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2025-08-07 21:46:45 UTC

UA researchers: Arizona jaguar sightings a 'positive sign' despite border wall https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080725_jaguar_spotted/ua-researchers-arizona-jaguar-sightings-positive-sign-despite-border-wall/
For University of Arizona researchers, the latest sightings show that Southern Arizona is still in the apex predator's range.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-07-15 22:39:42 UTC

More ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ centers to be built by states flush with cash, experts predict https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071525_detention_growth/more-alligator-alcatraz-centers-built-by-states-flush-with-cash-experts-predict/
Former top immigration officials from the Biden administration warned that billions for immigration enforcement signed into law earlier this month will escalate the rapid detention and deportations of immigrants.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-09 05:17:27 UTC

Marx & Noriega each have 4 RBIs, Flores throws 1-hit shutout as Pima softball dominates Glendale https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/040825_pcc_softball/marx-noriega-each-have-4-rbis-flores-throws-1-hit-shutout-as-pima-softball-dominates-glendale/
The Pima Community College softball team (39-5, 27-5 in ACCAC) picked up two ACCAC conference doubleheader wins on the road on Tuesday at Glendale Community College (18-18, 15-17).
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-09 05:17:26 UTC

Tucson City Council votes to rethink free Sun Tran bus fares https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040825_free_bus_fares/tucson-city-council-votes-rethink-free-sun-tran-bus-fares/
The Tucson City Council voted to consider reimplementing fares on public transit Tuesday in the face of a potential $68 million budget shortfall. Public transportation has been free since March 2020, and will remain so until at least this summer.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-09 05:17:25 UTC

Chinese woman commits suicide at Az Border Patrol station; BP failed to conduct welfare checks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040325_yuma_bp_death/chinese-woman-commits-suicide-az-border-patrol-station-bp-failed-conduct-welfare-checks/
Updated: A 52-year-old woman committed suicide at the Border Patrol station in Yuma on Saturday after she was taken into custody by agents in California, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal said, blasting the agency for not conducting proper welfare checks.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-08 18:40:34 UTC

Ceding to Trump, Supreme Court rejects move to bring back federal workers https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040825_scotus_workers/ceding-trump-supreme-court-rejects-move-bring-back-federal-workers/
President Trump triumphed at the Supreme Court, receiving an emergency pause to the reinstatement of thousands of probationary federal employees terminated in a firing spree.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-08 18:18:35 UTC

GOP circles wagons around Trump tariffs as markets nosedive https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040825_gop_stocks/gop-circles-wagons-around-trump-tariffs-as-markets-nosedive/
The U.S. stock market continued its bloodletting Monday, following days of fears about the financial impact of expansive tariffs announced last week by the Trump administration - but Republican members of Congress have largely refused to break with the White House messaging on tariffs.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-08 00:34:07 UTC

Supreme Court pauses return of mistakenly deported Maryland man, for now https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040725_deportation_pause/supreme-court-pauses-return-mistakenly-deported-maryland-man-now/
The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily froze a midnight deadline for returning a Maryland to the U.S after he was mistakenly sent to a notorious El Salvador prison.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-08 00:34:05 UTC

Supreme Court empowers Trump to continue deportations to El Salvador prison https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040725_scotus_alien_enemies/supreme-court-empowers-trump-continue-deportations-el-salvador-prison/
The Supreme Court freed President Donald Trump from a restraining order grounding deportation flights, allowing the administration to continue deporting migrants under the Alien Enemies Act.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-07 22:49:27 UTC

'Miss O'Dell': Tucsonan's lifetime among rock royalty like Beatles & Stones https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/040625_miss_odell/miss-odell-tucsonans-lifetime-among-rock-royalty-like-beatles-stones/
"Miss O'Dell" details Tucson native Chris O'Dell's stories of her time with the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Linda Ronstadt and more.
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2025-04-07 22:16:11 UTC

Tucson revisits differential water rates & free bus rides; CatFoot gets look at budget https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/040725_agenda_rta_op/tucson-revisits-differential-water-rates-free-bus-rides-catfoot-gets-look-budget/
The Tucson City Council will vote on raising water rates on county customers, while taxes could offset free bus fares; Flowing Wells not READY for grant that fosters DEI, plus more in local government meetings around Tucson this week.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-07 19:04:56 UTC

Tucsonans can safely dispose of household hazwaste, old electronics & more on Saturday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040725_hazwaste_collection/tucsonans-can-safely-dispose-household-hazwaste-old-electronics-more-saturday/
Get rid of your old paint, computers and sensitive documents this Saturday at the city of Tucson’s monthly household hazardous waste collection event.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-07 18:53:37 UTC

Cereceres & Senior combine for 10 hits, 9 RBIs and 9 runs as Aztec baseball upsets No. 3 South Mountain https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/040525_pcc_baseball/cereceres-senior-combine-10-hits-9-rbis-and-9-runs-as-aztec-baseball-upsets-no-3-south-mountain/
The Pima Community College baseball team (37-9, 21-9 in ACCAC) secured two big wins on the road on Saturday in its ACCAC conference doubleheader at South Mountain Community College (32-14, 24-6).
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-07 18:53:36 UTC

