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How the anti-CRT push unraveled local support for schools tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
In 2021, there was a sudden shift in how school board meetings were conducted, with a firestorm of anti-CRT bans, a focus on school board elections and partisan divides within local communities, causing lasting consequences for how communities view their teachers and schools.

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After 51 years of fighting, abortion in Arizona comes down to next 10 months tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
In the 51 years since the U.S. Supreme Court recognized and then reversed federal abortion protections, advocates and opponents have fought constantly over the boundaries of that right - and now Arizona finds itself at the forefront of the national battle.

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Republicans regain top spot among Az's voting blocs; PPE registration deadline coming up tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Entering the 2024 presidential election cycle, the number of registered voters in Arizona has dropped by nearly 100,000 since summer 2023. As a result, registered Republicans have regained the top spot among organized voter blocs.

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Arizona tax collections down sharply in December, fueled by flat tax & business tax dips tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
State coffers continued to hemorrhage money in December, driving Arizona’s revenue shortfall to more than $480 million below what was expected just six months earlier, as income tax collections for both individuals and corporations were dismal.

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Arizona lawmakers want to build a statue of Sandra Day O’Connor, but there’s already one in the works tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A bipartisan resolution would see Arizona replacing the statue of a Jesuit explorer with one of former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, but the the family wasn’t consulted and prefers a project approved in April 2022 that would place a statue of O’Connor in the U.S. Capitol.

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Wastewater tests show COVID infections surging, but pandemic fatigue limits precautions tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Although it’s spotty and inconsistent in many places, wastewater testing is pointing to a new wave of COVID-19 infections, with as many as one-third of Americans expected to contract the disease by late February.

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Biden protected lands surrounding the Grand Canyon; uranium mining is happening there anyway tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
While the designation of the canyons, cliffs, and plateaus surrounding the Grand Canyon National Park as part of a new national monument prevented hundreds of mining claims, two uranium mines were grandfathered in - and now a Colorado-based company is cashing in.

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Arizona Athletic Director Dave Heeke out, replaced by ex-softball coach Mike Candrea tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Dave Heeke, the head of University of Arizona athletics, will be replaced by former softball coach Mike Candrea, UA President Robert C. Robbins said Monday.

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Fellow travelers: Tucson Council to discuss new amity with RTA; Cat Foot looks at booting kindergarteners tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Tucson's participation in the RTA Next plan appears to have overcome a major obstacle, as a committee of professional traffic geeks and weirdos has approved full funding of the city's priorities in a proposal that may be brought to voters in 2025. Plus more in local gov't meetings.

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On Roe's anniversary, Tucson Dems push for Nov. wins, Az amendment protecting abortion rights tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Democrats in Tucson marked the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade—the landmark Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal in the U.S.—as part of a nationwide effort, calling November's election a "clear choice" between protecting women's freedom, and further bans on abortion and contraception.

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Supreme Court orders Texas to allow Border Patrol access to U.S.-Mexico border tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The Supreme Court granted the Biden administration’s request for emergency relief to access the Southwest border despite efforts by Texas to commandeer the area that have led to the deaths of several migrants.

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New grant program available for Tucson small businesses tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Local small businesses can apply for up to $10,000 in funding from the new Tucson Changemakers Grant Program.

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Character study: Ed Moore leaves a legacy of vengeance, pettiness, smarts & decency tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
In the early '90s, Moore stood as the dominant force in Pima County government. He launched a crusade against the professional civil service. Moore would lose his misguided war but it sure was — like the man himself — one for the ages.

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Az women rally for reproductive rights as they look to the 2024 elections tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Hundreds of Arizonans gathered on Saturday across the street from the state Capitol to commemorate the fall of Roe v. Wade, and call for the election of pro-choice candidates.

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Women rally for reproductive rights as they look to the 2024 elections tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Hundreds of Arizonans gathered on Saturday across the street from the state Capitol to commemorate the fall of Roe v. Wade, and call for the election of pro-choice candidates.

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Proposed Az bill would outlaw forcing pregnant inmates to give birth before due dates tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A fundamental respect for the dignity of all people is the driving force behind Arizona legislation ensuring that pregnant prisoners are not forced to induce labor before their due dates, and that strip searches are only performed by correctional officers of the same gender as the prisoners.

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Women & minorities bear the brunt of medical misdiagnosis tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Nearly 1 in 4 hospital patients who died or were transferred to intensive care had experienced a diagnostic error, and women and racial and ethnic minorities are 20% to 30% more likely than white men to experience a misdiagnosis.

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Immigration courts clearing cases at 50% higher rate amid backlog tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Immigration judges completed double the amount of cases during the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period a year ago, with almost 200,000 cases completed between October and December 2023, compared to 132,000 cases completed during the same time the year prior.

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Roe is gone, but Arizonans still join abortion opponents marching in D.C. tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Thousands turned out for the 51st annual anti-abortion rally held to mark the anniversary of Roe v. Wade - and though Roe was overturned in 2022 and the fight has moved to states - including Arizona - abortion opponents still march with the ultimate goal to “make abortion unthinkable.”

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Biden says he’s ‘ready to act’ on ‘significant’ changes at the border, including asylum tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President Joe Biden said he backs “significant policy changes” to asylum law, amid ongoing immigration policy negotiations between the White House and Senate tied to passage of a global security package.

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