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A top GOP lawyer wants to crack down on the college vote. Some states already are. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A top Republican election lawyer told GOP donors that the party should work to make it harder for college students to vote in key states - following numerous efforts in recent years by Republican lawmakers across the country to restrict voting by college voters.

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Map of border surveillance towers shows growing 'virtual wall' along U.S. southern border tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is aggressively expanding a “virtual wall” of border surveillance towers in the Southwest, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which is mapping the locations of each tower along America’s southern border.

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San Carlos Apache take copper mine fight to United Nations tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona's San Carlos Apache Tribe has taken its fight to the United Nations to save Chi’chil Bildagoteel - also known as Oak Flat and the tribe’s most sacred site - from a massive copper mine.

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Biden proposal on transgender student athletes met with praise but also questions tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Transgender legal scholars and advocates say they were relieved to see the Biden administration extend some protections for transgender students’ sports participation - but they say they remain cautious about the effect on high school and college sports.

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Wet winter allows for rare 'high-flow' Lake Powell release to help river tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An extra pulse of water was sent through the Grand Canyon, part of a Bureau of Reclamation “high-flow experiment” designed to redeposit sediment from Glen Canyon Dam in northern Arizona, and in response to above average spring snowmelt forecasts in the Rocky Mountains.

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Despite warnings, safeguard to prevent extremist training for law enforcement removed tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Warnings issued by high-profile civil rights and advocacy groups to Arizona’s governor and attorney general failed to stop a rule change that effectively lowers the bar for extremist organizations attempting to radicalize law enforcement officers through government-funded training.

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Wendy Rogers insults traditional media, but defends far-right media personalities like Alex Jones tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Sen. Wendy Rogers, who filed an order of protection against a reporter investigating whether Rogers actually lives in Flagstaff - which she represents - has a history of disparaging journalists, even as she defends and praises members of the fringe right wing media.

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Zach Yentzer off ballot for Tucson mayor due to lack of valid signatures tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Zach Yentzer, one of two independent candidates vying to challenge Regina Romero as Tucson's mayor in November, said his campaign was ending after losing a challenge over his petition signatures.

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Gonzales: Pursuing more insurance reimbursements would bolster Medicare funding tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"Unfortunately, just as America’s largest working generation begins to retire, the United States faces the frightening reality that Social Security and Medicare are running out of money, and Washington is running out of time to fix it." — State Sen. Sally Ann Gonzales

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Hobbs orders flags to half-staff for Az Peace Officers Memorial Day tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Flags across Arizona should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, May 1, to mark Arizona Peace Officers Memorial Day, Gov. Katie Hobbs ordered.

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Tucson rockers Greyhound Soul are 29 years strong tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
"At our shows people know the words to our songs and are singing along. That still blows me away," said Greyhound Soul stalwart leader Joe Peña ahead of this weekend's gigs marking the band's nearly three decades of music.

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Melissa Etheridge, a silver thorn on a Midwest rose tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Seemingly “born a silver thorn on a Midwest rose,” in finding her angels Melissa Etheridge found her soul. ne of rock's great female performers and an LGBTQ activist, she spoke with the Sentinel ahead of a Tucson concert.

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Despite federal restrictions, cattle have damaged conservation area along San Pedro River tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Cattle grazing has seriously damaged much of the 42-mile long San Pedro conservation area in Southeastern Arizona, according to a study by the Tucson-based Center for Biological Diversity, which pointed a finger at "cow-worshipping, rancher-fearing BLM employees."

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Arizona to sink more than $85 million into potholes, other repairs tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
After a tough winter for roadways, the Arizona Department of Transportation has pledged more than $85 million to patch potholes and to resurface, repair and improve highways in the state.

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Lawsuit aims to reduce horses' hoof print in Tonto National Forest tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Led by the Center for Biological Diversity, a group of conservationists sued the U.S. Forest Service on Thursday to protect a region of the Tonto National Forest from “hundreds of unowned horses” they say threaten endangered species in the area.

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Investigadores de UA estudiarán el impacto de la meditación en sobrevivientes de cáncer de mama tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
La Universidad de Arizona utilizará una subvención de $1,7 millones para que las sobrevivientes de cáncer de mama y sus parejas practiquen la "meditación de la compasión", investigando si el programa puede aliviar su ansiedad, depresión y sensación de aislamiento.

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U.S. to establish immigration processing centers in Latin America tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Under fire from Republicans as record-high levels of migrants trek across the U.S.-Mexico border each month, the Biden administration unveiled a plan to open two processing centers in Central America, with the aim to cut migrants off at the pass as they make their way north.

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Arizona advocates rally to allow undocumented immigrants to get driver’s licenses tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona is home to more than 200,000 undocumented immigrants, most of them are unable to obtain a driver’s license, but community advocates are hoping for change at the state level, and one lawmaker is adamant about delivering that change.

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The very bad math behind the Colorado River crisis tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
California and Arizona are currently fighting each other over water from the Colorado River, but this isn’t new - it’s actually been going on for over 100 years; at one point, the states literally went to war about it - and the problem comes down to some really bad math from 1922.

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Bill extending Az School for the Deaf and Blind operations for 4 years goes to Hobbs tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona House of Representatives approved a bill Wednesday that will extend operations of the Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind for four years, the culmination of an unexpected battle over the fate of the school in the state Senate.

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