Arizona, other states challenge Trump admin’s mass cancellation of NIH research grants https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040725_nih_funding/arizona-other-states-challenge-trump-admins-mass-cancellation-nih-research-grants/
Sixteen states with Democratic attorneys general sued the National Institutes of Health, claiming the agency has purposefully delayed and disrupted medical research grant awards and terminated grants that had already been issued.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-07 18:21:28 UTC

Arizona’s housing crossroads: Building a future where every family thrives https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/040725_housing_coalition_op/arizonas-housing-crossroads-building-future-where-every-family-thrives/
Lawmakers must commit to a four-year Arizona Department of Housing renewal to ensure long-term planning and strategic investment, and expanding the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit will unlock housing, create jobs, and strengthen communities statewide.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-07 17:48:59 UTC

Judge refuses to stay order protecting 350,000 Venezuelans with residency status from deportation https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040725_trump_venezuelans/judge-refuses-stay-order-protecting-350000-venezuelans-with-residency-status-from-deportation/
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's attempt to circumvent a previous order protecting 350,000 Venezuelan migrants under temporary protected status from being deported on April 7.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-07 17:27:57 UTC

Supreme Court gives Trump win, blocking teacher funds stuck in anti-DEI roundup https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040725_scotus_teachers/supreme-court-gives-trump-win-blocking-teacher-funds-stuck-anti-dei-roundup/
President Donald Trump can disregard a court order restoring millions of dollars in grant funding for teachers, the Supreme Court ruled, ceding to the president’s claims that a federal judge exceeded judicial authority.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-06 21:14:42 UTC

3 inmates killed in fight Az State Prison in Tucson; Suspect already serving life after longest prison standoff in state history https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040425_prison_deaths/3-inmates-killed-fight-az-state-prison-tucson-suspect-already-serving-life-after-longest-prison-standoff-state-history/
Updated: Three inmates were killed in an "altercation" on Friday morning at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Tucson, officials said. The sole suspect, Ricky Wassenaar — serving 16 life sentences for a 2004 standoff at Buckeye prison — had just been moved to the unit that day, prison records showed.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-04 21:34:30 UTC

3 inmates dead after fight at Az State Prison in Tucson https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040425_prison_deaths/3-inmates-dead-after-fight-az-state-prison-tucson/
Three inmates were killed in an "altercation" on Friday morning at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Tucson, officials said.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-04 20:39:30 UTC

GOP budget would add an ‘unprecedented’ $5.8 trillion to deficit, analysis finds https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040425_budget_deficit/gop-budget-would-add-unprecedented-58-trillion-deficit-analysis-finds/
The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget released an analysis showing the budget resolution Republicans plan to adopt later this month would allow Congress to add up to $5.8 trillion to the deficit during the next decade.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-04 20:39:29 UTC

Chinese woman commits suicide at Az Border Patrol station; BP failed to conduct welfare checks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040325_yuma_bp_death/chinese-woman-commits-suicide-az-border-patrol-station-bp-failed-conduct-welfare-checks/
A 52-year-old woman committed suicide at the Border Patrol station in Yuma on Saturday after she was taken into custody by agents in California, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal said, blasting the agency for not conducting proper welfare checks.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-04 18:07:02 UTC

Trump’s worldwide tariffs jolt markets, wipe out trillions & leave Arizona retirees reeling https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040425_tariff_markets/trumps-worldwide-tariffs-jolt-markets-wipe-out-trillions-leave-arizona-retirees-reeling/
U.S. investors lost $3.1 trillion on Day 1 of President Donald Trump’s trade war, launched with steep tariffs applied to friend and foe alike, leaving many retirees in Arizona reeling.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-04 17:45:57 UTC

NOAA cuts could hamper forecasts for haboobs, monsoons & wildfires in Az, raising extreme weather risks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040425_noaa_cuts/noaa-cuts-could-hamper-forecasts-haboobs-monsoons-wildfires-az-raising-extreme-weather-risks/
Deep cuts at the nation’s weather agency could put Arizonans at risk by hampering forecasts for haboobs, monsoons, flash flooding and wildfires.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-04 05:07:10 UTC

Chinese woman commits suicide at Az Border Patrol station; BP failed to conduct welfare checks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040325_yuma_bp_death/chinese-woman-commits-suicide-az-border-patrol-station-bp-failed-conduct-welfare-checks/
A 52-year-old woman committed suicide at the Border Patrol station in Yuma on Saturday after she was taken into custody by agents in California, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal said, blasting the agency for not conducting proper welfare checks.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-03 23:04:34 UTC

