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Lake Powell drops to a new record low as feds scramble to prop up water level tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Water levels in Lake Powell dropped to a record low Tuesday, with continued pressure from climate change and steady demand pushing the nation’s second-largest reservoir to the lowest level since it was first filled in the 1960s.

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Republicans, Democrats offer differing visions during Arizona border visits tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy led a delegation of Republican representatives on a tour to the southern border and demanded more security - while Rep. Raúl Grijalva visited the border in Douglas to focus on the rollout of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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Gov. Hobbs vetoes Arizona GOP’s ‘do-nothing’ budget proposal tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed the Republican “skinny budget” spending package on Thursday, sharply rebuking GOP legislative leaders in the process.

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Arizona appeals court: 'No basis' for Kari Lake election challenge tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An Arizona court has shot down losing Republican candidate for governor Kari Lake's election challenge appeal, writing that "that voters were able to cast their ballots, that votes were counted correctly, and that no other basis justifies setting aside the election results."

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Pima County's Cullen deserved better from both Legislature & Hobbs tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
None of the Democrats saw an upside in forcing Arizona Republicans to go on the record as saying no public health leaders should ever take public health actions during a public health emergency.

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Anti-trans bathroom bill advances in Arizona Senate, despite criticism and likely veto tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Republican lawmakers approved a measure that critics worry could heighten discrimination against trans students, based on the argument that keeping trans students separated from their peers preserves modesty and keeps women safe.

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Anti-trans bathroom bill advances in Arizona Senate, despite criticism and likely veto tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona Republican lawmakers approved a measure that critics worry could heighten discrimination against trans students, based on the argument that keeping trans students separated from their peers preserves modesty and keeps women safe.

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Arizona-based sheriff group promotes members with ties to white nationalism tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona-based Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association is elevating some of its most controversial members - including those with direct ties to other anti-government and white nationalism movements - into formal leadership positions.

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Was Earth already heating up, or did global warming reverse a long-term cooling trend? tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Over the past century, the Earth’s average temperature has swiftly increased - but what about the thousands of years before the Industrial Revolution, before thermometers, and before humans warmed the climate by releasing heat-trapping carbon dioxide from fossil fuels?

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Jackson surpasses 1,000 career points but Aztecs give up late run at Az Western tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (20-6, 12-6 in ACCAC) could not gain the upper hand down the stretch in its game on Wednesday at Arizona Western College (20-6, 13-5).

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Begay nets 24 points as Pima women withstand Az Western's rally tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (20-6, 13-5 in ACCAC) picked up its 20th win of the season on Wednesday in its road win at Arizona Western College (18-7, 11-7).

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Proposed bill would mean free period products at all Arizona schools tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Democratic legislators are working to bring free period products to Arizona public middle and high schools, but detractors say those products are already offered to students free of charge — if they go to the nurse’s office and ask for them, and the school has a nurse.

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Slew of state proposals shows the threat of 'forever chemicals' tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Dozens of legislatures are considering bills to crack down on the use of PFAS - “forever chemicals” that don’t break down naturally and are shown to cause myriad health issues - including legislation to strengthen product disclosure laws and increase liability for polluters.

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Republicans move to require schools to post all lessons, materials & teacher trainings online tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona parents would be given easier access to school curriculum and teacher training materials under GOP proposals that critics say only serve to further vilify teachers and force schools to violate legal agreements.

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Student storytelling at Arizona Capitol advances immigration group’s policy priorities tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
About 150 students conducted 40 meetings with elected officials at the Arizona Capitol during Aliento’s Education Day, advocating for the Promise for Dreamers Scholarship Program and repeal of Proposition 203 that curtails bilingual education in public schools.

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Arizona advocates win national recognition for work on Proposition 308 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An Arizona nonprofit was honored Tuesday for its push to win in-state tuition for undocumented students, a change that organizers said has moved the state from an “epicenter of hate toward immigrants into an epicenter of hope.”

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U.S. likely to default on debt between July & September unless Congress acts tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Congress and the Biden administration have until sometime between July and September to raise or suspend the debt limit if lawmakers want to avoid a first-ever default, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

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Pima County warns residents near I-10 hazmat incident about possible breathing troubles tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County issued a public health advisory for residents living within a one-mile radius of Tuesday's chemical spill on Interstate 10, advising them to seek medical attention if any breathing problems arise.

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Condado Pima advierte sobre efectos dañinos por fuga de químicos en I-10 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
El Condado Pima emitió un aviso de salud pública para los residentes que viven dentro de un radio de una milla del derrame químico del martes en la Interestatal 10, aconsejándoles que busquen atención médica si surge algún problema respiratorio.

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Condado Pima advierte a residentes cerca de incidente de fuga de químicos en I-10 sobre problemas respiratorios tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
El Condado Pima emitió un aviso de salud pública para los residentes que viven dentro de un radio de una milla del derrame químico del martes en la Interestatal 10, aconsejándoles que busquen atención médica si surge algún problema respiratorio.

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