Southern Arizona's PBS & NPR Member Station, a service of the University of Arizonahttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mpa5raudxy2sUpcoming 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/ https://about.azpm.org/p/about-press/2026/5/27/229886-your-voice-matters-join-azpm-news-for-a-series-of-community-listening-sessions/?_gl=1*13nn5xn*_gcl_au*MTM0MzcwNzA3Mi4xNzc5MzgwNDk3*_ga*MjA4MjkwNzQ0NC4xNzc5MzgwNDk3*_ga_2TXDNNG48F*czE3ODE1NDgxNTMkbzU5JGcxJHQxNzgxNTQ4MTU5JGo1NCRsMCRoMA27 Jun 2026 00:01 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpa5raudxy2shttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3moqp5fac7t2rAZPM 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://events.trellis.arizona.edu/en/f44lNu67/azpm-screening-never-too-late-5a3UV42AA9p/overview20 Jun 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3moqp5fac7t2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mo2gonavax2fFor 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/12 Jun 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo2gonavax2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mnxpiyduun2fAZPM 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://about.azpm.org/p/about-press/2026/6/10/230108-azpm-hosts-back-to-school-supply-drive-for-boys-girls-clubs-of-tucson/10 Jun 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxpiyduun2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mnsolf2als2tJoin Arizona Public Media and host Mark McLemore for a special Arizona Spotlight live at the Baker Center for Public Media. Don't miss this opportunity to experience Arizona Spotlight LIVE for an engaging evening of community and culture. FREE RSVP: https://events.trellis.arizona.edu/en/f44lNu67/azpm-arizona-spotlight-live-5a3UV423Zkr/overview08 Jun 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnsolf2als2thttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mnsekjuzgk2pThe 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. buff.ly/uy5elhx08 Jun 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnsekjuzgk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mnsctp45up2rThe 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. For more: https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/6/5/230059-hughes-teams-with-fox-theatre-in-5m-naming-rights-partnership/08 Jun 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnsctp45up2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mns5twusyf26Cochise County iris scanners: Every police agency will adopt the same biometric tech ICE uses in deportations. For more: https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/6/5/230061-every-cochise-county-police-agency-will-soon-use-the-same-iris-scanners-ice-deploys/08 Jun 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mns5twusyf26https://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mnnegdzcf427U.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-inflation06 Jun 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnnegdzcf427https://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mnlkln2jm62dIn 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%. For more: https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/6/5/230055-tep-quietly-amends-rate-change-ags-office-disagrees/06 Jun 2026 02:00 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnlkln2jm62dhttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mnldvbhuq32mParents and childcare professionals are advocating for more government funding to dig the state out of “the Grand Canyon” of childcare access. For more: https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/6/5/230052-az-childcare-landscape-in-crisis-as-assistance-waitlist-approaches-12800-kids/ https://buff.ly/GVjoyi806 Jun 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnldvbhuq32mhttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mnl56o75sf2nAs 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. https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/6/5/230034-tucson-planning-commission-has-more-questions-about-proposed-data-center-regulations/05 Jun 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnl56o75sf2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mnkt4pp4372lJoin 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: originals.azpm.org/azpmnews/ https://originals.azpm.org/azpmnews/05 Jun 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkt4pp4372lhttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mnkrgwmw2z2hA 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://www.npr.org/2026/06/04/nx-s1-5846418/brady-sue-atf05 Jun 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkrgwmw2z2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mnkmmjf43u2xPresident 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-crime05 Jun 2026 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkmmjf43u2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mnj24rkiyz2qThe 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. buff.ly/XZl4aMu05 Jun 2026 02:00 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnj24rkiyz2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mnitg7lf7u2mPresident 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-exports05 Jun 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnitg7lf7u2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mnimr54tvm2uChanges 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. More: https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/6/4/230010-plan-for-new-ua-dorm-loses-10-floors-but-gains-100-beds/04 Jun 