Pima baseball wins 2 in non-conference doubleheader vs. Yavapai College https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/040125_pcc_baseball/pima-baseball-wins-2-non-conference-doubleheader-vs-yavapai-college/
The Pima Community College baseball team (35-9) came away with two wins on Tuesday in a home non-conference doubleheader against Yavapai College.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-03 21:56:57 UTC

Forum set for applicants viying for vacant Pima Board of Supervisors seat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040325_political_calendar/forum-set-applicants-viying-vacant-pima-board-supervisors-seat/
A roundup of upcoming political events: Sentinel reporters on the air, deadlines approaching for City Council, special congressional election; Rockafellow plans launch party in Ward 6 Council race
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-03 19:32:34 UTC

No debate, no vote, no explanation: The tactics killing Arizona LGBTQ+ rights bills https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040325_lgbtq_legislature/no-debate-no-vote-no-explanation-tactics-killing-arizona-lgbtq-rights-bills/
Arizona is home to more than a quarter-million LGBTQ+ people, yet for multiple legislative sessions, bills aimed at securing equal protections under state law have been blocked before ever reaching public debate.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-03 19:10:19 UTC

Judge orders feds to restore legal funding for migrant children https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040325_migrant_funding/judge-orders-feds-restore-legal-funding-migrant-children/
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration night to temporarily restore legal funding to thousands of undocumented children who are in the United States without a parent or other legal guardian.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-03 18:48:03 UTC

Judge blocks FTC from personal info of thousands of Grand Canyon University students https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040325_gcu_info/judge-blocks-ftc-from-personal-info-thousands-grand-canyon-university-students/
A federal judge sided with a Christian university in Phoenix in the discovery dispute stemming from the FTC's 2023 lawsuit, calling a discovery request from the Federal Trade Commission to provide personally identifying information of more than 10,000 students overly burdensome.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-02 23:56:58 UTC

Pima Supes set process to replace Grijalva in District 5 seat https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040125_pima_d5_appointment/pima-supes-set-process-replace-grijalva-district-5-seat/
Updated: The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to set up the process of appointing a new District 5 representative to replace Democrat Adelita Grijalva, who resigned this week to pursue her late father’s congressional seat.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-02 18:37:18 UTC

House calls off votes amid GOP spat over proxy voting for lawmaker parents https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040225_proxy_voting/house-calls-off-votes-amid-gop-spat-over-proxy-voting-lawmaker-parents/
A growing feud between House Republicans over a proposed rules change that would allow new parents in Congress to temporarily vote from afar ground the chamber to a screeching halt, as lawmakers failed to pass a procedural measure setting this week’s voting schedule.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-02 18:37:15 UTC

Massive cuts to Health & Human Services’ workforce signal a dramatic shift in U.S. health policy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/040225_dhhs_cuts_op/massive-cuts-health-human-services-workforce-signal-dramatic-shift-us-health-policy/
Proposed changes Department of Health and Human Services Secretary proposed by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. dramatically alter U.S. health policy and research, and they may endanger important benefits and protections for many Americans.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-02 18:37:12 UTC

Trump administration targets Planned Parenthood grants for contraception & STI testing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040225_title_x_funding/trump-administration-targets-planned-parenthood-grants-contraception-sti-testing/
More than 1 million people seeking care such as contraception or testing for sexually transmitted diseases and cancer could be affected by the Trump administration withholding more than $27 million in Title X funding to Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-02 18:04:00 UTC

Arizona housing advocates: GOP proposals will worsen homelessness amid record housing shortages https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040225_housing_proposals/arizona-housing-advocates-gop-proposals-will-worsen-homelessness-amid-record-housing-shortages/
Arizona is among the 10 states with the highest rates of homelessness, but instead of working with advocates to resolve that ranking, Republican lawmakers are taking a hard-line approach that critics say will only lead to worse outcomes.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-01 18:39:41 UTC

Arizona Freedom Caucus member Kolodin running for secretary of state in 2026 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033125_sos_kolodin/arizona-freedom-caucus-member-kolodin-running-secretary-state-2026/
Republican state Rep. Alexander Kolodin - an election denier and a member of the far-right Arizona Freedom Caucus - on Monday announced his plans to run for Arizona secretary of state in 2026.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-01 18:39:41 UTC

Arizona bill aims to ban ultra-processed ingredients in public schools https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040125_processed_schools/arizona-bill-aims-ban-ultra-processed-ingredients-public-schools/
A bill that aims to cut out ultra-processed foods in the state’s public schools is now moving through the Arizona Senate after passing the House with overwhelming support.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-01 17:26:33 UTC

Virologist: Measles can ravage immune system & brain, causing long-term damage https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/040125_measles_resurgence_op/virologist-measles-can-ravage-immune-system-brain-causing-long-term-damage/
The measles outbreak that began in west Texas continues to grow, with over 450 confirmed cases in Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma as of March 28 - though public health experts believe the numbers are much higher, and some worry about a bigger resurgence of the disease.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-01 17:14:44 UTC

