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Testy differences as Pima County sheriff candidates square off on jail deaths, border & staffing tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Challenger Sandy Rosenthal and Sheriff Chris Nanos had frank disagreements over cooperating with Border Patrol, Stonegarden grants, staffing issues, and who has been responsible for a continuing string of deaths at the Pima County Jail.

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Texas guitar-slinger Jesse Dayton rides into Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
With his prized King hollow-body electric guitar in tow, veteran roots rocker Jesse Dayton presents his new Shooter Jennings-produced album, "The Hard Way Blues," at 191 Toole on Wednesday, June 12.

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U.S. Senate can protect our democracy by passing the PRESS Act tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"The more we treat journalists like criminals for doing their jobs, jailing them for refusing to reveal their sources or spying on them to find out what those sources are saying, the harder it is for them to tell us the sometimes hard truths we need to know."

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Into bondage: Sahuarita Council, Amphi school board to ask voters for money tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Sahuarita wants a $66 million bond for parks and public safety. Amphi Public Schools want $84 million for tech, transportation and security. Pima Board set for private and public chancellor interviews and more government action around Tucson

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Low staffing, space crunch hobble UA state museum’s repatriation work tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
University of Arizona's State Museum has faced public criticism for its slow repatriation efforts - though the museum has been successful in fostering meaningful dialogue and consultation with Arizona tribes, a central goal of NAGPRA.

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Low staffing, space crunch hobble UA state museum’s repatriation work tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
University of Arizona's State Museum has faced public criticism for its slow repatriation efforts - though the museum has been successful in fostering meaningful dialogue and consultation with Arizona tribes, a central goal of NAGPRA.

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Republicans sue to purge at least 500,000 people from Arizona’s voter rolls tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The leaders of the Arizona Republican Party and a conservative dark money group have filed a lawsuit alleging the state has not kept an accurate count of registered voters and asking a court to force elections officials to purge 500,000 Arizonans from the voter rolls.

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Some creators of debunked ‘2000 Mules’ haven’t stopped selling movie, or its false premise tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The right-wing media company that published the purported documentary and book “2000 Mules” announced last week that it was pulling them from distribution, the latest in a long series of hits to the film’s credibility, though the movie and its makers appear to still have a few lives left.

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FactCheck: Q&A on Biden’s border order tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Biden announced new measures to restrict asylum eligibility for those apprehended while trying to enter the U.S. illegally across the southern border and this proclamation contained specific changes to immigration procedures that are destined to be challenged in court.

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Federal program to compensate downwinders expires after Republicans block it tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The federal program that compensates individuals who become ill because of exposure to radiation from the aftermath of the United States’ development and testing of nuclear weapons, expired after House Republicans refuse to consider an expansion or extension.

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On the U.S.-Mexico border, hopes & fears after Biden’s order limiting asylum tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Border leaders said they are anticipating the effects of President Biden's order that partly bans asylum claims to be somewhat beneficial in limiting unauthorized crossings, while immigration advocates expressed concern the order would lead to more harm to already vulnerable people.

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Former Trump aides plead not guilty in Arizona ‘fake electors’ case tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A day after former President Trump condemned election interference and political “lawfare” waged against him and his allies in a Phoenix campaign speech, two figures close to him pleaded not guilty to fraud and forgery charges stemming from Arizona’s so-called fake electors scheme.

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Excessive heat watch Tues-Thurs for Tucson, Southern Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Parts of Southern Arizona could see "dangerously hot" temperatures as high as 110 degrees, along with warm overnight low temperatures, Tuesday through Thursday, particularly the Tucson metro area and the southeastern part of the state.

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Not THAT Arsenal: FC Tucson ekes out win vs. strong Az side tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
A Milana Eyrich goal ended up being all FC Tucson needed to beat Arizona Arsenal on Saturday night at Kino North Stadium. The win ties the team on points with top-of-the-table SC Del Sol.

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Social equity: Critics say Arizona cannabis program did ‘exact opposite’ of what voters intended tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After Cookies dispensary opened last June in Tempe, owner Alicia Deals became one of the few remaining social equity license holders to successfully open a dispensary and retain 100% equity, and she became one of the only Black women to own and operate a dispensary in Arizona.

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Wins at ballot box for abortion rights still mean court battles for access tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The patchwork of constitutional amendments, laws, and regulations that determine where and how abortions are available across the country could take years to crystallize, and even though a ballot measure result may seem clear-cut, the web of older laws still needs to be untangled.

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100 years after citizenship, Indigenous peoples continue to fight to vote tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
It has been 100 years since the federal government granted citizenship - though not the right to vote - to all Indigenous people born in the U.S. as part of the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, and activists say there are still people perpetuating suppression against tribal and rural communities.

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Not THAT Arsenal: FC Tucson eekes out win against strong side tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
A Milana Eyrich goal ended up being all FC Tucson needed to beat Arizona Arsenal on Saturday night at Kino North Stadium. The win ties the team on points with top-of-the-table SC Del Sol.

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Mayes investigating Az Gov. Hobbs after GOP accuses gov of ‘pay to play’ over group home funds tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has opened up an investigation into Gov. Katie Hobbs at the request of a Republican lawmaker after a report revealed a group home business that donated to Hobbs’s campaign received rate increases.

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Apache County Attorney Michael Whiting under investigation for public corruption tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Apache County Attorney Michael B. Whiting is still unaccounted for days after agents with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office served a search warrant at his office in relation to an investigation into alleged misuse of public monies and threatening and intimidating a political opponent.

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