelessness and public safety; the Tucson Council will vote on red-light cameras ahead of statewide effort to kill them; CatFoot President Amy Krauss hands off gavel; plus more from local government meetings around Tucson.

The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to approve a $1.8 billion budget for next year, funding priorities like programs to address homelessness and public safety, while giving county employees a raise.