Arizona battles rising wildfire threat in as state grows hotter, drier https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040125_wildfire_threat/arizona-battles-rising-wildfire-threat-as-state-grows-hotter-drier/
Arizona officials urged residents to take precautions as firefighters face longer hours battling more intense wildfires across the state.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-01 17:14:43 UTC

‘Getting in is easy, getting out is hard’: The recruitment tactics Mexican cartels use to lure victims https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040125_cartel_recruiting/getting-easy-getting-out-hard-recruitment-tactics-mexican-cartels-use-lure-victims/
Cartels are Mexico's fifth-largest employer, and while some are tricked into working for the cartels by a friendly face, recruitment these days can be just as duplicitous, including social media and false job advertisements that appear as from legitimate employers.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-01 17:14:43 UTC

Democrats ask congressional watchdog agency to probe Trump’s funding freezes https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/040125_congress_funding/democrats-ask-congressional-watchdog-agency-probe-trumps-funding-freezes/
Top Democrats in Congress are asking the Government Accountability Office to open an investigation into whether the Trump administration violated federal law by freezing funding for several programs.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-04-01 17:02:53 UTC

Democrats in Congress rally to support Transgender Day of Visibility https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/033125_trans_congress/democrats-congress-rally-support-transgender-day-visibility/
Nearly two dozen Democratic lawmakers Monday gathered on the National Mall in honor of Transgender Day of Visibility, pushing back against the Trump administration’s policies that harm the trans community.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-31 20:09:28 UTC

Tucson city offices closed Monday for César Chávez & Dolores Huerta Day https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033025_cesar_chavez_day/tucson-city-offices-closed-monday-cesar-chavez-dolores-huerta-day/
Updated: All city of Tucson offices, except for emergency services, will be closed Monday, March 31, in observance of the César Chávez and Dolores Huerta Holiday.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-31 19:59:12 UTC

Tucson city offices closed Monday for César Chávez & Dolories Huerta Day https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033025_cesar_chavez_day/tucson-city-offices-closed-monday-cesar-chavez-dolories-huerta-day/
Updated: All city of Tucson offices, except for emergency services, will be closed Monday, March 31, in observance of the César Chávez and Dolores Huerta Holiday.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-31 19:37:00 UTC

Attorney: Walmart shooter believed he was fulfilling Trump’s wishes in El Paso attack https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/033125_el_paso_shooter/attorney-walmart-shooter-believed-he-was-fulfilling-trumps-wishes-el-paso-attack/
The shooter who murdered 23 people and wounded 22 others at an El Paso Walmart in 2019 believed he was acting at the direction of President Donald Trump, though the president condemned the attack and the motives behind it two days after the shooting.
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2025-03-31 17:49:14 UTC

Longtime Arizona voters receive letters asking for proof of their citizenship https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033125_citizenship_proof/longtime-arizona-voters-receive-letters-asking-proof-their-citizenship/
Arizona counties are starting to send letters to some longtime voters telling them that they must provide documentation proving their citizenship before they vote again, prompting annoyance and confusion across the state.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-31 17:39:20 UTC

San Carlos Apache tribe demands investigation into group homes after Emily Pike’s murder https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/033125_pike_group_homes/san-carlos-apache-tribe-demands-investigation-into-group-homes-after-emily-pikes-murder/
The San Carlos Apache tribe wants state leaders to launch an investigation and implement stricter regulations for state-licensed residential group homes that serve children after a tribal teen ran away from a facility in January and was brutally murdered.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-31 17:29:50 UTC

City, officials on hook in lawsuit over Kansas newspaper raid https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/033125_news_raid_lawsuit/city-officials-hook-lawsuit-over-kansas-newspaper-raid/
Marion, Kansas, law enforcement officers will face most of a lawsuit accusing them of using bogus criminal suspicions to raid the offices of local newspaper as well as the home of its publisher during a local political feud.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-31 17:18:22 UTC

Smithsonian director vows museums ‘free of partisanship’ after Trump instigates review https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/033125_smithsonian_review/smithsonian-director-vows-museums-free-partisanship-after-trump-instigates-review/
The director of the Smithsonian Institution told colleagues that the federally funded research institute remained committed to telling “multi-faceted” stories of American history after the Trump administration ordered a review of its museums and programs.
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2025-03-30 16:03:39 UTC

Media matters: Libel law 101 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/033025_libel_law_op/media-matters-libel-law-101/
New York Times v. Sullivan remains the precedent protecting news outlets across the political spectrum from intimidating or frivilous lawsuits. A drawn out libel suit was — and still is — a key weapon of those in power to discourage outlets from investigating potentially criminal activity.
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2025-03-30 13:45:25 UTC

Trump turns homelessness response away from housing, toward forced treatment https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/033025_homeless_treatment/trump-turns-homelessness-response-away-from-housing-toward-forced-treatment/
President Trump is vowing a new approach to getting homeless people off the streets by forcibly moving those living outside into large camps while mandating mental health and addiction treatment — an aggressive departure from the nation’s leading homelessness policy.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-30 03:54:07 UTC

