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Congress was full of postponements in 2023. Now 2024 could be even less productive. tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Congress got next to nothing done during the past year and could accomplish even less in 2024 as attention shifts to the November elections.

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No maybe: It's gonna be cold outside; Freeze watch for Fri & Sat mornings tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Temperatures will drop as low as 29 degrees across much of the Tucson region early Friday and Saturday mornings, with a freeze watch in effect from 3-9 a.m. for the metro area and parts of the Tohono O'odham Nation and Pinal County.

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UA alum Autumn Dominguez releases musical memory of fallen friend tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Enshrining the joy and love that a treasured friend brought to life, the inspiration for Autumn Dominguez’ latest single "The Girl With Hearts in Her Eyes" was borne out of tragedy.

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An early-winter ‘snow drought’ is leaving the West’s mountains high & dry tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Winter is off to a dry start across the West, with wide swaths of the Rocky Mountains seeing lower-than-average snow totals for this time of year - but scientists say there’s still plenty of time to end the “snow drought” and close the gap.

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As homeless people become more visible, some cities and states take a tougher line tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Many cities and states have pivoted from a focus on the rights of homeless people to the rights of local residents and businesses that are being forced to contend with homeless encampments and other fallout from the nation’s shortage of affordable housing.

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With government help lacking, volunteers scramble to help Indigenous victims of health care fraud tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Advocates say the number of Indigenous people who have been brought down to the Phoenix area - some even from out of state - by fraudulent behavioral health facilities is only increasing, and they do not not see any genuine efforts from officials to help get people off the streets.

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Biden administration brings razor wire border barrier fight to Supreme Court tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court for emergency action to allow federal agents to cut through Texas’ razor wire barriers blocking Border Patrol from reaching migrants who enter the U.S. through the Southwest border.

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Hobbs announces planned reforms to Arizona’s school voucher program tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Gov. Katie Hobbs is setting her sights on the state’s private school voucher program, announcing a plan to reform the program’s oversight and eligibility, less than a week out from the start of the new legislative session.

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Emergency rooms not required to perform life-saving abortions, federal appeals court rules tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal appeals court ruled EMTALA does not require emergency rooms to perform life-saving abortions if it would run afoul of state law, after Texas sued the Department of Health and Human Services over guidance sent to hospitals, reminding them of the obligation to offer stabilizing care.

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After month-long closure, Lukeville border crossing to reopen Thursday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: The border crossing in Lukeville, Ariz., will reopen Thursday morning, a little more than a month after it was closed by federal officials in response to the number of migrants arriving in the nearby remote Southern Arizona desert.

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Pima's Dominique Acosta earns ACCAC Player of the Week after averaging double-double tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Pima Community College women’s basketball player Dominique Acosta (Nogales HS) helped the Aztecs take two of their three games against NJCAA Division I opponents last week.

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PCC's Dillan Baker averages 19 points as he earns ACCAC Player of the Week tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Pima Community College men’s basketball player Dillan Baker earned his second nod as ACCAC Division II Player of the Week on Tuesday for the week of Dec. 25-31.

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After month-long closure, Lukeville border crossing to reopen Thursday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The border crossing in Lukeville, Ariz., will reopen Thursday morning, a little more than a month after it was closed by federal officials in response to the number of migrants arriving in the nearby remote Southern Arizona desert.

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Marana Town Council to brainstorm future; RTA committee narrows 'Next' agenda tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Marana's mayor and Town Council members will hold a meeting with their state senators and representatives. The conversation is scheduled to be free-flowing covering town operations, projected growth and legislative priorities. Plus more in local gov't meetings this week.

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Tucson sees most border encounters, as migrants turn away from other sectors tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Migrant encounters in the Tucson sector of the border have steadily increased in recent years until the sector became busier than any other on the southern border, replacing the Rio Grande Valley as the busiest.

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Uber partners with Waymo in Arizona to offer autonomous rides tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Uber and Waymo, one of the companies seeking to popularize driverless cars, announced that Uber customers will have the option of getting “a fully autonomous, all-electric Waymo ride – with no human driver behind the wheel” in those parts of metro Phoenix where Waymo operates.

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New & upgraded health care facilities for Native Americans open in Arizona tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Three new and upgraded health facilities recently opened in Arizona to provide Native Americans with better access to health care, and more are in the works.

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Cancer patients face frightening delays in treatment approvals tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Most private and federal health insurance programs require patients to secure preapprovals for certain treatments, tests, or prescription medications, but prior authorization has become a tool that insurers use to restrict or delay expensive care.

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Census Bureau’s proposed changes threaten to undercount people with disabilities tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Census Bureau has proposed a major change to disability questions on its annual survey that advocates say will reduce the number of people who are counted as disabled by 40%, including millions of women and girls - and the change could affect federal funding allocations.

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Americans cross the US-Mexico border for more affordable IVF treatment tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Millions of Americans travel to other countries every year for health care, while and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cautions that people should be careful with medical tourism and do their research, many see it as an alternative to prohibitive American health care costs.

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