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Arizona AG partners with Tribal Council to create training program on human trafficking tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As a way to address the unique challenges Indigenous communities face concerning human trafficking, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office has entered into a partnership with the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona to launch a first-of-its-kind Train the Trainer program.

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Arizona Senate Republicans agree to ban books with gender fluidity, pronouns tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Senate on Monday approved Senate Bill 1700 - which gives parents the power to request the removal of any book that “promotes” gender fluidity or the use of gender pronouns - on a 16-12 vote, with Republicans providing all of the votes in favor.

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Feds to send nearly $200 million to help communities prepare for wildfires tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Biden administration will send $197 million from the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law to help communities prepare for wildfires this summer, the first round of a new $1 billion Community Wildfire Defense Grant program authorized under the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill.

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‘Conspiracy theories' still dominate Arizona Senate Elections Committee tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Nearly a month after Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes released documents further disproving claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election, Senate Republicans continue to make such claims in the election committee.

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Secession is here: States, cities & the wealthy are already withdrawing from America tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
A host of Americans on the right have endorsed various forms of secession in recent years - and roughly 40% of Biden voters have fantasized about a national divorce as well - but there are ways to exit a nation before seceding, and various acts of exit have already taken place.

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Awash in federal money, state lawmakers tackle worsening youth mental health tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
In response to a yearslong decline in the mental health of the nation’s children and teens, officials are using COVID-19 relief dollars and their own money to build support services to recognize the symptoms of mental illness and help students who are struggling.

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Supreme Court hears Navajo water rights case with potentially big impact tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
When the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Monday in Arizona v. Navajo Nation, it will be considering fairly technical legal questions, but the answers could have a large impact on water allocation in the Colorado River basin.

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Biden administration details potential cuts in education, food aid and more under GOP plan tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Federal departments and agencies say U.S. House Republicans’ plans to cut federal spending would result in reductions to key programs like food aid, education assistance and wildfire management.

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California to store more rainwater as it vies with Arizona for flow from Colorado River tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
After watching billions of gallons of rainwater wash away into the Pacific, California is taking advantage of extreme weather with a new approach: Let it settle back into the earth for use another day.

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RTA Next beset by internal hiccups, Marana looks at rules for AirBnBs tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The process for developing a post-2026 transportation plan for the Tucson region is starting to hit some bureaucratic snags and City Manager Mike Ortega is asking the City Council to weigh in on them. Plus more in local government meetings this week.

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Arizona Theatre Company announces 'bucket list' lineup for 56th season tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
ATC's first season under new artistic director Matt August will feature plays with "funny, emotional and exciting stories," he said.

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RTA Next beset by internal hiccups tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The process for developing a post-2026 transportation plan for the Tucson region is starting to hit some bureaucratic snags and City Manager Mike Ortega is asking the City Council to weigh in on them. Plus more in local government meetings this week.

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Legisladores de Arizona piden $500,000 para combatir Alzheimer tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Los legisladores están impulsando un proyecto de ley para crear un plan estatal para la demencia y destinar hasta $500,000 para nuevos trabajos enfocados en la enfermedad de Alzheimer, un tipo común de demencia que está aumentando especialmente rápido en Arizona.

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Claiming 1st Amendment right to anonymity, lawsuit aims to strike Az ‘dark money’ disclosures tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A lawsuit filed in federal court Friday aims to declare the anti-dark money ballot measure that Arizona voters approved last year unconstitutional on grounds that political donors have a First Amendment right to do so anonymously, among other claims.

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Bill to enable do-it-yourself election audits sparks rare bipartisan interest in Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A bill sponsored by Arizona Sen. Ken Bennett that would theoretically make it possible to verify that machines counted votes accurately and that people who voted were eligible voters from the comfort of home has brought about rare cross-party dialogue in the state legislature.

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BP agents shoot, kill 1 southwesst of Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Border Patrol agents shot and killed a person Tuesday evening following a pursuit on Highway 286 southwest of Tucson, authorities said.

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Aztec men set 4 nat'l qualifying marks to open outdoor season at GCU Invitational tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s track & field team competed in their first Outdoor Season meets this week at the GCU Invitational in Phoenix and the Mesa Multi’s Meet in Mesa

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Gage Mestas scores 3 runs, has 2 steals as Pima baseball sinks Bismarck State tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College baseball team (22-8) closed out a busy week on Friday after playing its final game as part of the Tucson Invitational.

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PCC's Peterson & Bright-Schade earn nat'l qualifiers to open outdoor track & field season tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s track & field team competed in their first meets of the 2023 outdoor season this week at the Mesa Multi’s Meet and the GCU Invitational.

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Gage Mestas scores 3 runs, has 2 steals as Pima baseball sinks Bismarck State tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College baseball team (22-8) closed out a busy week on Friday after playing its final game as part of the Tucson Invitational.

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