๐Ÿ›๏ธ History in the Making: Tucson Elects First Female-Majority City Council

Based on the Buckmaster Show for 11/6/25, a daily radio show in Tucson, AZ, interviewing local newsmakers. Analysis and opinions are our own.

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Tucson just elected two amazing women to the city councilโ€”๐ŸŒŸ Selena Barajas and Miranda Schubertโ€”which means for the first time in the cityโ€™s history, most of the council members are women! ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ผโœจ

This happened right after three college students ๐ŸŽ“ were killed ๐Ÿ’” trying to cross a street ๐Ÿšธ that everybody knew was dangerous โš ๏ธ, and the city had known about it for more than two years ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ but didnโ€™t fix it fast enough. ๐Ÿ•’

The council is also arguing about whether buses ๐ŸšŒ should be free ๐Ÿ’ตโŒ for people to ride, how to help people who donโ€™t have homes ๐Ÿ โžก๏ธ๐Ÿšซ, and how to prepare for our city getting hotter ๐Ÿ”ฅ and drier ๐ŸŒต because of climate change ๐ŸŒ…

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