John Washington

1 week ago | azluminaria.org | John Washington

New Jersey’s Democratic Senator Cory Booker hits Tucson for a town hall on Sunday, April 13 at 6 p.m. The precise location is yet to be announced. Find more info and register here. Booker, a third term Democrat and former mayor of Newark, also ran for president in 2020. In late March, he spoke for 25 hours in the Senate chamber’s, the longest speech in the body’s history without eating or breaking to go to the bathroom.

2 weeks ago | azluminaria.org | John Washington

Cinco años después de haber hecho gratuito el transporte público en Tucson, el concejo municipal vuelve a debatir si deberían —o si pueden— seguir manteniendo gratis los autobuses, el tranvía y otras formas de transporte público. “Creo profundamente que debemos mantener un sistema gratuito”, dijo la alcaldesa de Tucson, Regina Romero, en la sesión de estudio del 8 de abril, pero señaló que la ciudad enfrenta un profundo déficit presupuestario. “Hay que ceder en algo”.

2 weeks ago | newsbreak.com | John Washington

The number of international students at Arizona State University who have had their visas revoked is now at least 50, according to an attorney representing the students. Last week, Arizona Luminaria reported on eight students at ASU who had their visas revoked. That number has increased quickly, with at least three students facing some time in immigration detention, according to Senior Attorney Ami Hutchinson, with Green Evans-Schroeder, the Tucson-based law firm representing the students.

2 weeks ago | azluminaria.org | John Washington

Five years after first making public transit free in Tucson, the city council is again debating if they should — or can — continue to keep buses, the streetcar, and other forms of public transit free. “I deeply believe we should keep a free system,” Tucson Mayor Regina Romero said at the April 8 study session, but noted that the city is facing a deep budget deficit.

2 weeks ago | azluminaria.org | John Washington

El número de estudiantes internacionales en la Universidad Estatal de Arizona (ASU, por sus siglas en inglés) a quienes se les ha revocado la visa ahora es de al menos 50, según una abogada que representa a los estudiantes. La semana pasada, Arizona Luminaria informó sobre ocho estudiantes de ASU a quienes se les había revocado la visa.