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Free sandbags available as Tucson & Pima County prep for monsoon tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Pima County and the city of Tucson are distributing fill-your-own sandbags at pickup sites across the area in advance of monsoon storms this summer.

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Tribal preference over adoptions upheld at Supreme Court tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law passed by Congress almost 50 years ago that governs the adoption of Indian children and gave tribes jurisdiction over custody proceedings involving Indian children, passed in response to policies that threatened to wipe out Native culture.

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Clock-end didn't do its job: FC Tucson earns strong win vs. Az Arsenal tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The disappointments of the 2022 season for FC Tucson’s women’s team showed best in their two matches against Arizona Arsenal. They had a bit of redemption Wednesday with a home win against the Mesa-based soccer club.

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Putting the rough in the diamond: Lawmakers meet for annual baseball game tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
When Democrats and Republicans squared off Wednesday for the annual Congressional Baseball Game, they didn’t do it to show off their athletic prowess - they did it to raise money for charity, to represent schools and teams back home and to engage in some playful ribbing.

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Praying for rain: Dia de San Juan Fiesta at Tucson's Mission Garden on Saturday tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Menlo Park Neighborhood Association will host their 25th Annual Día de San Juan Fiesta as a celebration of the arrival of the monsoon season.

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Rezando por lluvia: Día de San Juan Fiesta en Mission Garden el sábado tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
La asociación de vecinos de Menlo Park celebrará la llegada de la temporada de los monzones con su 25ta anual Día de San Juan Fiesta.

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White House backs permanent pay boost for federal wildland firefighters tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Less than a week after smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed the capital and much of the northeastern U.S., the Biden administration urged members of Congress to approve permanent pay raises for wildland firefighters.

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Summer heat waves could cause blackouts across the country tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
This summer, as much as two thirds of the United States could be in danger of electricity outages should temperatures drift higher than normal, with the biggest factor in recent years being extreme weather that impacts the grid with more frequency.

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Democrats in Congress renew push to protect access to birth control tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Democrats in Congress reintroduced a bill that would ensure people have the right to use contraception and that health care providers have a right to share information about contraception as well as provide it - regardless of any future Supreme Court rulings.

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Texas AG sues Biden administration over Title IX interpretation tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Texas attorney general’s office filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over its interpretation of Title IX — which was expanded two years ago to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity - Texas’s 50th lawsuit against the administration.

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Arizona children’s well-being improves slightly but state still ranks among the worst tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An annual report that measures the well-being of children showed slight improvement for Arizona kids, but the Grand Canyon state remained among the lowest-ranked states, and lack of access to affordable child care remains one of the biggest areas of concern.

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Pima Superior Court asks public for comments on commissioner appointments tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Pima County Superior Court is asking the public to submit comments on five candidates seeking two spots as court commissioners by 2 p.m. on Monday, June 19.

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Kelly & Sinema: DHS 'shortchanged' border cities by funding NYC shelters for asylum seekers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Biden administration "shortchanged" communities along the Southwest border by sending millions earmarked for migrant care to New York City, said U.S. Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly.

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Az dispensaries recalling marijuana products over salmonella, aspergillus contamination tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Several Arizona dispensaries are voluntarily recalling marijuana products due to possible contamination with aspergillus or salmonella, after AZDHS Laboratory auditors discovered that potential false negative results for contaminants were reported by a licensed laboratory.

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Pima County asks public for comments on Superior Court commissioner appointments tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County is asking the public to submit their comments on five candidates seeking two spots as Superior Court commissioners by 2 p.m. on Monday, June 19.

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How Arizona stands between tribes & their water tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
As it negotiates water rights with tribes, Arizona goes to unique lengths to extract concessions that limit tribes’ opportunities for growth and economic development, has repeatedly used the negotiation process to try to force tribes to accept concessions unrelated to water.

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Flag flown by extremists posted on Az Senate security desk tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A flag flown by extremists and Christian Nationalists, who see it as a rallying call, that was quietly removed from a Senate security desk last session, has been put back on display on a security desk - but out of public view.

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9th Circuit revives anti-gay harassment case against University of Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Ninth Circuit panel affirmed the dismissal of a former University of Arizona student athlete's Title IX discrimination claims, but agreed with the former student that the university retaliated against him and sent the case back to the trial court.

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Activist on a roll: ADA lawsuits no surprise to disabled community advocate tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Two Southwest-based eye surgery centers, accused of discriminating against patients with disabilities, reached a settlement with the Justice Department - a case not surprising to Arizona activists, who say people with disabilities regularly have to fight for rights promised in the ADA.

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Proposed bill to ban Arizona out-of-school suspensions for attendance violations falls short tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A bill that would have stopped Arizona schools from issuing out-of-school suspensions to students who miss class failed to make it out of the Legislature this year, despite bipartisan support.

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