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Older Americans say they feel trapped in Medicare Advantage plans tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans has grown substantially, enticing more than half of all eligible people with low premium costs and perks like dental and vision insurance - but enrollees who sign on when they are healthy can find themselves trapped as they grow older and sicker.

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How the Iowa caucuses became the first major challenge of U.S. presidential campaigns tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The first test of Republican candidate support in the 2024 presidential election is the Iowa caucuses, and though Iowa does not control who becomes the candidate, Iowans’ choices almost always end up matching the rest of the nation - but the significance of the caucus was unanticipated.

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Abe Hamadeh once again demands courts boot Kris Mayes & declare him AG tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Despite asking voters to move on and consider him for a seat in Congress, Republican Abe Hamadeh is once again asking the courts to overturn his 2022 loss in the Arizona Attorney General’s race.

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Democrats break little new ground with report on Trump's foreign earnings in office tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Democrats on the House’s government oversight panel released a scathing report accusing former President Donald Trump of sidestepping Congress and taking money from foreign governments via his various businesses - but much of what was in the report was already known.

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State lawmakers seek to limit property tax increases as home values soar tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Soaring home values have increased property taxes for millions of homeowners in recent years, but public pressure has compelled lawmakers in several states to use surplus state revenues to mitigate property tax hikes.

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Fight for congressional majorities launches against backdrop of presidential campaigns tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The 2024 battle for Congress is underway in the states, and as Republicans are preparing to funnel money and staff into a select few Senate races in an effort to flip that chamber, Democrats are looking toward the districts President Biden won as their pathway back to the House majority.

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Tucson man ordered to pay $180,000 for igniting Mt. Lemmon wildfire with incendiary rounds tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Tucson man was ordered to pay $180,000 to cover the costs of putting out an April 2023 wildfire on Mt. Lemmon caused when he fired a shotgun loaded with incendiary rounds at a homemade target.

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Taina Lee's 3-pointers cap 12-0 4th-quarter run as Pima women topple Scottsdale tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (11-3, 6-1 in ACCAC) got back to ACCAC conference play on Wednesday for a test on the road at Scottsdale Community College (7-3, 3-2).

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Aztec men drain 13 3-pointers to grill Scottsdale Chokes for 5th straight win tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (13-1, 5-1 in ACCAC) won a fifth straight game on Wednesday as they got back to ACCAC conference play at Scottsdale Community College (7-3, 3-2).

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No maybe: It's gonna be cold outside; Freeze warning for Fri & Sat mornings tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Temperatures will drop as low as 29 degrees across much of the Tucson region early Friday and Saturday mornings, with a freeze warning in effect from 3-9 a.m. for the metro area and parts of the Tohono O'odham Nation and Pinal County.

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Arizona politicians dispute who gets to appoint majority on Clean Elections Commission tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Gov. Katie Hobbs and state Treasurer Kimberly Yee are asking the attorney general to settle a dispute between them over who gets to appoint a new majority on the Citizens Clean Elections Commission later this month.

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Big federal subsidies on solar mean Arizonans like us can harness sun's power tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Arizona’s 300 days of annual sunshine make the prospect of going solar seemingly obvious, but the shift can be daunting, especially when considering the costs involved. With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, what was once a financial hurdle is now an opportunity.

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Big federal subsidies on solar mean Arizonans like us can harness sun's power tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Arizona’s 300 days of annual sunshine make the prospect of going solar seemingly obvious, but the shift can be daunting, especially when considering the costs involved. With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, what was once a financial hurdle is now an opportunity.

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Az GOP takes aim at the Department of Child Safety, citing missing children tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Lawmakers grilled the new head of the Arizona Department of Child Safety during a lengthy debate over an audit of the agency, as lawmakers ultimately decided to recommend reauthorizing the agency for just four years instead of the maximum 10.

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U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson visits border, demands Biden admin crack down on illegal immigration tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, accompanied by 60 other House Republican lawmakers, traveled to the Texas-Mexico border and said that if President Biden wants GOP support for helping Ukraine and Israel in their wars, he needs to crack down on illegal immigration at the border.

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Jeffrey Epstein documents unsealed in Manhattan federal court tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Hundreds of pages of documents containing the names of people associated with the late sex criminal and New York financier Jeffrey Epstein were unsealed in Manhattan criminal court.

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Congress was full of postponements in 2023. Now 2024 could be even less productive. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Congress got next to nothing done during the past year and could accomplish even less in 2024 as attention shifts to the November elections.

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No maybe: It's gonna be cold outside; Freeze watch for Fri & Sat mornings tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Temperatures will drop as low as 29 degrees across much of the Tucson region early Friday and Saturday mornings, with a freeze watch in effect from 3-9 a.m. for the metro area and parts of the Tohono O'odham Nation and Pinal County.

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UA alum Autumn Dominguez releases musical memory of fallen friend tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Enshrining the joy and love that a treasured friend brought to life, the inspiration for Autumn Dominguez’ latest single "The Girl With Hearts in Her Eyes" was borne out of tragedy.

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An early-winter ‘snow drought’ is leaving the West’s mountains high & dry tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Winter is off to a dry start across the West, with wide swaths of the Rocky Mountains seeing lower-than-average snow totals for this time of year - but scientists say there’s still plenty of time to end the “snow drought” and close the gap.

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