Gloria Gomez

1 week ago | azmirror.com | Gloria Gomez

A major public school funding plan is set to expire in less than two weeks, but Arizona lawmakers have yet to figure out a solution — and public education advocates are unhappy with the current proposal that GOP lawmakers are pushing. At the end of this month, Proposition 123 comes to an end, dramatically shrinking the $300 million in annual revenue shared among the state’s K-12 public schools.

1 week ago | azmirror.com | Jerod MacDonald-Evoy |Gloria Gomez |Emily Holshouser

Across the Grand Canyon State, tens of thousands of people braved the sweltering summer heat to gather in parks, on street corners and at the state Capitol for a national day of protest aimed at countering President Donald Trump, who was celebrating his birthday with a military parade in Washington D.C.. There were some 40 volunteer-organized “No Kings” rallies in Arizona on Saturday, including one at the state Capitol near downtown Phoenix that was attended by an estimated 5,000 people.

2 weeks ago | azmirror.com | Gloria Gomez

A shooting outside the campaign headquarters of longtime gun safety advocate and congressional candidate Daniel Hernandez left his family and staffers shaken Thursday afternoon. At around 5:15 p.m., according to a statement from the Tucson Police Department, officers responded to a call about vandalism and possible vehicle damage at the Hernandez family home, which doubles as his campaign headquarters. A staffer’s car was struck by a bullet, and shell casings were found at the scene.

2 weeks ago | tucsonsentinel.com | Gloria Gomez

The Arizona Mirror Tensions erupted between immigrant rights advocates and Peoria police officers on Tuesday, amid a surge in Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity across the Valley.

2 weeks ago | azmirror.com | Gloria Gomez |Jerod MacDonald-Evoy

Tensions erupted between immigrant rights advocates and Peoria police officers on Tuesday, amid a surge in Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity across the Valley. Federal officials with Homeland Security Investigations, a division within ICE, descended on a Peoria neighborhood Tuesday morning. As many as six residents of a home on 69th Avenue and West North Lane were arrested, according to a neighbor who witnessed the use of flash bangs and a battering ram.