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Gutierrez: Trump 'compact' represents loss of academic freedom for UA tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
I am appalled that the University of Arizona was chosen to consider signing the Trump compact. This proposal not only takes away certain rights from the UA, but it also assumes that the university will agree to giving an incredible amount of control to the Trump administration.

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Over Pritzker’s objections, Trump sending 300 National Guardsmen to Chicago tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
After weeks of threatening to do so, President Donald Trump is taking command of 300 Illinois National Guard troops and sending them to Chicago over Gov. JB Pritzker’s objections, the governor announced Saturday.

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GOP falsely ties shutdown to Democrats’ alleged drive to give all immigrants health care tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Republicans repeatedly accused Democrats of forcing the federal closure because they want to give health care access to immigrants in the U.S. illegally - but the Democrat proposal would restore access to certain health care programs for legally present immigrants.

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FactCheck: What we know about political violence in America tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
While there is evidence of a rise in left-wing violence in recent years, data show that political violence in America spans the ideological spectrum - and until this past year, political violence in the U.S. had mostly been driven by right-wing extremism — white supremacy in particular.

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Federal judges question Trump administration’s IRS-ICE tax sharing deal tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A panel of judges on an appeals court seemed split about whether the Trump administration’s move to request taxpayer information from the Internal Revenue Service for the purposes of immigration enforcement is lawful.

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Judge blocks Trump from sending California, Texas troops to Portland tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Trump administration cannot send any federalized National Guard troops to Oregon for two weeks, an order that capped a weekend of rapid developments over troop deployments to U.S. cities.

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Tribal traditional healing gets Medicaid reimbursement in Az, three other states tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
For the first time, tribal traditional healing practices are eligible for Medicaid coverage in Arizona and three other states, after the federal government approved Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage of traditional healing practices.

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Tucson Reptile & Amphibian Show aimed to spur enthusiasm, dispel myths tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The 23rd annual Tucson Reptile & Amphibian Show and Sale brought reptile education and businesses together at the Pima County Fairgrounds this weekend.

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'Just freakin' cool:' Az Insect Fest celebrates nature's smallest creatures tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Bugs were in cages, plants, the air and even the food this weekend at the University of Arizona Department of Entomology's yearly event.

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Monday deadline to register to vote in Tucson, school district elections tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A roundup of upcoming Tucson-area political events: Deadline to register to vote in Tucson and school district elections on Monday; early voting in all-mail ballot election starts Oct. 8; Sentinel team on the airwaves; & more

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Blind spots: Tucson Council to take up transit safety; Marana working deal with retailer tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The Tucson City Council will be looking into transit safety this week during a study session, marking a turn for the gaggle of Democrats. Marana is looking to give sales tax breaks to a retail developer, plus more from local government meetings around Tucson.

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I heart darkness: Az dark money case part of a thickening plot tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The ins and outs of a dark money court case in Arizona make for an interesting legal debate. Practically, the GOP under Donald Trump shouldn't want political funding to be so dark.

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Pima women rally twice to earn tie with No. 6 Phoenix tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (5-1-4, 5-0-3 in ACCAC) was back in action at the West Campus Aztec Field on Saturday as they hosted rival Phoenix College (6-1-3, 6-0-2) in a battle between two NJCAA Division II nationally ranked programs.

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Flores nets game-winner as Pima men's soccer stuns No. 1 Phoenix College tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (10-1, 7-1 in ACCAC) secured their 27th straight season with double-digit wins in dramatic fashion on Saturday against rival Phoenix College.

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Photos: ¡Grijalva! doodle exhibition opens at Tucson art gallery tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The late congressman Raúl Grijalva created countless intricate sketches at meetings throughout his long political career. Two hundred of them are now hanging on the walls of The Projects/Space in Downtown.

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Doctors & nurses are punched, choked, even shot — States want to stop that tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Health care workers make up just 10% of the American workforce but experience 48% of the nonfatal injuries from workplace violence, and the threat is increasing, as the number of providers who reported harassment at work more than doubled between 2018 and 2022.

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Espadas: Tucson Electric Power’s rate hike - poverty pleas while profits soar tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
If Tucson Electric Power truly wants to be a partner in this community, then it can start by proving that its commitment runs deeper than annual profit reports. Until then, every claim of hardship from their press releases rings hollow and offensive.

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Cervical cancer could be eradicated — but not with Medicaid cuts & anti-vax politics, experts say tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Cervical cancer is one of few cancers that has a known path of prevention, but that also means it falls at the intersection of three cultural issues — broad access to low-cost or free reproductive health care, access to vaccines for children, and sex education.

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UA among 9 schools asked to sign restrictive Trump 'compact' or forgo funding access tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The University of Arizona is among nine schools asked to sign a "compact" agreeing to suppress campus criticism of conservatives and abandon DEI efforts in exchange for preferential treatment in federal funding. UA officials have stonewalled on releasing documents related to the Trump proposal.

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4 Aztec men's runners earn top 20 accolades at Al Shirley Invitational tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s cross country team competed in their third meet of the season on Saturday at the Al Shirley (CAMPY) Invitational held at Central Arizona College in Coolidge.

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