Show newer
Tucson Sentinel

Buu Nygren becomes youngest Navajo president, Richelle Montoya becomes the first woman VP tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
New Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren and Vice President Richelle Montoya were sworn into office Tuesday, along with the Council delegates who were elected in November.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Zach Yentzer to challenge Tucson Mayor Regina Romero tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
32-year-old Zack Yentzer said last week he will challenge Regina Romero for Tucson's mayor, focusing on business development, housing costs, and homelessness during the 2023 election.

0
Tucson Sentinel

In water deficit, Arizona contemplates a future without Colorado River access tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Water from the Colorado River covers more than a third of Arizona's total water usage, but as the state is increasingly losing access to that supply, that loss, and potential future loss, is a focal point of Arizona's state legislature.

1
Tucson Sentinel

Biden, López Obrador send mixed messages at North American Leaders’ Summit tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Although they touted common goals at the North American Leader’s Summit in Mexico City Tuesday, the presidents of Mexico and the United States revealed that their priorities are still not as aligned as their discourses try to make them appear.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Hospitals’ use of volunteer staff runs risk of skirting labor laws tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
At hospitals across the U.S., volunteers play an integral role, and the health system benefits from potentially more than $5 billion in free labor annually - but using volunteers, particularly at for-profit institutions, provides an opportunity for facilities to run afoul of federal rules.

0
Tucson Sentinel

How Congress finally cracked down on a massive tax scam tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The recently signed $1.7 trillion spending bill could accomplish what six years of IRS audits and DOJ prosecutions could not: shutting down “syndicated conservation easements” that exploit a charitable tax break meant to preserve open land.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Arizona recreational marijuana sales hit new record, medical sales slip again tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
For the eighth straight month, and the eleventh time in the past year, Arizona medical marijuana sales dropped from the month prior - clocking in at about $31 million in October 2022 - while adult-use cannabis sales hit a new high in the same month, with more than $85.4 million.

0
Tucson Sentinel

New federal student loan repayment plan aimed at low-income borrowers tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Department of Education unveiled a proposal Tuesday that would overhaul a federal student loan income-driven repayment plan, and, if implemented, could help millions of low-income borrowers - but it is unclear how the agency would be able to finance the program.

0
Tucson Sentinel

Federal judge orders Arizona prison overhaul due to unconstitutional conditions tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A U.S. District Judge has ordered the Arizona Department of Corrections to make “substantial” changes to its staffing and facility operations after determining that prison conditions represent an “unconstitutional substantial risk of serious harm” to people in the state’s custody.

0
Tucson Sentinel

GOP lawmakers move to criminalize Arizona drag shows that aren’t adults-only tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Republican legislators have turned their ire on drag performances in the ongoing culture wars against the LGBTQ community, proposing several new laws that would severely limit where and how often they can take place.

1
Tucson Sentinel

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."

0
Tucson Sentinel

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.

0
Tucson Sentinel

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.

1
Tucson Sentinel

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.

1+
Tucson Sentinel

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.

0
Tucson Sentinel

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.

1+
Tucson Sentinel

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.

1+
Tucson Sentinel

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.

0
Tucson Sentinel

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.

0
Tucson Sentinel

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.

0
Show older
Tucson Sentinel Mastodon

Tucson Sentinel's independent nonprofit newsroom learns from & informs Southern Arizonans about the community challenges & unique culture of our Borderlands.

Trending now

Resources

Developers

What is Mastodon?

mastodon.tucsonsentinel.com

More…

v3.5.3 · Privacy policy