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Nanos faces scrutiny from Pima County Supes over rape probe; Housing boom on NW Side tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Pima County Supervisor Steve Christy is pushing for action after an external investigation found the Sheriff's Department may have violated procedures in handling an alleged deputy-on-deputy sexual assault, plus more in local government meetings around Tucson this week.

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Election for little-known Corporation Commission could dictate future of renewables in Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
This November, the Arizona Corporation Commission’s actions and the responses to them will play a pivotal role in determining who will be elected to the commission, which advocates say has the potential to dictate Arizona’s climate and renewable energy future.

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Arizona has school vouchers for all, but low-income families aren’t using them tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Working-class parents have often said they’re at least initially interested in school vouchers, which in Arizona are called Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, yet when it comes to lower-income families actually choosing to use vouchers, the numbers tell a very different story.

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'Mols & Suz' revival: Susan Claassen & Molly McKasson celebrate 50 years of Invisible Theatre tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
After nearly 50 years running Tucson's Invisible Theatre, Susan Claassen has "evolved" from her position, with Betsy Kruse Craig now in the role. Claassen will return to the stage with actress Molly McKasson for a one-night performance of "Mols and Suz" this week.

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Arizona has school vouchers for all, but low-income families aren’t using to use them tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Working-class parents have often said they’re at least initially interested in school vouchers, which in Arizona are called Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, yet when it comes to lower-income families actually choosing to use vouchers, the numbers tell a very different story.

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Mailing of some Pima County early ballots delayed tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Pima County Recorder’s Office has delayed the mailing of some ballots because of a problem with the voter rolls that assigned more than 500 voters to the wrong school district.

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Hellertoon: Exploring the meaning of Columbus Day tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Monday marks the 958th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, the invasion of England by William of Normandy that changed the course of European history and arguably laid the foundation for Britain to become a world power. Some also consider it a holiday named after some other guy, too.

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Mols and Suz' revival: Susan Claassen & Molly McKasson celebrate 50 years of Invisible Theatre tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
After nearly 50 years running Tucson's Invisible Theatre, Susan Claassen has "evolved" from her position, with Betsy Kruse Craig now in the role. Claassen will return to the stage with actress Molly McKasson for a one-night performance of "Mols and Suz" this week.

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If you think grocery prices take a big bite out of your paycheck in U.S., check out the rest of the world tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The cost of food has been a big concern for Americans since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but food that is dirt cheap in comparative terms, even in a time of rising food prices, is a problem virtually every other nation in the world would love to have.

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Arizona has school vouchers for all, low-income families aren’t using to use them tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Working-class parents have often said they’re at least initially interested in school vouchers, which in Arizona are called Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, yet when it comes to lower-income families actually choosing to use vouchers, the numbers tell a very different story.

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Surge in overdose deaths has moved westward, even as they fall nationally tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Despite an encouraging national dip in the past year, overdose deaths are still on the rise in many Western states as the epicenter of the nation’s continuing crisis shifts toward the Pacific Coast, where deadly fentanyl and also methamphetamine are finding more victims.

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The Supreme Court signaled how the next president could impact abortion - no legislation needed tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court’s rejection last week of the Biden administration’s appeal to weigh in on a dispute over emergency abortion care in Texas foreshadows how the next president could protect or restrict abortion access without signing — or vetoing — federal legislation.

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What's open, what's closed on Indigenous Peoples' Day tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Some state and federal government services and private businesses will be closed Monday, as Tucsonans mark the former "Columbus Day" with a holiday honoring Native residents.

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As AI takes the helm of decision making, signs of perpetuating historic biases emerge tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
An experiment aimed to simulate how financial institutions are using AI algorithms shows that while they have the potential to lower operating costs, there’s also large potential for flawed training data, programming errors, and historically biased information to affect outcomes.

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Why more places are abandoning Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous Peoples Day tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Increasingly, Columbus Day is giving people pause as more and more towns and cities across the country are electing to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day as an alternative to – or in addition to – the day intended to honor Columbus’ voyages.

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Montealegre's hat trick propels Aztec men to 9th shutout victory of the season tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s soccer team (13-1, 12-1 in ACCAC) earned a sixth straight win on Saturday as they beat GateWay Community College (1-11) at the West Campus Aztec Field.

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Aztec women topple GateWay in 4th straight shutout victory tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s soccer team (10-2) secured their 11th double-digit win season of the last 14 years on Saturday as they beat GateWay Community College (0-11) at the West Campus Aztec Field.

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After 2022, waning tribal involvement in Arizona’s State Fair’s Native American Rodeo tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Native American Rodeo is part of the rich tradition of the Arizona State Fair, with spectators and competitors from tribal nations across the country, but the AZNAR is no longer assisting in the rodeo, and not much is known about why the organization ended its involvement.

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Candidates across Arizona campaigning against LGBTQ- affirming policies tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Homophobic and transphobic language—such as calling queer people “groomers” or “pedophiles”—has become common at school board meetings, but it’s also pervaded Arizona candidates’ platforms looking to fill a space on local governing school boards in the upcoming Nov. 5 election.

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Aztec volleyball drops 3rd straight, fall to Glendale Gauchos tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team (11-11, 8-5 in ACCAC) dropped a third straight match on Friday as they hosted Glendale Community College (14-4, 10-3) at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.

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