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Sinex: A case for election reform in Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
" The right to vote is fundamental to the American experiment of self-governance. Within that right comes a requirement of the equality of each vote. One voter, one equal vote. This has not always been the case, but it should be the goal of any election system in a representative democracy." — Council candidate Jim Sinex

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5 ways Trump tariffs on Mexico & Canada would hit Arizona wallets tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The tariffs President Donald Trump has threatened to impose on imports from Mexico and Canada would drive up the price of gas, groceries and homes in Arizona, economists say – and could blow a hole in state and local budgets that rely heavily on tourism.

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A town without football: Az border town San Luis rallies behind its standout soccer team tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Friday night lights mean something else in the tiny border town of San Luis. San Luis High School has made itself into an Arizona soccer powerhouse ready to compete with nearly any team in the state, backed by the support of an entire town.

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Texas wants the NCAA to start ‘sex-screening’ its student athletes tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Texas is suing the largest college sports governing body in the country in the hopes that a court will order the organization to “immediately begin screening the sex of student athletes,” although the NCAA has already barred transgender women from playing in women’s sports.

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Democratic AGs win preliminary injunction against DOGE access to Treasury payment systems tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
In a suit brought by 19 Democratic attorneys general, a federal judge in New York on Friday night in a preliminary injunction blocked the U.S. DOGE Service from accessing the Department of Treasury’s payment systems.

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Trump administration backtracks on defunding legal help for migrant children tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Trump administration’s decision to rip federal funding away from organizations that provide free legal services to migrant children has been reversed, after igniting chaos among immigrant aid groups who feared tens of thousands of children would be left without attorneys.

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Federal judge clears way for mass dismissal of USAID employees tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge denied a request by a union coalition of U.S. Agency for International Development employees to block the Trump administration’s effort to dismantle the humanitarian aid agency, clearing the way for the mass dismissal of USAID employees.

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Supreme Court delays Trump’s bid to fire government watchdog tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court avoided a resolution in the first battle over presidential authority to reach the high court, postponing President Donald Trump’s emergency request to throw an independent government watchdog out of office.

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TUSD looks to protect immigrants, edits to 'they/them'; Sunnyside to require ID & warrants from law enforcement tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
TUSD is making changes to discrimination policies that look like a straight-up troll of the Trump administration, while Sunnyside schools vote for basic legal protections for students facing arrest, Sahuarita talks trash and more from government meetings around Tucson this week.

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Q&A: Ciscomani looks at Trump's first 4 weeks tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
President Trump’s first month of his second term was marked by more than 70 executive orders that had some Americans cheering and others predicting the demise of democracy. U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani addressed some of those concerns in an interview.

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Q&A: Ciscomani looks at Trump's first 4 weeks tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
President Trump’s first month of his second term was marked by more than 70 executive orders that had some Americans cheering and others predicting the demise of democracy. U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani addressed some of those concerns in an interview.

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Schools & public buildings turn to AI gun detection software tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Several companies work with hospitals and municipalities to utilize AI gun detection software, and now schools are trying the technology as another tool to give authorities a heads up to prevent school shootings - though its use in a wider public context has raised concerns.

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African-American GIs of WWII: Fighting for democracy abroad & at home tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Because of their belief in America’s “democratic promise, ” African-American GIs of WWII were willing to fight for democracy abroad, while being denied democratic rights at home in the U.S - and many were to become the foot soldiers of the civil rights movement.

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Trump’s cuts to federal wildfire crews could have ‘scary’ consequences tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Donald Trump’s moves to slash the federal workforce have gutted the ranks of wildland firefighters and support personnel, fire professionals warn, leaving communities to face deadly consequences when big blazes arrive this summer.

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Vital scores 18, Sours-Miller's double-double helps Aztec women upset No. 3 Mesa CC tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (23-5, 14-3 in ACCAC picked up a big road win that could have potential implications on the final ACCAC Division II standings and Region I, Division II Tournament seeding.

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Nunez has 7 RBIs, Martin scores 5 as Pima softball sweeps Eastern Az tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College softball team (18-0) stepped away from ACCAC conference play on Saturday for a doubleheader against Eastern Arizona College 9-6) at the West Campus Aztec Softball Field.

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Barta & Gray spark rally as Pima baseball splits at Phoenix College tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College baseball team (16-4, 6-4 in ACCAC) was back on the field for an ACCAC conference doubleheader on Saturday at Phoenix College (5-10, 3-5).

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Gonzales reaches 1,000 career points Pima men drop Mesa for 29th straight win tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (29-0, 17-0 in ACCAC) earned a 29th straight victory on Saturday as they visited Mesa Community College (9-18, 6-11) for an afternoon contest.

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Police: Man convicted of harassing Carroll had judge's address in pocket when arrested tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
When the former real estate agent convicted of harassing Green Valley Justice of the Peace Ray Carroll was arrested last month, he had $800 and a list of his victims in his pocket along with his current judge’s name, address and phone number.

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ICE lets local officials stop immigrants on streets as 287g task force program is back tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
As the Trump administration pushes for more deportations, the government has revived a long-abandoned program that lets local and state law enforcement challenge people on the street about immigration status — and possibly arrest them for deportation.

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