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PACC providing free pet tags & microchips on Wednesdays tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
For the next six weeks, Pima County pet owners can get free ID tags and microchips for cats and dogs at clinics at PACC's West Side animal shelter, as officials hope to stem the number of strays scared by July 4 fireworks who are never reunited with their families.

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Gov. Newsom signs bill allowing Arizona doctors to offer abortions in California tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill immediately allowing Arizona doctors to travel to the Golden State and perform abortions for their patients, for most of the remaining year.

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As Memorial Day arrives, bill unveiled in Congress to assist Purple Heart recipients tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Legislation introduced in Congress would permit retroactive Purple Heart award recipients who served on or after Sept. 11, 2001 and received the medal after they were discharged to transfer their education benefits to one or more dependents.

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U.S. House panel votes to advance election bills targeting noncitizens, foreign money tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Republican-led U.S. House Administration Committee approved a bill to bar noncitizens from voting in federal elections, something that is rare and already illegal, and a bill which would restrict the contributions of foreign nationals in political campaigns.

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States shift toward kin-first foster care tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
States have worked to recognize the roles of grandparents and other extended loved ones, known collectively as kinship caregivers, in raising children who otherwise might be in foster care, and some now encourage social workers to look toward kinship caregivers when placing children.

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Experts eye tax changes ahead of Trump-era cuts’ sunset tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The race to harness the tax code is in full swing as economists and advocates across the political spectrum view the expiring Trump-era tax law as an opportunity to advance their economic priorities.

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6,000 doctors urge the Supreme Court to keep abortions in medical emergencies legal tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Nearly 6,000 doctors, hailing from all 50 states, have drafted a letter asking the Supreme Court to uphold a federal law that requires hospital emergency departments to provide abortions when they are needed to stabilize patients.

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Newsom signs bill allowing Arizona doctors to offer abortions in California tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill immediately allowing Arizona doctors to travel to the Golden State and perform abortions for their patients, for most of the remaining year.

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Bipartisan border bill loses support, fails procedural vote in U.S. Senate tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Senate failed to advance a border security bill negotiated by Republican James Lankford and Arizona independent Kyrsten Sinema, as both parties seek to hone their messages on immigration policy in the runup to November’s elections.

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Arizona judge is Biden’s 200th judicial confirmation tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Senate Democrats confirmed Arizona judge Angela Martinez as President Joe Biden’s 200th federal court nominee on Wednesday, putting the White House well on track to surpass the number of lifetime judges appointed by former President Donald Trump.

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Tucson clears part of '100 Acre Wood' homeless camp tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tucson city officials cleared a section of a homeless camp at "100 Acre Wood" on Thursday morning, removing about nine people to clear the way for testing for the chemical PFAS and for a fall renovation of a bike park near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.

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Arizona tax revenues dip in April after months of steady growth tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona sales taxes have grown slowly since the fiscal year began in July 2023, but that growth has significantly weakened in 2024, and the state took in $93 million less than that new forecast in April, thanks largely to disappointing sales tax collections that continue to trend downward.

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Arizona tax revenues dip in April after months of steady growth tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona sales taxes have grown slowly since the fiscal year began in July 2023, but that growth has significantly weakened in 2024, and the state took in $93 million less than that new forecast in April, thanks largely to disappointing sales tax collections that continue to trend downward.

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Biden cancels $7.7 billion in student loan debt tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Joe Biden on Wednesday wiped out another $7.7 billion in student loan debt for 160,000 people, bringing the total amount of debt forgiveness under his administration to $167 billion for nearly 4.8 million people.

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Why more veterans & active duty service members are dying by suicide than in battle tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Despite recent calls to action to improve suicide prevention within the military, suicide rates remain elevated among service members, and an estimated four times as many active duty service members and veterans died by suicide as died in battle since 9/11.

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Why more veterans & active duty service members are dying by suicide than in battle tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Despite recent calls to action to improve suicide prevention within the military, suicide rates remain elevated among service members, and an estimated four times as many active duty service members and veterans died by suicide as died in battle since 9/11.

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Kari Lake didn’t dispute a talk show host’s false claim her opponent supports veteran suicides tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Kari Lake appeared on the show of an Islamaphobic conspiracy theorist who has espoused white nationalist views and offered no pushback when host Laura Loomer claimed her combat veteran opponent in the U.S. Senate race wants his fellow veterans to kill themselves.

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Tucson Council plays turf game with RTA tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Tucson City Council has treated RTA Next for three years the same way four-year-old Blake treated spinach on his plate. Sneer at it. Poke it with a fork. Move it around. Hope it goes away.

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FC Tucson starts league season with match against familiar foe Ventura County Fusion tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
FC Tucson is scheduled to play against Ventura County in Ventura on Friday night in their first league match of the season. It would be easy to be bitter about Ventura’s role in keeping the local side from the playoffs last season, but the team learned some important lessons.

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Border vigilantes are blurring the lines of law enforcement tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
All along the border, organized vigilante groups are filming themselves conducting patrols, taking photos of themselves alongside law enforcement, and sharing footage online to solicit donations - actions that appear to elevate the risk of violence in already volatile areas.

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