Show newer
Tucson Sentinel

Ward-only election push for Tucson rejected over incomplete petitions tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: An initiative effort to ask voters to enact ward-only Council elections in Tucson has been rejected by the City Clerk’s Office, after too many petition sheets were found to be improperly filled out.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Arizona county attorneys may challenge Hobbs order over abortion prosecutions tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
County attorneys are considering next steps, including the possibility of a lawsuit against Gov. Katie Hobbs, after she rejected their request to rescind an executive order that puts the decision to prosecute abortion cases in the hands of the attorney general’s office.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Arizona GOP county leaders say they never agreed to support college event featuring white nationalist tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An event featuring white nationalist Nick Fuentes drew the ire of Arizona GOP officials and county Republican parties who said that they were not consulted - or were lied to - before their names were listed as speakers and supporters on a flier promoting the event.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Meet the Colorado River’s newest – and youngest – power player tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Imperial Valley holds a special place in the Colorado River conversation - it uses more water than any other single entity along the river, and with that allocation, the valley produces about $3 billion in crops and livestock each year.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Ward-only election push for Tucson rejected over incomplete petitions tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An initiative effort to ask voters to enact ward-only Council elections in Tucson has been rejected by the City Clerk’s Office, after too many petition sheets were found to be improperly filled out.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Arizona approves prescription-free birth control tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona women are now able to visit their local pharmacy for birth control needs without first securing a doctor’s signature, but the new law comes with some caveats, and residents should call ahead to ensure their local pharmacy is both equipped and willing to provide contraceptives.

1
Tucson Sentinel

10th Circuit backs Green River water exchange between federal government & Utah tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Utah may continue drawing water from the Flaming Gorge Reservoir - one of the Colorado River’s tributaries - as part of a Trump-era water deal with federal regulators, the 10th Circuit ruled Monday, though environmental groups argued regulators had disregarded drought projections.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Federal judge declines to stay order restricting contact between feds, social media firms tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge who last week put restraints on the Biden administration’s communications with social media companies and compared the federal government to George Orwell's Ministry of Truth, said his injunction only blocks "illegal conduct," refused on Monday to stay his order.

1
Tucson Sentinel

Greenwashing a dump?: Los Reales 'Sustainability Campus' turns 2 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Two years ago, the city's new "sustainability campus" promised to get Tucson waste-free by 2050. What's changed since then? The old landfill has a new sign out front and plenty of plans, some of which local advocates call greenwashing.

0
Tucson Sentinel

After 6 terms, Beth Ford won't seek reelection as Pima County treasurer tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County will have a new treasurer in 2025 for the first time in nearly a quarter-century. Beth Ford, a Republican first elected in 2000, will not seek reelection next year. Chief deputy Chris Ackerley plans to run, and Ford may seek to have him appointed first.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Vail Inc.: Pima Supes to allow incorporation drive; accept big broadband grant tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Pima County supervisors are set to allow petition gathering for a Vail incorporation proposal, which will test the appetites to establish a new town. The board will also vote on accepting a $30 million federal grant to help extend broadband. Plus more in local government meetings around Tucson.

0
Tucson Sentinel

How small wealthy suburbs contribute to regional housing problems tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The ability of small suburban municipalities to limit multifamily housing is more the rule than the exception, and as proposals for new housing are deflected, housing either doesn’t get built, thus raising rents by limiting supply, or gets pushed to far-flung exurbs distant from most jobs.

1+
Tucson Sentinel

Greenwashing a dump?: Los Reales 'Sustainability Campus' turns 2 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Two years ago the city's new "sustainability campus" promised to get Tucson waste-free by 2050. What's changed since then? The old landfill has a new sign out front and plenty of plans, some of which local advocates call greenwashing.

0
Tucson Sentinel

A conservative’s conservative on the affirmative action ruling (via ouija board) tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Whether they’re in Congress or on the Supreme Court, today’s Republicans don’t deserve to be called conservative, as many among them – perhaps even a majority in the U.S. House – are radical, extremist, far-right reactionaries.

1
Tucson Sentinel

Az Gov. Katie Hobbs shoots down request from 12 county attorneys to rescind executive order on abortion tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs resoundingly dismissed calls from a dozen county attorneys to withdraw an executive order that prevents them from prosecuting abortion providers.

1+
Tucson Sentinel

Behavioral health & wellness programs launched for federal tribal schools tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Tribal schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education will receive additional funding to increase access to behavioral health and wellness support programs, including virtual counseling and on-site crisis services for students and staff.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Despite pandemic pay boost, low-wage workers still can’t afford basic needs tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Employers grappling with a nationwide labor shortage gave low-wage workers the largest pay increases in most states between 2019 and last year, but many of those workers are struggling to cover the inflated costs of basic expenses.

1
Tucson Sentinel

Right-wing websites scamming loyal followers with phony celebrity pitches tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A network called AdStyle is placing ads with fake endorsements from celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Elon Musk on conservative sites based in the U.S. and abroad, exemplifying how conservative publishers, politicians and operatives profit from fleecing their fellow right-wingers.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Biden administration to crack down on 'junk' health insurance plans, surprise billing tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Biden administration announced new initiatives to help Americans understand the difference between health insurance plans offered under the Affordable Care Act and so-called “junk insurance,” and clarify the No Surprises Act, which includes protections for in-network costs.

1
Tucson Sentinel

Weaving a culture: Navajo artists at Folklife Festival mix art, history tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Scores of artists, artisans and performers - including Navajo Nation members - took part in the Smithsonian Institution’s annual Folklife Festival, a two-week celebration of culture from around the world that takes over the National Mall for two weeks around the Fourth of July.

0
Show older
Tucson Sentinel Mastodon

Tucson Sentinel's independent nonprofit newsroom learns from & informs Southern Arizonans about the community challenges & unique culture of our Borderlands.

Trending now

Resources

Developers

What is Mastodon?

mastodon.tucsonsentinel.com

More…

v3.5.3 · Privacy policy