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Networking: Getting connected on the Tohono O’odham Nation tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Classes on the the fundamentals of email composition are one of programs that benefit from the assistance of the Tohono O’odham Utility Authority, which received a $10 million grant from the USDA to establish a fiber-optic network to to implement and improve Internet connectivity.

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Supreme Court appears unlikely to uphold limits on abortion pill tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A challenge to a popular abortion pill fell flat at the Supreme Court as the justices appeared unconvinced that anti-abortion doctors had been harmed by pills they do not prescribe, and the association could not point to a declaration that proved mifepristone led to their claimed injuries.

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Opening arguments in trial of Santa Cruz County rancher accused of murdering migrant man tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Santa Cruz County prosecutors and defense attorneys presented opening arguments in a crowded courtroom Friday, marking an official start to the jury trial of George Alan Kelly – a Kino Springs resident charged with second-degree murder of Mexican citizen Gabriel Cuen Buitimea.

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Arizonans bought $1.4 billion of marijuana in 2023, led by recreational buyers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona cannabis sales totaled more than $1.4 billion for the third consecutive year in 2023, as medical sales continued to tank and recreational buyers made up an overwhelming share of the sales.

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Arizona registra aumento del 20% en casos de VIH que afectan sobre todo a comunidad hispana tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona informó un aumento del 20% en nuevos casos de VIH en 2022, y 405 de los 975 nuevos casos de VIH en el estado fueron pacientes hispanos, más que cualquier otro grupo étnico, una ola reciente de nuevos casos de VIH en el estado.

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Az Republicans could ask voters to enshrine right to a gas stove in state Constitution tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republicans are considering asking voters to amend the Arizona Constitution to slow down efforts towards a zero-emission future by prohibiting towns and cities from restricting the sale and use of things like stoves and lawn care equipment because they use fossil fuels.

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Opening arguments in trial of Santa Cruz County rancher accused of murdering migrant man tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Santa Cruz County prosecutors and defense attorneys presented opening arguments in a crowded courtroom Friday, marking an official start to the jury trial of George Alan Kelly – a Kino Springs resident charged with second-degree murder of Mexican citizen Gabriel Cuen Buitimea.

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Arizonans bought $1.4 billion of marijuana in 2023, led by recreational buyers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona cannabis sales totaled more than $1.4 billion for the third consecutive year in 2023, as medical sales continued to tank and recreational buyers made up an overwhelming share of the sales.

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Vail School Board member seeks to challenge Pima County Supervisor Steve Christy tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Vail School Board President Callie Tippett is “diligently collecting signatures” in an effort to unseat Supervisor Steve Christy in the July 30 GOP primary.

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New federal funding staves off migrant 'street releases' in Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Just five days before a looming deadline, Pima County Administrator Jan Lesher said the county will continue to provide refuge for asylum seekers after Congress passed a Homeland Security funding bill, including nearly $650 million to support local governments sheltering migrants.

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Legislative attorney: SCOTUS might not strike down allowing 10 Commandments in Az classrooms tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The U.S. Supreme Court might strike down a Republican-proposed bill that would allow the display of the Ten Commandments in Arizona public school classrooms — but there’s also a chance that it might not.

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Why is it so difficult to teach sex ed in Arizona? tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Advocates and educators contend that since repealing a decades-old Arizona law that prohibited discussing same-sex relationships in a positive light - referred to as the "no promo homo” bill - topics in sex education have become politicized and harder to teach.

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Dropping defense, Kari Lake asks judge to set damages she must pay in Richer's defamation suit tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Kari Lake is asking a court to quickly decide how much she will pay Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer in the defamation case he brought against her. He took the court filing as admission of liability, writing "Kari: You lied."

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New federal funding staves off migrant 'street releases' in Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Just five days before a looming deadline, Pima County Administrator Jan Lesher said the county will continue to provide refuge for asylum seekers after Congress passed a Homeland Security funding bill, including nearly $650 million to support local governments sheltering migrants.

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Legislative attorney: SCOTUS might not strike down allowing Ten Commandments in Az classrooms tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The U.S. Supreme Court might strike down a Republican-proposed bill that would allow the display of the Ten Commandments in Arizona public school classrooms — but there’s also a chance that it might not.

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AG Mayes OKs Tucson sales tax vote this summer tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Despite an Arizona state law, the city of Tucson can move ahead with a planned July vote on a sales tax increase, Attorney General Kris Mayes said.

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AG Mayes OKs Tucson sales tax vote in August tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Despite an Arizona state law, the city of Tucson can move ahead with a planned August vote on a sales tax increase, Attorney General Kris Mayes said.

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At stake in mifepristone case: Abortion, FDA’s authority, and return to 1873 obscenity law tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Lawyers from the conservative Christian group that won the case to overturn Roe v. Wade are returning to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday in pursuit of an urgent priority: shutting down access to abortion pills for women across the country.

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Tribes, feds spar before Supreme Court over who pays for health care tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Some Supreme Court justices expressed concern that giving tribes more money for health care would result in a big bill for the government after the San Carlos Apache said that federal government owes it $3 million for health care, one of two tribes arguing for more support.

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To boost Trump, GOP attorneys general charge into battle over state election rules tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
With less than six months before voting begins, the legal jousting over the rules for the 2024 election is already underway. And former President Donald Trump’s campaign is getting support from allies who have stayed mostly under the national radar: red-state attorneys general.

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