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American Indian Youth Disability Summit honors ASU student with Youth Tribal Leadership Award tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The fourth annual American Indian Youth Disability Summit, held on April 13, awarded a Youth Tribal Leadership Award to a college student whose interest in learning disabilities and her own speech disorder led her to study speech and hearing sciences at Arizona State University.

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CA congressman: Defense Dep't should explain why it urged Az Gov. Hobbs to veto affordable housing bill tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A California congressman wants to know why the U.S. Department of Defense lobbied Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs to veto a bill aimed at spurring “starter home” construction.

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Biden rolls back school sex misconduct reporting limits imposted by Trump & Betsy DeVos tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Department of Education on Friday announced a final rule that will update Title IX regulations governing how schools respond to sexual misconduct, undoing changes made under the Trump administration and former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

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Republicans on Az Leg committee accuse AG Kris Mayes of ‘shilling’ for Planned Parenthood tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Arizona House Republicans heading the Committee on Executive Oversight made some wild allegations against Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes during a Wednesday meeting, including accusing her of colluding with Planned Parenthood.

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Az Rep. Austin Smith drops reelection campaign amid accusations of petition fraud tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Republican state representative and Turning Point Action member Austin Smith has dropped his Arizona reelection bid after being accused of personally forging more than 100 petition signatures to get on the 2024 ballot.

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Congress eyes nat'l privacy standard for data harvested by big tech tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. House members tasked with addressing what happens to loads of user data collected by big tech companies see a “long overdue” opportunity for a national privacy standard, particularly for children and teens.

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State asks Supreme Court to reject new trial for Arizona death row inmate tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Arizona officials told the U.S. Supreme Court that a lower court gave too much weight to mitigating factors when it ordered a new sentencing for Danny Lee Jones in a pair of brutal 1992 murders in Bullhead City.

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Graduation rates for low-income students lag while their student loan debt soars tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
A recent federal study on graduation rates for American colleges and universities shows that 40% of all students did not earn a degree or credential within eight years of leaving high school - and the graduation rate is even lower for low-income students.

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Election workers are committed to 2024 — despite threats, harassment and turnover tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The experiences of election officials remain an important barometer of the health of America’s elections, and the predominantly women-led workforce is preparing for another consequential November even as they experience harassment and threats of political violence.

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Problems with Glen Canyon Dam could jeopardize water flowing to Western states tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A new memo from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is raising concern about the infrastructure at the Glen Canyon Dam and its ability to deliver water downstream should levels at Lake Powell continue to decline.

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Abortion rights advocates continue to rally behind initiative to amend Az constitution tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Advocates behind the Arizona for Abortion Access ballot initiative are pushing forward with their campaign, ignoring continued attempts from legislative Republicans to end access to reproductive health care.

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Az bill aims to regulate labeling of meat alternatives, but opponents say it’s too broad tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
In response to the surging popularity of lab-grown meat and plant-based alternatives, an Arizona representative has introduced a bill seeking to impose stricter regulations on the labeling and representation of such products.

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Robbins: UA budget hole cut to $52M as search for replacement president picks up steam tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
What had been forecast to be as much as a $177 million deficit at the University of Arizona will now be only $52 million, UA President Robert Robbins said Thursday morning. The Board of Regents will get a public update of the details later in the day.

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Pima softball duo Talia Martin & Jazmyne Waddell sweep ACCAC Player and Pitcher of the Week honors tucsonsentinel.com/sports/repo
Pima Community College softball players Talia Martin (Mountain View HS) and Jazmyne Waddell (San Manuel HS) were key to the Aztecs continuing their winning ways for the week April 7-13 and received accolades from the ACCAC conference.

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Pima County to get $21.8M to shelter asylum seekers through end of the year tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Pima County will receive $21.8 million in federal funding from Homeland Security, allowing the county to provide refuge for asylum seekers through the end of the year, officials said last week.

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Az Republicans again block efforts to repeal 1864 abortion ban tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: For the second time in as many weeks, Arizona Republicans refused to strike down a near-total abortion ban from 1864, using a procedural move to block a Democratic effort to repeal the law.

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Calling candidate commentaries: Politicians' guest opinions wanted tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
Local political candidates are welcome to submit guest opinion pieces for publication. Here's what we're looking for, and what we're not.

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Ex-Border Patrol agent sentenced to 18 years in prison for drug smuggling, bribery tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A former Border Patrol agent was sentenced to 18 years in prison earlier this month after he pleaded guilty to bribery and drug possession as part of an task force investigation, involving federal and Arizona officials.

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Senate swiftly rejects 2 impeachment articles against DHS Secretary Mayorkas tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Senate dismissed two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and voted to adjourn the trial after finding they did not rise to the level of high crimes and misdemeanors and were therefore unconstitutional.

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Az Republicans again block efforts to repeal 1864 abortion ban tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: For the second time in as many weeks, Arizona Republicans refused to strike down a near-total abortion ban from 1864, using a procedural move to block a Democratic effort to repeal the law.

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