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Az Gov, AG and schools ask court to reject Horne’s lawsuit against dual-language instruction tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Defendants claim a lawsuit opposing dual language instruction for immigrant students launched by Arizona Superintendent Tom Horne should be thrown out of court because he has no power to sue in his official role and he failed to sue the right people.

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FactCheck: The cost of Thanksgiving dinner with a side of partisan spin tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
As Americans gather for the Thanksgiving holiday, both the White House and the Republican National Committee have served up some political spin: They claimed this year’s dinner was either cheaper or more expensive. And they’re both right.

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Arizona Thanksgiving meal cost down 28% as turkey prices decrease tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The average price of a Thanksgiving feast for 10 people this year is down 28%, after Arizona consumers faced “historically high” prices for their Thanksgiving meal ingredients in 2022.

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Hoffmeyer's 13-point, 17-rebound double-double helps Aztec women win ACCAC opener tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (4-1, 1-0 in ACCAC conference) got off to a strong start and maintained a double-digit advantage in its ACCAC conference opener on Tuesday against Phoenix College (1-6, 0-1).

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Poeschl scores 21 as Pima men rack up 150 points in ACCAC basketball opener tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (5-0, 1-0 in ACCAC) showcased their pressure defense on Tuesday in the ACCAC conference opening game at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.

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Issacs: Tucsonans wants a holistic approach to safety, not a bigger jail tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
"The Pima County Board of Supervisors will soon be presented with a proposal to build a new, bigger county jail, with a price tag of nearly $400 million. This is the moment when our leadership must decide whether it’s going to prioritize investing in our communities or locking them up." — Caroline Isaacs, Just Communities Arizona

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This Thanksgiving − and on any holiday − these steps will help prevent foodborne illness tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
1 in 6 Americans, or 48 million people, get sick from a foodborne illness each year, and this Thanksgiving – or any gathering – make sure you understand how to prepare your meal to ensure that everyone goes home without a foodborne illness.

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The future of the Colorado River hinges on one young negotiator tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
J.B. Hamby is arguably the most powerful person involved in talks on the future of the Colorado River, and defends a system which allows the Imperial Valley - home to only half of a percent of the river’s users, Hamby included - to control about a quarter of the river’s flow.

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Giving thanks: For the birds? tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
With the world daily exposed to the horrors of war — in Ukraine and Gaza and elsewhere — it is hard for many to find things to be thankful for.

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Millions of low-paid workers will benefit from this obscure new policy tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The NLRB changed the standard in deciding when two companies are considered joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act, a change that will expand the number of companies that must take part in labor negotiations.

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Elon Musk’s X sues Media Matters over reporting on ad placements tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Elon Musk’s X Corp. filed a federal defamation lawsuit against Media Matters after the left-leaning nonprofit reported that certain advertisements on the social network ran next to antisemitic and white nationalist content.

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Kozachik: Who will be held accountable for UA budget fumbles? tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
I'm sure you've read that the University of Arizona made some financial miscalculations, and their financial projections are about $250 million short of what they had anticipated they'd be. Many are wondering about the lack of oversight and awareness at the top administrative level of the institution.

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Extra fees drive assisted living profits tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Assisted living centers have become an appealing retirement option for hundreds of thousands of boomers who can no longer live independently, but their cost is so high that most Americans can’t afford them, and rents are often rivaled or exceeded by charges for services.

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Far-right Patriot Party fails to earn ballot recognition in Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The far-right Patriot Party of Arizona failed to gather enough valid signatures to become a recognized party on the 2024 ballot after gathering only 31,018 valid signatures, amidst pressure from the the Republican National Committee and the Arizona Republican Party.

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8th Circuit limits enforcement of Voting Rights Act tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A divided three-judge panel of the 8th Circuit ruled private plaintiffs do not have the ability to sue under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, stating Congress had not expressly provided a private right of action to enforce the law.

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As ‘groundbreaking’ first lady, Rosalynn Carter steered country on mental health & caregiving tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Rosalynn Carter, who historians and political observers have called a “groundbreaking” and “pioneer” of a first lady, died on Sunday at the age of 96, just days after joining her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, in home-based hospice care.

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Supreme Court agrees to hear San Carlos Apache appeal on health care funding tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Supreme Court said it will consider a claim by the San Carlos Apache tribe that the federal government is shortchanging it on funds it needs to operate tribal health services.

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Thanksgiving sides are delicious & can be nutritious − here’s the biochemistry of how to maximize the benefits tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
How you prepare colorful vegetables like green beans, collard greens, roasted carrots and mashed sweet potatoes will help determine whether you get the most nutritional value out of each bite this holiday season.

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Pima Supes to decide how to replace retiring Bronson; Tucson Council reviews election tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
County Administrator Jan Lesher is proposing a process to replace Supervisor Sharon Bronson that sets a Dec. 1 deadline to apply for a job that serves voters from Midtown Tucson to the Yuma line. Plus more in local government meetings this week.

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Mohave County again rejects proposal to hand-count ballots in 2024 tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Mohave County supervisors for a second time rejected a proposal to hand-count ballots cast in 2024 elections instead of using machines, with each supervisor sticking to the position they took in a previous vote in August.

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