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U.S. House approves legislation to deport undocumented immigrants charged with minor crimes tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Tuesday targeting undocumented immigrants for deportation if they’re charged with nonviolent crimes such as shoplifting.

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Fundamental rights caught in the crosshairs as government and tech battle over TikTok ban tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The U.S. Supreme Court will review a First Amendment battle royale over a looming TikTok ban Friday, as the social media group faces a nationwide ban if its China-based owner ByteDance refuses to divest before Jan. 19.

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AG Garland vows to release Jack Smith report on 2020 election subversion case against Trump tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a court filing that he would only release special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on his election subversion case against Donald Trump, pending a decision by the 11th Circuit.

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U.S. House Republicans seeking to settle debt limit alongside border, taxes tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday his “intention” is to address the country’s debt limit through the reconciliation process, pushing aside the possibility of negotiating a bipartisan compromise with Democrats.

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Trump calls for avoiding default, possibly using military force for expansion tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President-elect Donald Trump said during a wide-ranging press conference he wanted to see the country’s debt limit addressed while cutting spending, and would not rule out military force to expand U.S. territory.

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Trump asks Supreme Court to delay hush money sentencing tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to take emergency action preventing his Friday sentencing hearing for felony counts related to a hush-money scheme.

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Freezing temps for Tucson on Weds & Thurs nights, with snow possible tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Updated: Temperatures will drop below freezing across much of Southern Arizona on Wednesday and Thursday nights, which will "feel like a shock" after recent warm weather, National Weather Service forecasters said. A freeze warning will be in effect.

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Pima County issues air pollution advisory for Wednesday tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
The Pima County Department of Environmental Quality issued a Dust Action Day for coarse particulate matter air pollution today for for all of Pima County, due to high winds and dry conditions.

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'The Desert Within' exhibit at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum explores desert perspectives tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
The opening reception for "The Desert Within" at the Ironwood Gallery is free for the public.

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Romero touts Tucson's investments in public safety, parks & roads tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Mayor Regina Romero touted her 2024 accomplishments Tuesday and said a proposed half-cent sales tax would go toward addressing some of Tucson’s biggest problems

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Lesher gets $100k raise, says she'll serve just 2 more years as Pima County admin tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A divided Board of Supervisors renewed Pima County Administrator Jan Lesher's contract, giving the top bureaucrat a 27% raise and 10% more in deferred pay. Lesher told the Sentinel she plans to retire after two more years, saying "the days of anyone serving for 30-plus years are over."

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Mayor Romero's 2024 Report to Tucsonans: 'Making a difference — together' tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The text of Tucson Mayor Regina Romero's 2024 "Report to Tucsonans" speech: "When we invest in ourselves, when we decide that we want to say yes to the quality of life improvements that make our everyday lives better - we all win."

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Rage at insurers goes beyond health coverage – ‘Delay, Deny, Defend’ author on needed reforms tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/rep
The words “delay,” “deny” and “depose” associated with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson put Americans’ unhappiness with health insurers at the front of the national conversation.

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Non-lawyers can provide legal help to low-income Arizonans through new program tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Non-lawyers are now able to provide limited legal assistance to Arizonans who may not have access to an attorney in civil matters, under to a new program of the Arizona Supreme Court.

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Zoppé: An Italian Family Circus returns to Tucson with 'old-world' charm tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report
Zoppé promotes a "virtuoso collection of international acts" in an intimate setting for people of all ages.

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Republicans balk at Az child fatality report recommending no guns in households with children tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Two GOP state representatives have accused the AZDHS of coming after the Second Amendment rights of parents after the agency concluded in its annual Child Fatality Review Team report that there would be fewer children killed by guns if there were fewer firearms in homes.

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Medical debt will be erased from credit reports for all Americans under new federal rule tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
Medical debt will be removed from consumer credit reports for all Americans under a final rule announced Tuesday, a rule that will affect more than 15 million Americans, raising their credit scores by an estimated average of 20 points.

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Rex Scott to take up chair's gavel on Pima County Board of Supervisors tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
Supervisor Rex Scott will run the meetings of the Pima County Board of Supervisors this year, after being elected chair during Tuesday's meeting.

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When vets kill pets, Arizona’s oversight system looks the other way, distraught owners say tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
An advocacy group is trying to bring more transparency to the Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board review process, a regulatory agency critics say is utterly failing because it’s essentially a situation where the fox is guarding the henhouse.

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‘Inner terror’ of lethal injection is cruel, law prof argues in bid to stop Gunches Az execution tucsonsentinel.com/local/repor
A Virginia law professor Corinna Barrett Lain filed an amicus curiae, or 'friend of the court' brief, advocating for condemned Arizona prisoner Aaron Gunches, who doesn’t want anyone advocating for him.

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