Star reporter Darren DaRonco's top stories of 2014
Star reporter Darren DaRonco presents his most important and favorite stories of 2014.
- By Darren DaRonco Arizona Daily Star
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Tucson spent nearly $5 million buying back unused sick days from police officers and firefighters the past two years — and shelled out another…
- By Darren DaRonco Arizona Daily Star
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The city of Tucson takes a firm position when it comes to violations of its building code or the Americans with Disabilities Act — unless, tha…
- By Darren DaRonco Arizona Daily Star
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When most workers retire before they are Medicare-eligible at 65, they have to bear the costs of health insurance on their own.
- By Darren DaRonco Arizona Daily Star
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After largely ignoring a homeless camp on the western edge of the burgeoning downtown entertainment district for three months, city officials …
- By Darren DaRonco Arizona Daily Star
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More than 1,000 Tucson businesses could still be paying an expired tax on their buildings, not realizing the levy was abolished last year.
- By Darren DaRonco Arizona Daily Star
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Tucson could lose out on nearly $3 million in fees it charges new developments because it is so far behind schedule in making state-mandated c…
- By Jamar Younger and Darren DaRonco Arizona Daily Star
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It didn’t take Laura Balis long to understand the risk of riding her bike along Tucson’s modern streetcar tracks.
- By Darren DaRonco Arizona Daily Star
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A closer look at the numbers, some of them self-reported.
- By Darren DaRonco Arizona Daily Star
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Councilman Fimbres requests a discussion about the issue at council’s next meeting.
- By Darren DaRonco and Patrick McNamara Arizona Daily Star
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However, the rate has fallen — for violence, too — since the 1990s.
- By Darren DaRonco Arizona Daily Star
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She was elected in citywide balloting, Tucson's city attorney notes.
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