In part 1 of a special two-part podcast hosted by AZPM News Director David Lee, reporters and producers take a close look at issues affecting our community: including how new faces transformed government in South Tucson, and the cutbacks in rural health care that are affecting families across the state.

A small Pinal County town faces a water crisis; Tucson breaks ground on more low income housing; Looking at social media’s effect on campus culture; and more...

Candidates for congress are raking in the money; Campus workers raise the alarm over pay and benefits; Getting kids raised on screens to open a book; and more...

An Arizona Senator is raising a lot of campaign money; ICE is detaining people with health issues; Pima County is working to boost literacy among young people; and more...

Details on the police shooting of a Tucson teen; Border wall work blocks hikers, and wildlife; Educators work for a more literate future; and more...

A controversial data center clears a hurdle in court; Rival Democratic candidates fight in court; Scientists prepare to see what Artemis II brought back; and more...

New restriction on food aid mean fewer people getting SNAP benefits; A congresswoman gets a look inside an ICE holding center; it’s cyclovia time again in Tucson; and more...

Residents keep pushing back against ICE detention centers; A festival celebrates the mighty agave; We spotlight efforts to keep unhoused people and their pets together; and more...

ICE issues a statement after Monday’s pepper-spraying in South Tucson; Tucson comes closer to a plan to deal with data centers; Young and homeless -- one group aims to help youth on their own; and more...

An ICE confrontation on the streets of South Tucson; Fire stations may close amid budget troubles; A library becomes an oasis for unhoused people; and more...