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Man deemed incompetent for trial dies in Pima jail, reportedly after 'eating feces' tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A 26-year-old Tucson man, Yunan Tutu, being held at the Pima County Jail pending restoration to "competency" to stand trial, was found dead Tuesday by a doctor after guards reported he was not eating. Sources told the Sentinel that Tutu had been "eating feces for a couple of months."

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Supes tap veteran Rowland to fill last Pima County constable vacancy tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Pima County Board of Supervisors appointed Daniel Rowland to fill the position of constable of Justice Precinct 1 after struggling to find candidates as officials seek to make changes in the constables' office.

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U.S. House GOP backs rules plan without disclosing deals made with hard-right members tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. House adopted rules for the 118th Congress, though several of the concessions Speaker Kevin McCarthy made with more conservative members of the Republican Party to secure the gavel weren’t included in the document, or publicly circulated ahead of the vote.

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Arizona Freedom Caucus plans to sue Hobbs over executive order protecting LGBTQ employees tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona Freedom Caucus, an offshoot of the ultra-conservative Freedom Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives, said Monday that it plans to sue Gov. Katie Hobbs for executive orders she issued in her first week on the job.

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U.S. House GOP backs rules plan without disclosing deals made with hard-right members tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The U.S. House adopted rules for the 118th Congress, though several of the concessions Speaker Kevin McCarthy made with more conservative members of the Republican Party to secure the gavel weren’t included in the document, or publicly circulated ahead of the vote.

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Empathy & humanity are at the center of Holocaust education in Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Under a bill signed by Gov. Doug Ducey in 2021, Arizona schools must teach the events of the Holocaust and other genocides twice from grade 7 to grade 12, and though it isn’t easy, educators and experts say it’s worth the effort.

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As Hobbs called for collaboration, some Arizona Republicans literally turned their backs tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs called for collaboration between Republicans and Democratic lawmakers during her first state of the state speech Monday as some Republicans turned their backs on her and others walked out of the room to show how they felt about her policy plans.

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Arizona Democrats look forward to the new session, unveil agenda priorities tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Democrats have big plans for the new legislative session — and with a Democratic governor to back them, those plans have a better chance of being implemented than they have in recent memory.

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As more LGBTQ+ people face eating disorders, providers work to create appropriate care tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
With research showing that LGBTQ+ individuals have a higher risk of developing eating disorders, more care providers are creating specialized treatment to address these disparities and ensure people get the care they need.

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Az high school students protest anti-LGBTQ sentiment in GOP-led legislature tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Across the street from the state Capitol, while lawmakers gathered Monday in advance of the new legislative session, Arizona high school students laid out 180 black body bags in protest against anti-LGBTQ bills proposed by the Republican majority.

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Hobbs: Arizona's drought is a wake-up call to commit to transparency & honesty in gov't tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"Barring a miracle from nature, it will likely get worse before it gets better. This should be a wake-up call for all of us, because it will take all of us to solve it." — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs

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Water, trash rates set to increase by more than 20% in Tucson tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Water, trash, space and a big old "I told you so" headline this week's agendas of the Tucson City Council and Pima County Board of Supervisors. Plus more in local government meetings this week.

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Democrats praise U.S. Capitol police and pledge to seek accountability on Jan. 6 anniversary tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Two years after a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to undo Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential election, Democrats in Congress vowed to remember the Capitol police officers who died, hold Trump accountable and prevent similar attacks.

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Trump sued by estate of Brian Sicknick, Capitol Police officer who died after Jan. 6 tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The estate of the late Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick sued former President Trump in connection to U.S. Capitol attack, saying Trump incited the mob that stormed government offices in an attempt to stop the certification of President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.

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11th Circuit sides with student in flap over doctoral support at Grand Canyon University tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that an Arizona-based, for-profit Christian university breached contractual obligations by failing to provide a doctoral student with the necessary requirements to complete their degree program.

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Public health agencies try to restore trust as they fight misinformation tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Across the country, health officials have been trying to combat misinformation and restore trust within their communities these past few years, a period when many people haven’t put full faith in their state and local health departments.

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As 2024 election looms, state legislatures consider voting changes tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
With eyes on the 2024 presidential election, state lawmakers around the country are preparing to reshape voting rules as Republican lawmakers are looking to tighten rules around absentee voting and Democrats will try to expand access to the ballot box through early voting.

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Biden visits El Paso to address migration, border security tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Joe Biden arrived in El Paso Sunday for a three-hour visit at a time when the city has been the focal point of a national debate over how the United States deals with immigration.

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Arizona’s new political reality: A split government tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
GOP control of the most important levers of power at the Arizona Capitol ends Monday when Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs begins an administration that is certain to clash repeatedly with a Republican-majority legislature.

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Biden arrives in El Paso to address migration, border security tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Joe Biden arrived in El Paso Sunday for a three-hour visit at a time when the city has been the focal point of a national debate over how the United States deals with immigration.

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