Grijalva opposes any cutbacks in entitlements

Rep. Raúl Grijalva pointed to new research about the impacts of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid in Arizona to say the programs shouldn't be on the table in debates about deficit reduction and the debt ceiling.

Needy seniors at Tucson care home need help for the holidays

An assisted-living community for low-income seniors and the disabled is looking for help making residents' holidays happier.

Social Security recipients to get 1.7% cost-of-living hike

WASHINGTON — More than 56 million Americans on Social Security will get raises averaging $19 a month come January, one of the smallest hikes since automatic adjustments for inflation were adopted in 1975, the government announced Tuesday.

$500 fine levied for death at care home

State health officials have fined a local nursing home $500 for leaving a 67-year-old patient outside in triple-digit heat for more than an hour, leading to his death.

Mercado readies for boomlet

Joel Sazama of Johnson Brothers Painting touches up the inside of Sentinel Plaza, the new six-story affordable-housing complex for seniors at 795 W. Congress St. Sazama did the painting work July 13. Today, seniors who lived in downtown's Armory Park Apartments start moving into Sentinel Pla…

Mercado readies for boomlet

A sold sign marks a lot where a home can be built in the Mercado District on West Congress Street. Area business owners welcome the influx of people at Sentinel Plaza and a proposed development in the district.

Tucson's Mercado District readies for boomlet

Businesses in the Mercado District, at the western end of the modern streetcar route, are preparing for a population boomlet as the jackhammers approach.

Mercado readies for influx of seniors

Businesses in the Mercado District, at the western end of the modern streetcar route, are preparing for a population boomlet as the jackhammers approach.