Trump seeks Supreme Court approval to restart deportation flights https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032825_scotus_deportations/trump-seeks-supreme-court-approval-restart-deportation-flights/
President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to release the administration from a restraining order grounding flights deporting migrants under the Alien Enemies Act, stating deportations to El Salvador were essential to protect national security and maintain foreign relationships.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-29 21:27:18 UTC

Why Trump wants to ban barcodes on ballots & what it means for voters https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032825_ballot_barcodes/why-trump-wants-ban-barcodes-ballots-what-it-means-voters/
President Donald Trump’s new executive order on regulating elections bans the machine-readable barcodes or QR codes that are sometimes printed on ballots to help speed up vote counting, but the codes are an integral part of a secure, paper-based voting system.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-29 21:17:04 UTC

Az AG Mayes calls Trump admin actions a 'coup' during Tucson town hall https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032825_mayes_townhall/az-ag-mayes-calls-trump-admin-actions-coup-during-tucson-town-hall/
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes described the actions of the Trump administration and billionaire Elon Musk as a "coup" and said state attorneys general should fight in the courts to block them.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-29 21:17:03 UTC

'The Discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9' https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032925_levy_excerpt/the-discovery-comet-shoemaker-levy-9/
The Discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9: An excerpt from Tucson astronomer David Levy's new book, 'Star Gazers: Finding Joy in the Night Sky'
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2025-03-29 13:24:10 UTC

Tribes, long shut out from their own health data, fight for access & sovereignty https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032925_tribal_data/tribes-long-shut-out-from-their-own-health-data-fight-access-sovereignty/
Data sovereignty is important amid the harrowing health disparities seen in tribal people, but though data gathered by and about tribes has been shared with state and federal agencies; but those same agencies haven’t always shared their tribal-related statistics in return.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-28 20:18:53 UTC

No, ADOT isn’t texting you about paying old tolls. Yes, it’s a scam. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032825_adot_toll_scam/no-adot-isnt-texting-you-paying-old-tolls-yes-its-scam/
If you got a text message this week from someone claiming to be from the Arizona Department of Transportation asking for money for unpaid tolls, ADOT wants you to know — if it wasn’t clear already — it's a scam.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-28 19:26:57 UTC

25 Pima County Health Dep't positions, $1.9M in programs affected as Trump claws back grants https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032725_pima_health_cuts/25-pima-county-health-dept-positions-19m-programs-affected-as-trump-claws-back-grants/
Updated: With the Trump administration telling local health officials they can no longer spend grant funds that were previously awarded, Pima County is looking at cutting more than 20 jobs and $1.9 million in programs that worked to increase vaccination rates and reduce disparities in health outcomes.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-28 17:28:07 UTC

Outdoor enthusiasts rally at Arizona Capitol to defend public lands from federal cuts https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032825_outdoor_cuts/outdoor-enthusiasts-rally-arizona-capitol-defend-public-lands-from-federal-cuts/
Hunters, anglers, birders and more showed up at the Arizona Capitol to rally in support of public lands in the face of a push by President Donald Trump and Arizona GOP lawmakers to fundamentally change how public lands are managed and used.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-28 17:28:05 UTC

Daniel Hernandez earns key endorsements in Az congressional bid https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032825_hernandez_endorsements/daniel-hernandez-earns-key-endorsements-az-congressional-bid/
Former state Rep. Daniel Hernandez, the founder of the Arizona LGBTQ Caucus, has secured major endorsements just days after announcing his campaign to replace U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who died earlier this month.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-28 04:49:24 UTC

Museum Day: UA campus to open 12 museums & collections to public Saturday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032725_ua_museum_day/museum-day-ua-campus-open-12-museums-collections-public-saturday/
The University of Arizona's Museum Day, set for Saturday, is a family-friendly event in which attendees will be able to explore and visit the collections and exhibits on campus.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-28 03:12:43 UTC

25 Pima County Health Dep't positions, $2.5M in programs affected as Trump claws back grants https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032725_pima_health_cuts/25-pima-county-health-dept-positions-25m-programs-affected-as-trump-claws-back-grants/
With the Trump administration telling local health officials they can no longer spend grant funds that were previously awarded, Pima County is looking at cutting more than 20 jobs and $2.46 million in programs that worked to increase vaccination rates and reduce disparities in health outcomes.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-27 21:01:41 UTC

Elon Musk tops list of 2024 political donors, but five others gave more than $100 million https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032725_political_donations/elon-musk-tops-list-2024-political-donors-but-five-others-gave-more-than-100-million/
Elon Musk donated more than $291 million to Republican candidates, political action committees and other outside spending organizations in the 2024 election cycle. While he was, by far, the biggest political donor, he was not the only person to contribute more than $100 million.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-27 18:59:45 UTC