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnimr54tvm2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mnicqlm3st2zWatch live as Democratic candidates for Congressional District 5 Brian Hualde, Chris James, and Elizabeth Lee will debate live on June 4, 2026 beginning at 6pm. Watch: https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/6/4/229958-primary-debate-arizona-congressional-district-5-d/04 Jun 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnicqlm3st2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mniaz6takv2zICE detained the DACA recipient last month, drawing sharp community backlash. Then, the agency changed course. This week, another major development unfurled: An immigration judge dismissed the case against Toledo altogether. More: https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/6/3/230006-a-lot-of-emotions-judge-dismisses-deportation-proceedings-against-karla-toledo/04 Jun 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mniaz6takv2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mngftvnptw2tResearchers at the University of Arizona are exploring a new vision of what cognitive aging looks like. For more: https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/6/3/230002-study-shows-older-adults-recall-memories-more-vividly/04 Jun 2026 00:52 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mngftvnptw2thttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mngcwzqrc52dFinding a Voice: Fostering Indigenous Composers, telling the story of the Native American Composer Apprentice Project, including full length compositions by both students of the program and their instructors. Listen to Arizona Encore: https://radio.azpm.org/p/classicalnews/2026/6/3/230008-finding-a-voice-fostering-indigenous-composers/04 Jun 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mngcwzqrc52dhttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mng4aoprxt2fA partnership with Saguaro City Music Theatre will keep the Berger Performing Arts Center operating after Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind leaves its Tucson campus. https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/6/2/229995-preparations-underway-for-final-berger-performance-before-new-saguaro-city-agreement/03 Jun 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mng4aoprxt2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mnfy6hzag72aThe University of Arizona has announced a new but familiar name for the Cesar Chavez Building. President Suresh Garimella announced that the Chavez Building will now be called the Economics Building. That’s the name it originally donned until 2003. https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/6/2/229993-ua-chavez-building-is-once-again-the-economics-building/03 Jun 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfy6hzag72ahttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mnftueqb2g25Come and experience a storytime like only a theatre can do it! Take a wonderful children’s book, put its pages up on the Fox’s movie screen, throw in a dash of the theatrical and a bit of popcorn, and voila– you get a storytime fit for a historic theatre! 📆 : June 4 @10:30AM Free Registration: https://foxtucson.com/event/storytime-at-the-fox-6-26/03 Jun 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnftueqb2g25https://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mncr4u6pnh2jCome and experience a storytime like only a theatre can do it! Take a wonderful children’s book, put its pages up on the Fox’s movie screen, throw in a dash of the theatrical and a bit of popcorn, and voila– you get a storytime fit for a historic theatre! 📆 : June 4 @10:30AM Free Registration: https://foxtucson.com/event/storytime-at-the-fox-6-26/02 Jun 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncr4u6pnh2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mnbiqltrkt2gLocal elected officials are criticizing the planned closure of the Indian Health Service’s Tucson Area Office as part of an agency-wide restructuring. Tucson’s area office would be folded into Phoenix’s under an agency-wide overhaul. More: buff.ly/CK96zFq02 Jun 2026 02:00 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnbiqltrkt2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mnbbz7dksb2wNew tech, mining and exploration are just some of the drivers behind the growing economy of space. Dani DellaGiustina, Ph. D., breaks down the different ways sectors are investing toward space exploration. Listen: https://originals.azpm.org/p/navigating/2026/6/1/229969-the-economics-of-space-exploration/02 Jun 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnbbz7dksb2whttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mnba3y5ang2dTucson opened five cooling centers around the city today to help people get out of the heat. The city will keep them open through September 30 this year. For more: https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2026/6/1/229961-tucson-cooling-centers-offer-escape-from-the-heat/01 Jun 2026 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnba3y5ang2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/azpm.org/post/3mnaswycc242cCome and experience a storytime like only a theatre can do it! Take a wonderful children’s book, put its pages up on the Fox’s movie screen, throw in a dash of the theatrical and voila a fantastic storytime! 📆 : June 4 @10:30AM Free Registration here: https://foxtucson.com/event/storytime-at-the-fox-6-26/01 Jun 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:sqpygnu7uesr5f5zr6chiqqj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnaswycc242c