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White House ending federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates this month tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
White House officials announced Monday that they will end the COVID-19 vaccination requirements for federal employees, contractors and international travelers when the COVID-19 public health emergency ends on May 11.

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We're hiring: Sentinel IDEA reporter is a community watchdog tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Tucson Sentinel is accepting applications for a new fulltime journalist, who will be digging into government accountability and social issues in Southern Arizona as our Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity and Access reporter.

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Tucson City Council to discuss racist language in old neighborhood restrictions tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero and Vice Mayor Steve Kozachik want to start another process to force the redaction of racially offensive provisions in old covenants, codes and restrictions that govern homeowners associations. Plus more in local government meetings this week.

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UA police chief out, provost changing jobs in wake of deadly campus shooting tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
University of Arizona Police Chief Paula Balafas is leaving her post immediately, and Provost Liesl Folks is changing jobs at the college, UA President Robert Robbins said Monday. The moves come about seven months after the fatal attack on Prof. Thomas Meixner by a former student took place despite repeated flags raised by faculty.

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It's not CFUSD's fault if kids won't discuss gender identity with parents tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
I can't speak to life as a transgender kid but their fight is our fight. If you don't think it's yours, you are crazy. A relentless political quest to identify and destroy enemies will go far beyond the rainbow.

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It's not CFUSD's fault if kids won't discuss gender identity with parents tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
I can't speak to life as a transgender kid but their fight is our fight. If you don't think it's yours, you are crazy. A relentless political quest to identify and destroy enemies will go far beyond the rainbow.

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Tucson moves to return ancestral Tohono O’odham land at base of A Mountain tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Tucson City Council unanimously approved a motion to transfer land ownership of ancestral homelands near the base Sentinel Peak to the Tohono O’odham Nation for its continued preservation and reverence.

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Tucson moves to return ancestral Tohono O’odham land at base of A Mountain tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Tucson City Council unanimously approved a motion to transfer land ownership of ancestral homelands near the base Sentinel Peak to the Tohono O’odham Nation for its continued preservation and reverence.

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Despite warnings, safeguard to prevent extremist training for Arizona law enforcement removed tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Warnings issued by high-profile civil rights and advocacy groups to Arizona’s governor and attorney general failed to stop a rule change that effectively lowers the bar for extremist organizations attempting to radicalize law enforcement officers through government-funded training.

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Native student settles discrimination suit against Arizona school district tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Four years after being denied entry into her graduation ceremony because she wore an eagle plume on her graduation cap, Larissa Waln is finally getting a bit of justice as her family settled their lawsuit against the Dysart Unified School District.

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A top GOP lawyer wants to crack down on the college vote. Some states already are. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A top Republican election lawyer told GOP donors that the party should work to make it harder for college students to vote in key states - following numerous efforts in recent years by Republican lawmakers across the country to restrict voting by college voters.

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Map of border surveillance towers shows growing 'virtual wall' along U.S. southern border tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is aggressively expanding a “virtual wall” of border surveillance towers in the Southwest, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which is mapping the locations of each tower along America’s southern border.

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San Carlos Apache take copper mine fight to United Nations tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona's San Carlos Apache Tribe has taken its fight to the United Nations to save Chi’chil Bildagoteel - also known as Oak Flat and the tribe’s most sacred site - from a massive copper mine.

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Biden proposal on transgender student athletes met with praise but also questions tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Transgender legal scholars and advocates say they were relieved to see the Biden administration extend some protections for transgender students’ sports participation - but they say they remain cautious about the effect on high school and college sports.

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Wet winter allows for rare 'high-flow' Lake Powell release to help river tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An extra pulse of water was sent through the Grand Canyon, part of a Bureau of Reclamation “high-flow experiment” designed to redeposit sediment from Glen Canyon Dam in northern Arizona, and in response to above average spring snowmelt forecasts in the Rocky Mountains.

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Despite warnings, safeguard to prevent extremist training for law enforcement removed tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Warnings issued by high-profile civil rights and advocacy groups to Arizona’s governor and attorney general failed to stop a rule change that effectively lowers the bar for extremist organizations attempting to radicalize law enforcement officers through government-funded training.

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Wendy Rogers insults traditional media, but defends far-right media personalities like Alex Jones tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Sen. Wendy Rogers, who filed an order of protection against a reporter investigating whether Rogers actually lives in Flagstaff - which she represents - has a history of disparaging journalists, even as she defends and praises members of the fringe right wing media.

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Zach Yentzer off ballot for Tucson mayor due to lack of valid signatures tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Zach Yentzer, one of two independent candidates vying to challenge Regina Romero as Tucson's mayor in November, said his campaign was ending after losing a challenge over his petition signatures.

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Gonzales: Pursuing more insurance reimbursements would bolster Medicare funding tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"Unfortunately, just as America’s largest working generation begins to retire, the United States faces the frightening reality that Social Security and Medicare are running out of money, and Washington is running out of time to fix it." — State Sen. Sally Ann Gonzales

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Hobbs orders flags to half-staff for Az Peace Officers Memorial Day tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Flags across Arizona should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, May 1, to mark Arizona Peace Officers Memorial Day, Gov. Katie Hobbs ordered.

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