EMILYs List sets ambitious course to flip U.S. House in 2026 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032725_house_flip/emilys-list-sets-ambitious-course-flip-us-house-2026/
A group that focuses on electing Democratic women who support abortion rights announced it would target 46 U.S. House seats held by Republicans - including two Arizona GOP members - in the midterm elections as it seeks to turn the chamber from red to blue.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-27 18:49:33 UTC

Rural & low-income children face steep barriers to critical eye care in Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032725_child_eye_care/rural-low-income-children-face-steep-barriers-critical-eye-care-arizona/
A law mandating vision screenings in Arizona schools did not take effect until 2024, leaving the state with gaps in pediatric eye care services, especially for children insured by AHCCCS, Arizona’s Medicaid program, and those living in rural areas.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-27 18:39:20 UTC

Southwest tribes ask 9th Circuit to revive challenge to high voltage transmission line https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032725_sunzia_challenge/southwest-tribes-ask-9th-circuit-revive-challenge-high-voltage-transmission-line/
A Ninth Circuit panel appeared likely to reverse the dismissal of a challenge to construction of a high voltage power line through Indigenous historic and cultural sites from central New Mexico to southern Arizona and California.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-27 18:19:21 UTC

Trump adds teacher training grants suit to emergency application pile at Supreme Court https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032725_scotus_teachers/trump-adds-teacher-training-grants-suit-emergency-application-pile-supreme-court/
President Donald Trump ramped up complaints about the unchecked power of federal judges on Wednesday, filing his third emergency request at the Supreme Court — this time targeting millions in teacher training grants caught in the White House's anti-DEI roundup.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-27 18:19:20 UTC

Kelly, Gallego call for Hegseth to resign over Signal leak of attack plans https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032725_hegseth_signal/kelly-gallego-call-hegseth-resign-over-signal-leak-attack-plans/
Arizona’s senators called for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to resign on Wednesday, accusing him of egregious carelessness for sharing plans of an impending attack in a chat group that included a journalist.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-27 06:09:52 UTC

DC Circuit declines to lift judge’s order freezing Venezuelan deportation flights https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032625_deportation_freeze/dc-circuit-declines-lift-judges-order-freezing-venezuelan-deportation-flights/
A D.C. Circuit panel denied the Justice Department’s request to lift a federal judge’s temporary restraining order preventing the deportation of any migrants under the Alien Enemies Act.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-27 05:59:47 UTC

Trump imposes 25% tariff on foreign-made autos, light trucks https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032625_auto_tariffs/trump-imposes-25-tariff-foreign-made-autos-light-trucks/
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to impose a 25% tariff on imported cars and light trucks that will go into effect April 2, and add to – not replace – any other applicable existing tariffs.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-26 21:25:40 UTC

At his funeral, Tucson's Raul Grijalva remembered as a champion of people & environment https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032625_grijalva_funeral/at-his-funeral-tucsons-raul-grijalva-remembered-as-champion-people-environment/
Raul Grijalva, the son of an immigrant cowboy who rose from a seat on the school board to the halls of Congress over the course of a career that spanned more than half a century in Arizona politics, was remembered at his Wednesday funeral as a man of the people who never lost sight of his humble origins.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-25 23:52:59 UTC

Raul Grijalva funeral set for Wednesday morning https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031725_grijalva_funeral/raul-grijalva-funeral-set-wednesday-morning/
Updated: A public funeral mass for U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva will be held Wednesday, March 26 at St. Augustine Cathedral, beginning at 10 a.m. The service will also be streamed on video.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-25 20:44:18 UTC

TUSD looking at across-the-board cuts to balance growing deficits, TCC naming rights up for sale https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/032425_tusd_deficit_op/tusd-looking-across-the-board-cuts-balance-growing-deficits-tcc-naming-rights-up-sale/
Updated: TUSD has imposed a hiring freeze while looking at across-the-board spending cuts to fix a $21 million deficit. The Flowing Wells Unified School District is mulling a suit over hack, plus more from government meetings around Tucson.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-25 18:12:48 UTC

States try to rein in health insurers’ claim denials, with mixed results https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032525_insurance_denials/states-try-rein-health-insurers-claim-denials-with-mixed-results/
Health insurance companies are under increasing scrutiny for allegedly using artificial intelligence bots and algorithms to swiftly deny patients routine or lifesaving care — without a human actually reviewing their claims.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-25 18:12:47 UTC

Killing grants that have saved lives: Cuts signal end to gov't work on terrorism prevention https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032525_terrorism_cuts/killing-grants-that-have-saved-lives-cuts-signal-end-govt-work-terrorism-prevention/
Tens of millions of dollars slated for violence prevention have been cut or are frozen pending review as President Trump’s DOGE steamrolls the national security sector, and the White House appears poised to end the government’s backing of prevention work on urgent threats.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-25 17:51:03 UTC

