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What America can learn from Canada’s new ‘$10 a Day’ child care system tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
With the unsustainable American child care system on the brink of collapse, Canada’s experience with a program of $10 a day for child care and public funds to underwrite child care programs may hold the most relevant lessons on how to make universal child care possible.

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Democrats crushing Republicans in fundraising for Tucson mayor & Council races tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: With just three weeks to go before the Nov. 7 election, Mayor Regina Romero and three Democrats seeking re-election to the Tucson City Council have far outstripped their challengers on the fundraising front.

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Pima volleyball snags 1st set against No. 1 Scottsdale but fall in 4 sets tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College volleyball team (10-16, 6-8 in ACCAC) faced a tough test on Friday as they hosted Scottsdale Community College (19-0, 14-0) at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.

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Turn over a new leaf: Fun things to do in Tucson this fall tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
In case visiting a pumpkin patch or eating apple pie are the only plans you have for this fall, here are some events to pencil - or type - into your calendar.

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Sandhill cranes back in Arizona: Spot them on Game & Fish livestream tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The long-legged, red-beaked sandhill cranes have returned to the marshes of Southeast Arizona for their yearly migration, and viewers can spot the birds via a livestream camera from the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

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Az dispensaries recalling marijuana product over aspergillus contamination tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona dispensaries are voluntarily recalling a marijuana product due to possible contamination with aspergillus, a fungus that can cause allergic reactions or infection — usually in people already sick with something else.

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Monday deadline for comments on proposed Border Patrol road across protected land near Nogales tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Concerned citizens have until midnight on Monday to submit comments on a proposed road for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which will be carved through a section of the Coronado National Forest near Nogales, Ariz.

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Judge refuses to block CBP from turning away some asylum seekers tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A federal judge refused to block U.S. Customs and Border Protection from turning back asylum seekers looking for protection in the U.S. without getting an appointment through CBP One, a cellphone application critics have called "notoriously glitchy."

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Hobbs revamps Rio Nuevo board, removes some longtime directors tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The board that oversees Tucson's Rio Nuevo business district was shaken up this week, with Gov. Katie Hobbs exercising her power to replace members. The Democrat removed four directors, replacing them with new members. She reappointed Fletcher McCusker, the longtime chairman.

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Donald Trump fined $5,000 by Manhattan judge for breaching gag order tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Former President Donald Trump will be fined $5,000 for violating the gag order in his Manhattan fraud trial, after the judge discovered that Trump had never deleted a disparaging social media post about his court clerk, the reason for the Oct. 3 gag order in the first place.

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Az Republicans re-seat Rio Nuevo directors pulled by Hobbs tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Two of the four members of the Rio Nuevo board removed this week by Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs were re-appointed by Republican leaders in the Legislature.

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Jim Jordan’s bid to be U.S. House speaker ends after rejection by GOP in closed meeting tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Ohio Republican Jim Jordan is no longer the Republican nominee for speaker of the U.S. House, after a failed floor vote Friday and a closed-door meeting where Jordan failed to garner enough votes from his fellow GOP lawmakers to stay in the race as their nominee.

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Prop. 413: Time to make City Council seat a 'real job' by paying what its worth tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
It's long past time to make serving on the Tucson City Council a real job. Serving in office is a privilege. It shouldn't be a hardship.

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Arizona soccer thumped by Bruins tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Arizona women’s soccer team ended their winless skid with a draw against Oregon State last Friday. Making that into a true turnaround was going to be a tall order as the Wildcats faced the second-ranked UCLA Bruins on Thursday night.

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Democrats crushing Republicans in fundraising for Tucson mayor & Council races tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: With just three weeks to go before the Nov. 7 election, Mayor Regina Romero and three Democrats seeking re-election to the Tucson City Council have far outstripped their challengers on the fundraising front.

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Nearly 1/3 of vacant Arizona teacher jobs unfilled this fall, most in 8 years tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Nearly one-third of teacher vacancies in Arizona public and charter schools were still unfilled one month into the school year, and 75.6% of new hires were teachers who do not meet the state’s standard certification requirements, but are allowed to teach under an alternative pathway.

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2nd pro-Trump lawyer pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Kenneth Chesebro, one of the defendants in the racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and 17 others accused of conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat in Georgia, accepted a plea deal Friday, just as jury selection for his trial began.

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Nearly a 3rd of Arizona teacher vacancies went unfilled this fall, most in 8 years tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Nearly one-third of teacher vacancies in Arizona public and charter schools were still unfilled one month into the school year, and 75.6% of new hires were teachers who do not meet the state’s standard certification requirements, but are allowed to teach under an alternative pathway.

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Tohono O’odham official says immigration is a problem – but so is border wall tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Tohono O’odham Chairman Verlon Jose told a House panel that while migrants crossing his reservation are causing problems, those are overshadowed by problems from the construction of the border wall meant to stop migration.

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As child poverty edges back up, states launch or expand their own tax credits tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The federal pandemic-era child tax credit expansion lifted millions of children out of poverty in the second half of 2021- but after Congress allowed it to expire at the end of that year, several states have launched or expanded their own child tax credits to combat rising poverty rates.

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