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Child poverty dropped to a record low last year. A new report shows how to keep it that way. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The expanded child tax credit that families received in 2021 helped reduce child poverty across the country, but particularly in the South where families lack a sufficient safety net, according to a report that comes as some Democrats appear ready to attempt to revive the credit.

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Anti-drag bills win unanimous approval from Arizona Senate GOP tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Legislation that passed the Arizona Senate prohibits any entity that receives state funding from hosting a “drag show targeting minors” or risk forfeiting that money for three years, and bans school districts, cities and towns from using private money to pay for such a show.

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Hobbs says state will not proceed for now with court-ordered execution tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Gov. Katie Hobbs said Friday that the state will not proceed with the execution of convicted murderer Aaron Gunches, one day after the Arizona Supreme Court said it had no choice but to order his death.

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Missing & Murdered Indigenous Peoples field hearing comes to Az in May tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As part of the U.S. departments of the Interior and Justice’s work to combat the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples, the Not Invisible Act Commission will be hosting its first round of field hearing sessions this spring.

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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples field hearing comes to AZ in May tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As part of the U.S. departments of the Interior and Justice’s work to combat the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples, the Not Invisible Act Commission will be hosting its first round of field hearing sessions this spring.

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Arizona Republicans want to remove consequences for failing to strike a budget deal tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Republicans want to change the state’s constitution to end the possibility of a government shutdown, a move that critics say would take away any consequences from GOP lawmakers for failing to work with a Democratic governor.

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CBP helicopter pulls Australian man from snowy mountains in Cochise County tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A helicopter crew with U.S. Customs and Border Protection extricated a hiker last week from snowy conditions in the Huachuca Mountains south of Sierra Vista, officials said.

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Wadsack's bill that would imprison Az drag performers is worth fighting out loud tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
GOP's Wadsack says her bill to imprison Arizona drag performers is about protecting children from "grooming." But the people actually sexualizing children are those who can't stop thinking and talking about kids and sex.

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Wadsack's bill that would imprison Az drag performers is worth fighting out loud tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
GOP's Wadsack says her bill to imprison Arizona drag performers is about protecting children from "grooming." But the people actually sexualizing children are those who can't stop thinking and talking about kids and sex.

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Cunningham: Az GOP pushing to remove Tucson's self-government by tossing City Charter tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"A proposed amendment to the Arizona Constitution, if passed, would mean choices that voters have made for Tucson would be null and void and would limit our ability to govern ourselves in the future." — Tucson City Councilman Paul Cunningham

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Kris Mayes investigating Trump’s 'fake electors,' focusing on threats to Az election workers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says she will redirect the election crimes division’s focus to prosecute election-related threats and protect voting rights - and plans to investigate multiple fake elector schemes by Republicans in support of former President Donald Trump.

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Kris Mayes investigating Trump’s 'fake electors,' focusing on threats to election workers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says she will redirect the election crimes division’s focus to prosecute election-related threats and protect voting rights - and plans to investigate multiple fake elector schemes by Republicans in support of former President Donald Trump.

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App aimed at helping Arizona schools deal with student mental health, threats tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Teens in the U.S. are facing an ongoing mental health crisis, and Arizona state legislators want to give school districts more options in dealing with student mental health issues, and threats to student safety.

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Arizona Senate passes bill to cut unemployment benefits tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Senate Republicans want to slash the number of weeks Arizonans can receive unemployment payments and tie the length of benefit availability to the unemployment rate, but critics say that even if jobs are plentiful, it can still be a long process to find a good one.

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Abortion foes appeal to revive Arizona’s 1864 near-total ban tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Scottsdale-based law firm is hoping to reinstate a near-total abortion ban from 1864, filing an appeal on Wednesday to overturn a court ruling that allowed limited access to the procedure.

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Homeless encampments would be torn down, people charged under Arizona Senate bill tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Under Arizona SB 1413, people living outside shelters would have their homes dismantled - the bill requires cities and towns to tear down homeless encampments and charge the person or people living there with trespassing if they’re on private property.

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Arizona court orders execution of inmate state didn’t want to execute tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the execution of death-row inmate Aaron Gunches, even though state officials were moving to reverse the death warrant that had been put in motion by former Attorney General Mark Brnovich.

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Oro Valley 'gets ahead' of Airbnbs, other vacation rentals with licensing system tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Oro Valley property owners will need licenses to continue offering vacation rentals on websites such as Airbnb and VRBO. The Town Council has passed an ordinance requiring an $80 annual fee as officials begin regulating vacation rentals and hope to raise revenues from their “growing popularity.”

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PCC golfer Jay Shero claims individual crown at Pima Invitational tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s golf team closed out its third tournament of the season on Tuesday as it hosted the Pima CC Invitational held at the Randolph North Golf Course.

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Pima softball splits close doubleheader with Arizona Western tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College softball team (9-10, 6-4 in ACCAC) returned to the West Campus Softball Field on Tuesday for an ACCAC doubleheader against Arizona Western College (6-16, 5-5).

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