Trump seeks high court help to keep federal workers fired https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032525_probationary_scotus/trump-seeks-high-court-help-keep-federal-workers-fired/
President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to take emergency action and prevent the reinstatement of thousands of probationary federal employees terminated in a firing spree.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-25 01:19:10 UTC

Behind the scenes: Arizona Diamondbacks preview Chase Field upgrades, new food items for 2025 season https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/032325_diamondbacks_grub/behind-scenes-arizona-diamondbacks-preview-chase-field-upgrades-new-food-items-2025-season/
With MLB’s Opening Day just around the corner, the Arizona Diamondbacks hosted their annual ‘What’s New at Chase’ featuring a glimpse of the upcoming promotional giveaways and a sneak peek of the revamped menu for the upcoming 2025 season.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-25 00:57:03 UTC

Some Americans have already been caught in Trump’s immigration dragnet. More will be. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032425_american_deportations/some-americans-have-already-been-caught-trumps-immigration-dragnet-more-will-be/
It’s unclear exactly how many American citizens have faced the Trump admin’s immigration dragnet so far, and while previous administrations have mistakenly held Americans too, aggressive immigration policies make it likely more citizens will get caught up in immigration sweeps.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-24 19:13:18 UTC

Teachers union, NAACP set to sue over Trump dismantling of Dep't of Education https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032425_education_lawsuit/teachers-union-naacp-set-sue-over-trump-dismantling-dept-education/
A coalition of advocacy and labor groups says it plans to file suit against the Trump administration over its sweeping efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-24 17:58:58 UTC

Az House resolution gutting equity measures moves closer to the ballot https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032425_ballot_equity/az-house-resolution-gutting-equity-measures-moves-closer-ballot/
A ballot referral to gut diversity measures in schools and state contracts is one step closer to being on Arizona’s ballot.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-24 17:46:54 UTC

Hopi awarded more than $4 million for Az water infrastructure project https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032425_hopi_water/hopi-awarded-more-than-4-million-az-water-infrastructure-project/
The Hopi Tribe has been awarded more than $4 million to build a 250-kilowatt, solar-powered microgrid to power two wells at the unelectrified Side Rock Well Field located on the Hopi Reservation in northeast Arizona.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-23 02:14:26 UTC

Sanders & AOC in Tucson this weekend https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032125_political_calendar/sanders-aoc-tucson-this-weekend/
A roundup of upcoming political events: Sen. Bernie Sanders will visit Tucson, Sentinel reporters on the air, Rep. Grijalva's funeral & important election dates.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-22 14:12:44 UTC

Flu deaths rise as anti-vaccine disinformation takes root https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032225_flu_deaths/flu-deaths-rise-as-anti-vaccine-disinformation-takes-root/
Americans are facing the highest death toll from influenza since 2018, just as more people become vulnerable because of growing vaccine skepticism taking hold in statehouses and the Trump administration.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-21 19:07:04 UTC

The federal Voting Rights Act was gutted. States now want their own versions. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032125_voting_rights/the-federal-voting-rights-act-was-gutted-states-now-want-their-own-versions/
Seeing federal courts slash away at the Voting Rights Act, some states - including Arizona - are seeking to resurrect fallen protections for non-white voters with their own versions of the landmark law passed during the height of the Civil Rights Movement.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-21 18:45:04 UTC

Politics derails bill criminalizing ‘stolen valor’ claims in Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032125_military_claims/politics-derails-bill-criminalizing-stolen-valor-claims-arizona/
Arizona lawmakers want to impose criminal penalties against people who falsely claim military service or honors to receive benefits, but the proposal is facing major hurdles from some Republicans because of a political dispute in last year’s elections.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-21 18:34:49 UTC

Shocking photos: Repairing powerlines from a helicopter https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032125_powerline_repairs/shocking-photos-repairing-powerlines-from-helicopter/
Dangling from the side of a hovering helicopter may seem a nerve-wracking way to work on powerlines, but it's safer than being in the path to ground when high voltage is coursing through those wires.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-21 18:13:12 UTC

Lawyers: Innocent Venezuelans were deported to brutal El Salvador prison because of tattoos https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032125_deportee_tattoos/lawyers-innocent-venezuelans-were-deported-brutal-el-salvador-prison-tattoos/
Attorneys for several Venezuelan immigrants say their clients either had no criminal record or had cases before an immigration judge when they were deported under the Trump administration’s wartime authority — despite a federal judge ordering the return of the flights to the U.S.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-20 22:43:48 UTC

Tribal flags removed from Phoenix VA hospital under new federal policy https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032025_va_flags/tribal-flags-removed-from-phoenix-va-hospital-under-new-federal-policy/
The flags of Arizona’s 22 tribal nations have been removed from the Carl. T. Hayden VA Medical Center in central Phoenix and given to the Salt River-Pima Maricopa Indian Community for preservation, part of a new flag policy implemented by the Department of Veteran Affairs.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-20 22:33:53 UTC

