Blake Morlock

The bill exempts the White House. One politician is absolutely allowed to get rich off his position. To boast about fighting corruption in 2026 without any mention of President Donald Trump is like promising to someday fight fires should the need arise ... as an entire national forest burns in the background.

The Pima County Board of Supervisors will select a replacement for former Treasurer Brian Johnson, who resigned with accusations of sexual harassment swirling around him; area school districts will vote on budgets, and more from local government meetings around Tucson this week.

The Tucson area's system to fight homelessness is a hodgepodge of government and nonprofit services. It can be hard to navigate but there are resources available to land a temporary place to stay and a permanent housing solution. Make the phone calls and stay at it.

The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to delay appointing a new county treasurer, who would finish the term of Democrat Paul Johnson.

It's another sparse week for government reporters as the Tucson City Council and just two school boards convene for the only local meetings this week. And the agendas are light.

If Arizona's Democrats can't spin political gold out of losing a war, higher prices and widespread explosive diarrhea, they need to get out of politics because there isn't anybody who's "vibing" nothing in 2026.

Nine candidates are vying for the Pima County treasurer position left vacant when Paul Johnson resigned as sexual harassment allegations swirled around him; TUSD needs to try again to get its reading program approved by the Arizona Education Department; the Supes are looking at IDA board changes; and more from government meetings around Tucson this week.

Experience and eagerness to mentor staff helped convince the Board of Supervisors to appoint Jorge Soto as the new Pima County treasurer. The post was vacant after Brian Johnson resigned last month amid a sexual harassment probe.

Three South Tucson Council seats were up for election and only Valenzuela won enough votes to skip the November race. Brian Flagg and Debbie Federico scored an improbable and irrelevant tie as they join Eduardo Baca and Cesar Aguirre on the general election ballot to fill the other two seats.

The Tucson City Council will vote on a data center ordinance a year after calling off Project Blue deal; City Manager Tim Thomure will be measured for success with a new appraisal form; Pima County and Marana to canvass election results and more from local government meetings around Tucson this week.