Trump signs executive order dismantling the Department of Education https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032025_trump_education/trump-signs-executive-order-dismantling-department-education/
President Trump signed an executive order calling for the dismantling of the Department of Education and directs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take “all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return education authority to the States.”
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-20 19:41:31 UTC

Arizona judge could throw out a Cochise County election over quirk in state law https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032025_cochise_elections/arizona-judge-could-throw-out-cochise-county-election-over-quirk-state-law/
A quirk in an Arizona statute governing all-mail elections for local taxing districts could prompt a judge to throw out the results of one such election in a case that could have legal repercussions around the state.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-20 18:02:54 UTC

‘Magic money’: Arizona Republicans advance bills to legitimize cryptocurrency https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032025_gop_crypto/magic-money-arizona-republicans-advance-bills-legitimize-cryptocurrency/
Republican measures aimed at bolstering cryptocurrency usage in Arizona by deeming it “legal tender” and creating a “strategic reserve” moved forward, despite concerns over volatility and the lawmakers connections to the cryptocurrency world.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-20 02:29:12 UTC

Lopez has 4 hits & 7 RBIs, Flores gets 2 wins in the circle as Pima softball wins 12th straight https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/031825_pcc_softball/lopez-has-4-hits-7-rbis-flores-gets-2-wins-circle-as-pima-softball-wins-12th-straight/
The Pima Community College softball team (31-1, 21-1 in ACCAC) won their 12th straight game on Tuesday, playing an ACCAC conference doubleheader against Scottsdale Community College (14-9, 9-9) at the West Campus Aztec Field.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-19 23:14:24 UTC

Federal judge blocks EPA from taking back billions in clean energy grants https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031925_clean_energy/federal-judge-blocks-epa-from-taking-back-billions-clean-energy-grants/
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from suddenly canceling three multibillion-dollar clean energy grants, part of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund program authorized under President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-19 22:52:28 UTC

‘They heard us’: Indigenous advocates rally at Arizona Capitol for MMIP awareness https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031925_mmip_awareness/they-heard-us-indigenous-advocates-rally-arizona-capitol-mmip-awareness/
More than a dozen people rallied to raise awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous people at the Arizona State Capitol on Tuesday in an effort to shows lawmakers and Gov. Katie Hobbs that Indigenous people are not giving up.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-19 21:38:55 UTC

Tucson voters rejected Prop. 414 in all but one precinct https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031925_prop_414_canvass/tucson-voters-rejected-prop-414-all-but-one-precinct/
Tucson voters rejected Proposition 414 in all but one voting precinct, with the half-percent sales tax failing across the city.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-19 18:38:36 UTC

Arizona executes Aaron Gunches for 2002 murder after lengthy legal battle https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031925_gunches_execution/arizona-executes-aaron-gunches-2002-murder-after-lengthy-legal-battle/
Aaron Gunches, who was was sentenced to death for a November 2002 murder, was executed by lethal injection Wednesday morning, the first execution in Arizona since 2022.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-19 17:21:35 UTC

Fired fed workers won their jobs back, but many linger in ‘administrative leave’ limbo https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031925_fired_workers/fired-fed-workers-won-their-jobs-back-but-many-linger-administrative-leave-limbo/
The Trump administration has begun the process of reinstating tens of thousands of fired federal workers, though most are just being placed on administrative leave as the government cites the “burdens” of rehiring.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-19 01:55:00 UTC

Republican Janet Wittenbraker seeks Dahl's seat on Tucson City Council https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031825_wittenbraker_council/republican-janet-wittenbraker-seeks-dahls-seat-tucson-city-council/
Janet “JL” Wittenbraker, who lost a bid for mayor of Tucson in 2023 and a run for Pima County Board of Supervisors in 2024, has set her sights on running for Tucson City Council.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-18 18:05:24 UTC

Arizona Senate committee approves $50 million for ‘border crime’ enforcement https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031825_border_enforcement/arizona-senate-committee-approves-50-million-border-crime-enforcement/
An Arizona Senate committee approved a bill that would nearly triple the amount of state funds spent on enforcing “border-related crimes," and voted to approve a bill which would grant police immunity from civil liability for damage to drones shot down within 15 miles of the border.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-18 17:54:54 UTC

Let the Madness begin: Arizona men’s basketball earns No. 4 seed, draws Akron in East Region https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/031825_ua_march_madness/let-madness-begin-arizona-mens-basketball-earns-no-4-seed-draws-akron-east-region/
In their inaugural Big 12 season, the Arizona Wildcats showed they belong among the best in the conference. Now the Wildcats hope to show the nation they can be the best in the country.
#Tucson #Arizona

2025-03-18 17:42:52 UTC

Utilities are shutting off power to a growing number of households https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031825_power_shutoffs/utilities-are-shutting-off-power-growing-number-households/
Electric utilities in Arizona and across the United States are shutting off power to a growing number of households, and most shutoffs happened during last year’s record-hot summer, a reminder that climate change fuels more intense, frequent and prolonged heat waves.
#Tucson #Arizona